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Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:37 AM

Dems Bumper Sticker

Democrats in 08: We'll be greeted as liberators

Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:22 AM

Bound by treaty?

Another bit of potentially nasty revisionism going on in Tom Friedman's column is the description of the Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq as a "treaty." Although it has been ratified by the Iraqi Parliament, the pact was not -- and apparently will never be -- submitted to the Senate for the approval treaties are required to obtain per the U.S. Constitution. Thus, calling the pact a treaty is a stretch at best, dangerous revisionism at worst.

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