{"id":5313,"date":"2009-02-11T14:27:30","date_gmt":"2009-02-11T22:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2009-02-11T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T00:44:25","slug":"obamas-war-in-iraq-may-be-longer-than-bushs-war-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/11\/obamas-war-in-iraq-may-be-longer-than-bushs-war-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Obama&#8217;s War in Iraq May Be Longer Than Bush&#8217;s War in Iraq&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So says Thomas Ricks, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fiasco-American-Military-Adventure-Iraq\/dp\/0143038915\/antiwarbookstore\/\"><em>Fiasco<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gamble-Petraeus-American-Adventure-2006-2008\/dp\/1594201978\/antiwarbookstore\"><em>The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008<\/em><\/a>, on last night&#8217;s <em>Daily Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;General Odierno says he would like to see 35,000 troops there (Iraq) in 2015.   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