Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Gates: Military Looks To Accelerate Iraq Pullout, Shut Down Guantanamo

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.03.2008 | World

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration:...

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Obama's Iraq Timetable Still Puts Troop Withdrawal At 16 Months

AP | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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CHICAGO — Barack Obama says the U.S.-Iraq security agreement approved by Iraq's parliament puts the U.S. on a "glide path" toward reducing force...

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Iraqis Don't Believe Americans Will Leave

New York Times | Alissa J. Rubin | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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BAGHDAD -- On the street here and in the well-furnished living rooms of the Iraqi intelligentsia, the recently approved Iraqi-American security pact i...

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U.S. Troops To Stay in Iraq Until 2012?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

What exactly does the Iraqi parliament's troop withdrawal agreement change in the fundamental relationship between Iraq and the United States? The answer is: nothing.

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Future Uncertain For Vast US Embassy In Baghdad

McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.28.2008 | World

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Shelley's lines about a long-forgotten ruler's monument to himself come unavoidably to mind the first time one visits the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad....

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Iraqi Parliament Approves US Troop Pact

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — The long, costly story of American military involvement in Iraq moved closer to an end Thursday when Iraq's parliament approved a pact...

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Iraqi Parliament Delays US Troop Pact Vote

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq delayed until Thursday a crucial vote in parliament on a pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq through 2011 after lawmakers, m...

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Iraq-US Security Pact: Bitter Battles Ahead?

The Real News | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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The Real News Network spoke with Leila Fadel about the Iraq/US deal that will not allow residual forces to stay after 2011.

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Iraqi Parliament's Troop Pact Debate Disrupted By Sadr Loyalists

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — A heated parliamentary debate on the U.S.-Iraq security treaty was called to an early close Wednesday as lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. ...

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Maliki Defends Troop Withdrawal Pact On Iraqi National Television

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister delivered a nationally televised address Tuesday to rally domestic support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, calli...

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New Iraq Pact Bans US Troops Past 2011

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's government spokesman said Monday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were "not enough" and asked Washington...

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The Sick Man of the North Atlantic

Eric Margolis | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

Money, observed the witty British thinker Malcolm Muggeridge, is the homogenized form of power. No more money, no more power. The great imperialist ...

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US-Iraq Withdrawal Plan Reached, Mirrors Obama's Plan

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Iraq and the United States have finally agreed on a security pact which would mean that US forces would withdraw from Iraq by 2011, American and Iraqi...

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Obama's Edge Over McCain on Iraq

John Bruhns | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

Senator Obama's plan to leave troop elements behind would have conditions: the Iraqis would have to politically reconcile and end sectarianism. McCain's is to continue on the current path.

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Please Barack Say It's Nonsense that You Tried to Stall Troop Withdrawal Until after the Elections

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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The alleged reason for the Obama request for a foot drag on troop withdrawal says the New York Post was to give him an election boost.

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Bush Afghanistan Plan Ignores Commanders' Advice

AFP | Posted 09.09.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON - The modest shift in US forces to Afghanistan announced Tuesday by President George W. Bush falls short of his commanders' requests despi...

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Bush Troop Plan Criticized By Democrats

Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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Was The Surge A Success? Despite Rhetoric, Iraqi Politicians Don't Really Want The US To Leave, NYT Reports

NY Times' Baghdad Bureau Blog | Tareq Maher | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD -- As an Iraqi journalist, each day I meet dozens of officials, some government ministers, some members of parliament, some advisers to senior...

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Petraeus Recommends Delay In Troop Cuts, Signaling Doubts About Iraq Stability

LA Times | Julian E. Barnes | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has recommended that President Bush postpone sharp troop cuts in Iraq until next year, delaying a large-scal...

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Petraeus: Troops May Leave Baghdad Next Summer

Financial Times | Demetri Sevastopulo | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

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General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said declining violence in Baghdad raised the possibility that American combat troops could leav...

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The Issues Are Enough To Achieve Change

John Bruhns | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

I became inspired last evening while watching the Democratic convention to write a piece outlining my strong support for the Obama/Biden ticket this November.

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US Troop Withdrawal Would Be Complete In Three Years Under New Plan, Iraqi Foreign Minister Says

Times Online | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home

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In an interview with The Times of London, Iraq's Foreign Minister said that a new draft agreement with the United States would have troops out of the ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Bush, Maliki Withdrawal Timetable Close: New Signs

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Reports are mounting that a "memorandum of understanding" between the United States and the Iraqi government for a military withdrawal by 2010 or 2011...

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The Ticking Iraqi Clock

John Bruhns | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

The latest propaganda being formulated by those in a perpetual state of denial is that the Bush initiated this war and occupation as philanthropists for the Iraqi people. Explain that philanthropy to the 4.5 million Iraqi refugees.

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Afghanistan: Good War or Quagmire? The Dilemma of Redeployment

Chuck Spinney | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Chuck Spinney

The knee jerk, lemming-like calls of beltway politicos for redeployment of troops from Iraq to the so-called "good war" in Afghanistan may merely lead our country into another counter-productive quagmire.

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