Obama and Iraq

Supporting Allawi and Stability in Iraq

Peter Henne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Henne

While Americans want out of Iraq, the stability of the country is far from assured. The best course of action for the U.S. may be to support the outcome of the elections, and the winner, Iyad Allawi.

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No to Afghanistan? But Didn't We Say...?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Don't pretend that we haven't spent these past years shouting "Afghanistan! Afghanistan!" at every opportunity. And now that there's a president who's listened, who's reluctantly reached the very same conclusion, we say -- "Nevermind"?

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Obama and His Base: Disillusioned, Yet Again

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

It was the gnawing in his gut that gave it away, that creepy-crawly upset in the pre-dawn darkness. He turned himself to one side, then to the other, ...

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Obama's Iraq Visit Brings War Back to the Forefront

Washington Post | Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's decision to detour from his planned trip home from Turkey today to make a brief stop in Iraq comes amid a series of polls that sugge...

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Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Oba...

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Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr To Disarm If U.S. Withdraws On Timetable

Reuters | Wisam Mohammed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts withdrawing troops according to a s...

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Max Follmer and Sam Stein

Obama And Clinton Go Toe-To-Toe On Iraq

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer and Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Less than a week before the decisive Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses, the political battle over Iraq dramatically erupted on Sunday when the H...

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