Obama Iraq War

National Security Leadership: A Litmus Test

Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld | Posted 05.23.2012

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Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld

March 19th would mark nine years in Iraq -- had the president not drawn down our forces last year. This non-anniversary deserves a moment to recognize the importance of electing tough and smart civilian leaders.

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Obama Marks End Of Iraq War

AP | By JULIE PACE | Posted 12.20.2011

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday,...

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Obama Repeats Line Over And Over Again

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — Over and over, the Iraq war is over. President Barack Obama, who opposed the war all the way to the White House, can't remind peop...

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Obama Marks End Of Iraq War With Speech To Troops

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 02.13.2012

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Barack Obama on Wednesday saluted troops returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly nine-year conflict was endi...

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Half an Ending for the Iraq War

Richard Klass | Posted 02.10.2012

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Richard Klass

Sometime before the end of the month, probably by Christmas, the last American troops will leave Iraq and the U.S. military venture in Iraq will come to a close with a whimper, not a bang.

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Obama Is A Peacemaker

Robert Weller | Posted 12.22.2011

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Robert Weller

Many who had voted for him believed he had let them down, that he was spineless. That kind of talk has stopped, at least for the moment.

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Politicians React To Obama's Iraq Troop Withdrawal Announcement

Posted 12.21.2011

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President Barack Obama announced on Friday that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. "As a candidate for president, ...

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The End of the Iraq War Is in Sight

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.17.2011

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Chris Weigant

All America can do, at this point, is beg the Iraqis to come together and put aside their political differences, and do what we want them to do.

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Obama: Afghanistan War To See Transition

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is coming to an end and the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan will begin in July. In...

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Ryan Grim

Barney Frank Wants All Troops Home From Iraq: 'What The Hell Are They Doing There?'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called on Friday for President Obama to bring the 50,000 troops remaining in Iraq back home to the United States, arguing ...

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Obama To Honor Troops As Iraq Combat Mission Ends

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declar...

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Seven Years Later, Family of Man Killed in Iraq Soldiers On

Aaron Glantz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Glantz

It is estimated that the 5,398 U.S military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan had left 3,779 children without a parent, while 2,669 spouses had been widowed.

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Obama's Iraq Speech: Video, Full Text

Huffintgon Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Video of President Obama's speech will be added soon. Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery Responsibly Ending the War in Ira...

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Ryan Grim

McCain Backs Obama's Iraq War Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Had history turned out otherwise on November 4, 2008, the approach to the economic recovery might be radically different. But, in an indication of ho...

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Tom Ricks: Obama's War In Iraq May Last Longer Than Bush's

Foreign Policy | Tom Ricks | Posted 05.25.2011

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News flash for the president-elect: All our troops are combat troops. It isn't like some American soldiers stroll around Iraq unarmed. Nor do the insu...

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My Son Is Why We Fight So Hard

Teresa McCoy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Teresa McCoy

My son served in Falluja for 16 months. He lost his best friend on that battlefield, and the experience profoundly changed him. When they sent our son home, he was only a shell of his former self.

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Obama Takes Surge Criticism Off Website

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an e...

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Obama: I Haven't Moved To The Center

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifte...

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Fierce Iraq Fighting Forces War Back Onto Campaign Trail

The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER and LARRY ROHTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The heavy fighting that broke out last week as Iraqi security forces tried to oust Shiite militias from Basra is reverberating on the presidential cam...

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