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Republicans Disrespect Iraqi Democracy

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.26.2011

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Every current Republican gripe on the Iraq withdrawal boils down to a monumental refusal to face the reality of a full-fledged Iraqi democracy.

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Ending The War In Iraq: How Bush's Mistake Boxed In The President

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Barack Obama of 2011 and the Barack Obama of 2008 don't always see eye to eye. Typically the presidential vision has overruled th...

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Obama Administration Reducing U.S. Forces In Iraq To 3,000 By End Of Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 11.06.2011

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The Obama administration is willing to drop American troop levels in Iraq to as low as 3,000 by the end of this year, The Huffington Post has confirme...

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Ending Wars on Time Would Save $200 Billion, 1/6 of Debt Reduction Goal

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Super Committee, Lynn Woolsey, Iraq Withdrawal, Status of Forces Agreement, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, Politics News

Will a Super Committee plan that we will spend zero money in 2021 on occupying Afghanistan and Iraq be faulted as "not supporting the troops"? I'd love to see that. Bring it on.

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Lawmakers Urge Obama To Stick To Iraq Withdrawal Deadline

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the United States and Iraq debate whether to keep American forces involved in the war beyond the end of the year, 93 members of Congr...

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Obama Administration Searching For A Way To Stay In Iraq?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 09.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is facing a major political and strategic dilemma as it debates a continued troop presence in Iraq after this y...

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Reid Changes the Game on Iraq

Ashwin Madia | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Troops, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Harry Reid, Votevets, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, War in Iraq, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Politics News

For years, many lamented that the U.S. decision to invade Iraq detracted from our focus on Afghanistan and made Afghanistan the forgotten war. But now, with a false declaration that combat operations are over in Iraq, the ongoing action there has ironically become the new forgotten war. Yet, we need look no further than the recent spike in violence and American deaths in Iraq to remind us that we are still very much at war in that country. Fifteen Americans died in Iraq in June, making it the deadliest period there for American troops in two years. It is for this reason that Senator Harry Reid's forceful declaration today opposing our continued presence in Iraq should not be understated.

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Will U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Be Delayed?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is evaluating whether to keep troops in Iraq beyond the planned withdrawal date, a decision that would extend a...

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Ten Congressional Commandments

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

Members of Congress have abdicated to the president their constitutional responsibilities because of slavish devotion, staggering constitutional illiteracy, and a vassal-like conviction that the executive branch knows best.

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Business as Usual in Iraq

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, President Obama ceremoniously announced that U.S. combat operations had ended in Iraq. As Democrats face an uphill battle in the upcoming m...

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Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have wondered why the White House hasn't been making some political hay over the success of the withdrawal timetable in Iraq. But I now see they wanted to roll this news out when people were actually paying attention.

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Good News From Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the same time that Senate Republicans are voicing disagreement over withdrawal timetables when it comes to Afghanistan, we are about to meet a big milestone in our withdrawal timetable for Iraq -- and it doesn't even rate a mention.

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Iraq Milestones

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time since the war began, there are fewer than 100,000 American troops in Iraq.

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The Forgotten War

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.

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U.S. Advisor's Memo On Iraq: Time To "Go Home"

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencie...

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Iraq: What Must Now Be Done

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Victory has not been won, nor has America's responsibility ended.

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Iraq: What We Leave as We Withdraw

Jodie Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just six years ago, only the old and very religious were covered, women were employed everywhere and Baghdad University was bustling with young women. Now it is bleak.

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The Beginning of the End of the Iraq War?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?

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U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq: Share Your Stories

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

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On June 30, 2009, thousands of American troops will withdraw from Iraqi cities. The U.S. and Iraqi governments agreed last year to a security plan whi...

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Iraqis Press For Referendum That Could Force Accelerated Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to the New York Times, the Iraqi parliament is "pressing ahead" with plans for a national referendum on the existing Status of Forces Agreem...

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First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

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House Appropriations Committee Moves Against Iraq Mission Creep

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Sam Farr, Ray Odierno, Appropriations, Tom Ricks, Camp Lejeune, Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, David Obey, Barack Obama, Politics News

The Farr amendment not only affirms Congressional support, but positions Congress to keep a close eye out for evidence of mission creep.

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New Poll Of Iraqis Should Change Media Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Via Taegan Goddard comes the news of a new poll conducted by ABC/BBC/NHK, with the current, on-the-ground opinions of Iraqis. Goddard pulls the juicy...

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Where is Mohammed al-Daini? [Updated]

Dal LaMagna | Posted 05.25.2011

The U.S. may be leaving Iraq, but we should not be abandoning the Iraqi people. Particularly those who have put their lives on the line to rebuild their country in peace.

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What Obama's Iraq Speech Means for American Foreign Policy

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

It's not all about Iraq. It is about America's interests around the globe and the costs and benefits of pursuing different strategies.

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