<![CDATA[Iraq Reconciliation Talks Hit By Walkouts]]>

1.0 link 92081 <![CDATA[Iraq Reconciliation Talks Hit By Walkouts]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/18/iraq-reconciliation-talks_n_92081.html A conference to reconcile Iraq's warring political groups began to unravel even before it got under way on Tuesday, with the main Sunni Muslim Arab bloc pulling out and protesting it had not been properly invited.

Hundreds of politicians gathered for the conference a day after Vice President Dick Cheney, on a visit marking the fifth anniversary of the March 2003 U.S.-led invasion, hailed what he called "phenomenal" political and security improvements.

The war has cost the United States $500 billion since...

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