American Troops Iraq

Iraq: US Troop Reductions May Quicken, Says Gen. Odierno

nytimes.com | THOM SHANKER | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


WASHINGTON �" The senior American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that he could reduce American forces to 50,000 troops even before the end of next s...

The Debt We Owe Iraqi Interpreters

Christian Science Monitor | Michael Breen | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


New Haven, Conn. - The Iraqi pointed at me, pointed at his watch, and mimed an explosion. He'd been shouting frantically since he arrived at our small...

2 US Soldiers Killed By Roadside Bomb In Iraq

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers in a predominantly Shiite area in Baghdad on Monday, the first deadly attack against American...

Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major ...