John McCain and George W. Bush argue that maintaining high levels of U.S. troops in Iraq is essential for the security of Iraq, the region, the world,...
Washington Post | Mowaffak al-Rubaie | Posted 05.25.2011
Iraq's government is at a stalemate. As in the United States, there is much discussion here of the need for political reconciliation. What does that m...
Reuters | Aseel Kami and Waleed Ibrahim | Posted 05.25.2011
Iraqi lawmakers have refused to pass the 2008 budget because of rows over allocations, including how much money to give the autonomous Kurdistan regio...
NY Times | Solomon Moore | Posted 05.25.2011
A day after the Iraqi Parliament passed legislation billed as the first significant political step forward in Iraq after months of deadlock, there wer...
AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011
Iraqi legislators suspended parliamentary sessions Thursday for the rest of the month to mark the Muslim religious season -- the end of much-delayed e...
Los Angeles Times | Ann M. Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011
Dozens of Iraqi lawmakers walked out of parliament Wednesday to protest what they view as overly aggressive and humiliating treatment by U.S. soldiers...
Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011