Iraq Surge

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Bush Administration Lacks Post-"Surge" Plan, Government Report Finds

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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The administration lacks an updated and comprehensive Iraq strategy to move beyond the "surge" of combat troops President Bush launched in January 200...

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Kurdish rebels threaten suicide attacks against US

AP | YAHYA BARZANJI | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home

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QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq — Kurdish rebels could launch suicide attacks against American interests to punish the U.S. for sharing intelligence with...

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Bush On Iraq: "My Measure Of Success Is Victory - And Success"

The Swamp | Mark Silva | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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President Bush was asked today what he says to critics who see no end in sight in the war in Iraq - is it an open-ended war? And he effectively said i...

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The 100 Years Defense Makes No Sense

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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Whether it's fighting in Iraq for 100 years or just staying for 100 years under some fantastical scenario where our troops stop being targets, McCain's idea doesn't really make much sense.

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Virtue Out of Necessity: Bush Troop Decision Disingenuous

Lawrence Korb | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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Despite the president's assertion that the withdrawal of some troops represents a "return on success" from his "surge" policy, he is merely making a virtue out of necessity.

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$3 Trillion Campaign Reveals The Cost Of Quagmire

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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Three trillion dollars is a lot of money. So much that it's hard to get your head around. You shouldn't feel bad about it, after all, John McCain ca...

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Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics

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Last week's violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary threat inside ...

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Pelosi Calls Out Petraeus For Parroting Bush Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

We noted yesterday the bizarre way that General Petraeus' testimony changed between his Tuesday appearance before the Senate committees and his Wednes...

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Bush: General Petraeus "Will Have All The Time He Needs"

AP/Washington Post | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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AP Reports: President Bush on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq after July, embracing the key recommendations of...

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White House And Pentagon Agree That Iraqi Forces Remain Unprepared To Take Over Security Mission

The New York Times | THOM SHANKER and STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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As President Bush prepares to address the nation Thursday about the state of the Iraq War, The New York Times is reporting that the White House and Pe...

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Crocker Continues To Conflate Sunni Resistance With al Qaeda

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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One of the problems at the root of the so-called "surge" is that it was sold as a means to bring about a broad reconciliation between warring factions...

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The Senators Grill Petraeus; My Brother Messages Me From Iraq

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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As the Senate hearing on Iraq was winding down, I received an IM from my brother Sam, a soldier in Iraq. He's asking the same thing as the senators: "What are we doing here?"

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Petraeus Shifts Sharply On Basra, Aligns With White House Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Perhaps sensing that his testimony on Tuesday was undermining the official White House version of events in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus today offered a ...

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General Petraeus: "We Haven't Turned Any Corners. We Haven't Seen Any Lights At The End Of The Tunnel"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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The top American Commander in Iraq told two separate Congressional committees Tuesday that the progress touted by the Bush Administration was "fragile...

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Quotes From Iraq Hearings

AP | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Some quotes from lawmakers during Tuesday's Senate hearings on Iraq, which featured testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker: _...

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As Petraeus Testifies, Baghdad Teeters On Edge Of Erupting

McClatchy Newspapers | Leila Fadel | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker were critical of Iran when they testified Tuesday before the Senate, barely giving credit for an ...

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Baghdad Orders Lockdown As Petraeus Testifies

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Unauthorized vehicles will be banned in Baghdad from 5 a.m. to midnight on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the city's capture by U.S. troops, the ...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings Videos: David Petraeus, Ryan Crocker, John McCain And Carl Levin

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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***LAST UPDATED 4/9 11:44am*** ***Click Here For Updates On The Iraq Hearings*** --- General David Petraeus' Testimony Before House Members, Part 1...

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General Petraeus Iraq Hearings: Updates Here

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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***LAST UPDATED 4/9 1:17pm*** Click Here For Videos Of The Hearings --- Petraeus Won't Say He'd Advise New President On Withdrawal: Spencer Ackerman...

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General Won't Promise More Iraq Pullouts

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress Tuesday that hard-won gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise any troop pullo...

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A Timeline of Iraq War, Troop Levels

AP | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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A timeline of major events in the Iraq war and corresponding U.S. troop levels: March 2003 _ U.S. troops invade Iraq: 192,000....

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Wall Street Journal Pregames Petraeus, Discounts Dissent

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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On one level, it is fortunate that the Wall Street Journal, a day before General David Petraeus arrives on Capitol Hill to re-engage his attempts to s...

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John McCain Iraq Progress Speech Interrupted By News Of Green Zone Attacks

Think Progress | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, making the case for the "unmistakable progress" in Iraq. A telling moment in hi...

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N.Y. Times On Iraq: Awash In Symbolism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Via Yglesias, we find the New York Times mealy-mouthing their way through Iraq war reportage: The Green Zone attacks Sunday were, symbolically at lea...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings: General Testifies To Congress

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

McCain Wants To Avoid Looking Like "Eager Cheerleader": The New York Times notes that John McCain "risks looking like an eager cheerleader if he heaps...

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