Iraq Timetable

Obama's Iraq Timetable May Need Adjustment

Time | Brian Bennett | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Senior U.S. military officials will likely advise Barack Obama to adjust his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by mid-2010....

Jason Linkins

Bush Uses Iraq-Based Troops As Domestic Political Pawns, And Almost Nobody Notices

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported on an extraordinary revelation in the ongoing negotiations between the Bush White House and Nouri al-Maliki's Iraqi ...

The Cut-and-Runners Have Won, and They're Bush/Cheney

Marty Kaplan | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

Now that Condi has negotiated a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, all the Republican rhetorical crap of the post-Mission Accomplished era, which was masquerading as statesmanship, is now inoperative.

US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by nex...

Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr To Disarm If U.S. Withdraws On Timetable

Reuters | Wisam Mohammed | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts withdrawing troops according to a s...

Security Agreement WIth Iraq Said To Be Near

New York Times | ALISSA J. RUBIN and STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Iraq and the United States are close to a deal on a sensitive security agreement that Iraqi officials said on Wednesday satisfies the nation's desire ...

Sunday Watch: In Which McCain Is Not Greeted as a Liberator

Todd Gitlin | Posted 07.28.2008 | Media


Todd Gitlin

It was a delight to see Stephanopoulos nudge McCain to Iraq, getting at what is the most fundamental difference between the two candidates -- the grown-up test of independence from the Bush worldview.

McCain On Obama's Iraq Plan: "I Think It's A Pretty Good Timetable" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


In an interview with CNN Friday, John McCain said that he thinks Obama's 16-month timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq is "a "pretty good timeta...

A Surreal Moment in Iraq

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Ilan Goldenberg

For years, the administration's policy has been, "when they stand up, we'll stand down." Well the Iraqis are standing up, and so far at least Bush and McCain's response seems to be: "you're not ready yet."

WATCH: How McCain Can Hit Back On Maliki

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

It's easy, really! ...

McCain Camp Questions Obama on Iraq - McCain Campaign Press Conference Call 7.13 AUDIO

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home


OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Randy Scheunemann, senior foreign policy adviser WHAT: Press Briefing Call WHEN: Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. ET SUMMARY This call use...

Jason Linkins

Iraqis Continue To Insist On Timetable For Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Earlier this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that forthcoming agreements with the United States would include a timetable for the wi...

Hey Bush and McCain: Is al-Maliki a Defeato-Shiite?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

If nothing else, al-Maliki's remarks should serve as a wake-up call to Americans, especially during a presidential election year.

Jason Linkins

Is McCain Poised To 'Refine His Position' On Iraq?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


[UPDATED, below.] Don't look now, national political media, but it looks like Senator John McCain is about to flip-flop "refine his position" on Iraq...

In Break With Bush, Iraq PM Demands US Withdrawal Timetable

Times Of London | James Hilder | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Iraq said for the first time yesterday that it wanted to set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from its territory. President Bush has long ...

Iraq Includes Timetable For US Withdrawal In Security Proposal

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Monday his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal th...

My Timetable for Withdrawal

William Tracy | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


William Tracy

You know what? Let's just do this randomly: First come, first serve helicopter rides from the top of the embassy building. Line forms around the block; first chopper leaves at nine. Go get 'em, soldiers!

The Pet Iraq

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

Just give us our symbols and our slogans and we'll be happy. Meanwhile, it won't matter what's really going on over there. What matters is what we're told is going on over there.