Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Troop-Withdrawal Advocates Gain an Important Ally

Byron Williams | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


Byron Williams

Conventional wisdom maintains that the surge is working and that violence is down. But the underlining reasons for much of the violence in Iraq is beyond the surge's control.

NY Times Blows It On McCain Op-Ed

Lester Feder | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home


Lester Feder

The whole point of McCain's rejected op-ed, published Tuesday in the New York Post, is that he doesn't think it is wise to offer the kind of Iraq statement that would satisfy the Times.

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."

Confessions of an Anti-Iraq War Democrat: Memories of a Purple Finger

Lanny Davis | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


Lanny Davis

Many anti-war Democrats now see a moral obligation (after all the carnage and destruction wrought by our military intervention) not just to pick up and leave Iraq without looking over our shoulders.

Iraq Official Says US troops Could Leave By 2010

AP | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — Iraq's government spokesman is hopeful that U.S. combat forces could be out of the country by 2010. Ali al-Dabbagh made the comments ...

WATCH: How McCain Can Hit Back On Maliki

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

It's easy, really! ...

Maliki Endorses Obama Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Tom Hayden

As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki Backs Obama Troop Exit Plan

Reuters | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE*** 7/20, 11:50pm ET A spokesman for al-Maliki has said the Prime Minister's comments were "mistranslated", but Der Spiegel is standing by it...

Get Real

Lawrence Korb | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Lawrence Korb

McCain is to be commended for his desire to increase security in Afghanistan, but U.S. progress there would have been better served by an earlier and stronger commitment from him and other conservatives.

Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US, Iraq, the Crisis of Democracy Grows

Tom Hayden | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Tom Hayden

In John McCain, the hawks have found the perfect iconic candidate for keeping the Iraq war alive through the present depths of its democratic legitimacy crisis.

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...

A Detailed Analysis of Obama's Iraq Flip-Flop in Action Figure Form

Lee Camp | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Lee Camp

Jason Linkins

Obama's Faux Iraq Flip-Flop May Finally Die

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media


For the past week and a half, the media has been attempting to hammer home the notion that Senator Barack Obama "flip-flopped" on withdrawing troops f...

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...

Seth Colter Walls

Will Obama's Reassurances To Iraqi Officials Upset His Base?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


While most worldwide polls regarding America's presidential race would make Barack Obama the victor were they to count for anything, it appears his su...

Should We Leave? Ask the Iraqis!

Nancy Kanwisher | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Nancy Kanwisher

Although opinion polls now show that most Americans feel the U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Iraq, there's no agreement on what exactly to do ab...

Jason Linkins

Obama Aide Gibbs Ties Potential Iraq Trip To Troop Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


On today's Morning Joe, Barack Obama's communications director Robert Gibbs took questions about a potential trip to Iraq for the Illinois Senator. G...

Best Case Scenarios Failed; Time to Trot Out the Worst-Case Scenarios

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

One of the most drearily fascinating things about this country's Bush-dictated six-year obsession with Iraq is the early addiction to best-case scenarios.

Iraq Withdrawal Within Year Favored By Largest Number Ever In New Poll

Rasmussen Reports | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 65% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That's t...

4000 Reasons to Take Responsibility

Donna Edwards | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics


Donna Edwards

It has been obvious for a long time that our presence in Iraq is making things worse, and that it is not a false choice between supporting the troops and ending the war.

John McCain, Iraq, and the Eyewitness Fallacy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

In a brilliant essay, Malcolm Muggeridge described public figures of strong conviction throughout history who, in eyewitness accounts, saw what they wanted to see, and became what they wanted to be.

Jason Linkins

Dana Perino, The Gift That Keeps On Giving: A Neverending Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics


Years after missions were declared to have been accomplished in Iraq, it's still difficult to get a straight answer out of the Bush administration as ...

A Responsible Plan

Chellie Pingree | Posted 03.15.2008 | Politics


Chellie Pingree

The Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq goes well beyond ending military activity in Iraq -- it will begin to repair the damage the war has done to our economy, our society and our standing in the world.

If Democrats Remain Silent on Iraq Now, They Will Pay a Stiff Price in November

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

While Clinton and Obama trade blows, the Republicans are slowly winning the war over the war. And Democrats are doing very little to stop them.

Senate To Vote On Iraq Withdrawal Bill

Political Radar | Byron Wolf | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics


Republicans abandoned their long-time tactic of thwarting Democratic attempts to hold up or down votes on withdrawing combat troops from Iraq today in...


 

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