Iraq Withdrawal

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Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

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Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

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Mercenaries and Murder in Iraq

Eric Stoner | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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With no countries officially left in the so-called "coalition of the willing", contractors are now playing a more important role than ever, as Obama begins to slowly scale back the war in Iraq.

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Colonizing Iraq: The Obama Doctrine?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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Obama's policy is to reduce the U.S. military "footprint" in Iraq. The administration is opting not for blunt-edged, Bush-style militarism, but for what might be thought of as an administrative push.

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This Preposterous Week in Review: Michael Bay, Al Franken and Joe Jackson!

Paul Slansky | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy

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Here's my look at this wild week: An index of people, places, things and why you should care about them.

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Selling Confidence in Iraq

Jamal Dajani | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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The upcoming days will be a real test for the Iraqi forces. Now that the United States can take credit for restoring democracy to Iraq, is it sufficiently rooted to survive the US withdrawal?

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Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is U.S.-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil.

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Tragedy and Compassion in Iraq

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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The fireworks fired into the air and the pomp and circumstance of so-called Sovereignty Day cannot mask the grief felt by hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who lost loved ones in the past six years.

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Cracks Show as U.S. Leaves Iraq Cities

James Denselow | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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The withdrawal is a huge occasion for the nascent Iraqi state: it will test the durability of the institutions that have emerged from the embers of the almost total state collapse of 2003-04.

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Iraq Withdrawal Is Mostly Done One Day Ahead Of Schedule

msn.com | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Pentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tom...

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Cheney Worried That Iraq Withdrawal Will 'Waste' The Sacrifice By U.S. Troops

thinkprogress.org | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Tomorrow is the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq, a date Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling a "great victory." But in a new...

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Falluja Violence Tests Iraq Leading Up To US Withdrawal

New York Times | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Falluja was supposed to be a success story, not a cautionary tale. After all, by last year the city, a former insurgent stronghold, was considered on...

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Iraqis Press For Referendum That Could Force Accelerated Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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According to the New York Times, the Iraqi parliament is "pressing ahead" with plans for a national referendum on the existing Status of Forces Agreem...

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Iraq Elections Pushed To January, Complicating US Withdrawal Plans

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — National parliamentary elections will be held Jan. 30, Iraqi officials announced Monday, sliding the date into next year in a move tha...

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The Iraq War in Perspective

Richard N. Haass | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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The second and still ongoing Iraq war was a war of choice, not necessity. The United States could well have accomplished a change in regime behavior and a change in regime threat without regime change.

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Iraq Rules Out Extension Of U.S. Withdrawal Dates

Reuters | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD - Iraq will not extend withdrawal deadlines for U.S. troops set out in a bilateral accord, ending months of speculation about whether U.S. com...

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Exceptions Are Proposed To Deadline Of Pullout From Iraq Cities

New York Times | ROD NORDLAND | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- The United States and Iraq will begin negotiating possible exceptions to the June 30 deadline for withdrawing American combat troops from I...

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While Obama Escalates War in Afghanistan, Iraq Could Blow Up in His Face

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

There is great reason to suspect that the timeline for withdrawal -- all troops out by 2011 -- announced in February by the Obama administration will prove to be a fallacy.

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Keeping Promises, Getting Out

Richard Klass | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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There is some unhappiness with President Obama's plan to end U.S. military involvement in Iraq. Those criticisms are not justified. Let's look at what candidate Obama promised and what he is doing.

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US says 12,000 troops to leave Iraq by September

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 04.08.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — About 12,000 U.S. soldiers will leave Iraq by September, officials said Sunday, hours after a Baghdad suicide bomber killed about 30 p...

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A Peace Movement Win

Tom Hayden | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

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This is a clear victory for those in the peace movement who supported Obama as the first anti-war candidate with a chance to become president.

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Officials: Obama plans Iraq pullout by Aug 2010

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.29.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told lawmakers on Thursday he plans to withdraw most American troops from Iraq by August 2010 but leave tens...

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Anti-War Groups Will Back Obama's Withdrawal Delay

The Plum Line | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

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President Obama is reportedly preparing to announce that he will order American combat troops to be out of Iraq by August of 2010, a deadline that's m...

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US Troops To Leave Iraq By August 2010: Officials

AP | PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 03.27.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August of next year, administration officials said Tuesd...

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U.S. Commanders Favor Slower Iraq Pullout

Reuters | Andrew Gray | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

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U.S. military planners have drawn up three options to allow President Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, with senior commanders fa...

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