Iraqi Government

Prosecuting U.S. Troops Under Iraqi Law .. ?

John Bruhns | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Death Toll, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Violence, United Nations, Iraqi Government, Iraqi Army, Politics News
John Bruhns

For all those who will accept nothing short of "victory" in Iraq, please get on the same page as the rest of us: sending others into an immoral situation and expecting them to behave morally is absurd.

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Was The Surge A Success? Despite Rhetoric, Iraqi Politicians Don't Really Want The US To Leave, NYT Reports

NY Times' Baghdad Bureau Blog | Tareq Maher | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD -- As an Iraqi journalist, each day I meet dozens of officials, some government ministers, some members of parliament, some advisers to senior...

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Maliki's Growing Defiance Of US Worries Allies And Critics

McClatchy Newspapers | Leila Fadel | Posted 09.01.2008 | Home

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has been on a roll, and American officials are getting worried. Once perceived as a sectarian Shiite ...

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Iraqi leader insists on deadline for troop pullout

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers...

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Iraq Targets Leaders Of Sunni "Awakening"

New York Times | RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

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The Shiite-dominated government in Iraq is driving out many leaders of Sunni citizen patrols, the groups of former insurgents who joined the American ...

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Iraqi Elections Might Not Take Place This Year

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on a provincial election law and adjourned for the month, casting doubt whether U.S.-backed ...

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Iraqi Budget Surplus Of $79 Billion Expected Thanks To Soaring Oil Prices

The New York Times | James Glans | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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The soaring price of oil will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year's end an American federal ...

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The Ticking Iraqi Clock

John Bruhns | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

The latest propaganda being formulated by those in a perpetual state of denial is that the Bush initiated this war and occupation as philanthropists for the Iraqi people. Explain that philanthropy to the 4.5 million Iraqi refugees.

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Redefining Success In Iraq: White House Report Claims 'Satisfactory' Progress On 15 Benchmarks

Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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The Associated Press has obtained a new White House report assessing progress in Iraq. The White House assessment claims 'satisfactory' progress on 15...

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The Surge Is Working? Not If You Read the Latest GAO Report

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

What the GAO report makes clear, above all else, is that contrary to what the mainstream media and the GOP would have you believe, the surge has not worked. It's time for the U.S. military to go home.

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Officials: Iraqi Councilman Killed Two U.S. Soldiers

CNN | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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An Iraqi city council member opened fire on U.S. forces outside Baghdad on Monday, killing two soldiers, U.S. officials said. Two U.S. soldiers were ...

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Al-Sadr's Top Official Arrested In Amarah

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops arrested the mayor of the southern city of Amarah on Thursday, raising tensions with followers of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtad...

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Iraqis Condemn American Demands For Nearly 60 Military Bases

Washington Post | Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

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High-level negotiations over the future role of the U.S. military in Iraq have turned into an increasingly acrimonious public debate, with Iraqi polit...

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Shiite Fighting In Iraq Exposes Weakness Of Iraqi Security Forces

Washington Independent | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 04.02.2008 | Home

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This week, the final U.S. Army brigade deployed to Baghdad as part of the troop surge returns to the United States. And that's only appropriate, as th...

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Getting Back to Business...Ending the War in Iraq

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics

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Rep. John Murtha

As we begin the fifth holiday season without a redeployment plan, we are faced with two choices: Either we continue to stick with a policy that sacrifices American blood or we can listen to the American people.

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