Iraqi Parliament

Iraqi Parliament Approves US Troop Pact

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — The long, costly story of American military involvement in Iraq moved closer to an end Thursday when Iraq's parliament approved a pact...

Iraqi Parliament's Troop Pact Debate Disrupted By Sadr Loyalists

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A heated parliamentary debate on the U.S.-Iraq security treaty was called to an early close Wednesday as lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. ...

Reading The Pictures: Latest Cover For Iraq's Core Meltdown

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-08-08-nyt_shaw_iraq.jpgRemarkable, isn't it, how this cover -- illustrating Sunday's NYT Mag lead story on Iraq -- manages to reduce what is otherwise Russian Roulette with a Rubik's Cube to a one-liner?

Where Will Iraq Be In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While everyone else is having fun determining who "won" or "lost" the Democratic debate last night, I would like to revisit an important topic: Iraq. ...

Iraq Parliament Takes Another Month Off

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


Iraqi legislators suspended parliamentary sessions Thursday for the rest of the month to mark the Muslim religious season -- the end of much-delayed e...

What if the Iraqi Parliament Had to Vote to Affirm the Presence of U.S. Troops?

Robert Naiman | Posted 09.12.2007 | Politics


Robert Naiman

One of the most striking things about the Iraq debate is how little the opinions of Iraqis appear to matter concerning the continuing occupation of th...