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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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Obama, Maliki To Meet In Oval Office

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (NOO'-ree ahl-MAHL'-ih-kee) in the Oval Office on Tuesday mo...

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George Will: If Iraq Troop Surge Didn't Work, U.S. Forces Must Come Home Sooner

washingtonpost.com | George F. Will | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Iran, Pentagon, Troop Surge, Nouri Al-Maliki, George Will, Iraq War, Department of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq, Obama, Home News

If there is a worse use of the U.S. military than "nation-building," it is adult supervision and behavior modification of other peoples' politicians. ...

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You Know It's Time to Leave Iraq When...

Doug Bandow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Iraq Embassy, Iraq, Invasion, Barack Obama, Nouri Al Maliki, Home News
Doug Bandow

Will Iraq "fail" if America leaves? Perhaps so, but there's no reason to believe that a continued U.S. presence can prevent failure.

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Top Iraqi Intel Source: Absent US Help, In 5 Years Iraq WIll Be A Colony Of Iran

Washington Post | David Ignatius | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: U.S. Military, War in Iran, War in Iraq, Baghdad, Iran, Iraq, American Foreign Policy, Nouri Al Maliki, World News

As security unravels in Iraq, U.S. forces there are mostly bystanders. Even in the areas where al-Qaeda operatives remain potent, such as Mosul, the A...

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Shiite groups form new alliance excluding Iraqi PM

AP | By KIM GAMEL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The Iranian-backed Shiite parties that helped propel Iraq's prime minister into power three years ago dumped him Monday as their candi...

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Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Senior Iraqi officials and lawmakers recommended a review of security leadership, better coordination on intelligence and firmer treat...

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Time for Arabs to Get Serious About Iraq

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Diplomacy, Iraq, Middle East, Uae, Jalal Talabani, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Iraq is slowly coming out of the woods. It has already shown that it is able to produce more than the one-man shows that we have in many Arab countries today.

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Obama's Cairo Address: Two Months On

William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

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William Bradley

It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?

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U.S. Advisor's Memo On Iraq: Time To "Go Home"

The New York Times | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

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A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencie...

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Iran Thanks Iraq For Raid On Iranian Exile Camp That Has Killed 7

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces clashed with an Iranian opposition group for a second day Wednesday after storming a camp north of Baghdad despite U.S. a...

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Maliki SOFA Switch: US Troops Might Stay Beyond 2011

Al Jazeera English | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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The Iraqi prime minister has admitted US troops could stay in the country beyond 2011....

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Obama: Iraq Will See "Tough Days Ahead," But Pullout On Schedule

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he pressed Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to make room in his government and security forces for al...

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5 Iranian Pilgrims Killed In Iraq As Maliki Visits Obama

nytimes.com | STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD Five Iranians were killed and 35 others were wounded northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday when gunmen attacked a convoy of buses carrying pilgrim...

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Obama Maliki Meeting: Iraqi PM To Seek US Investments

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on des...

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An Interview with Iraq MP Mohammed al-Dayni After His Arrest and Escape

Dal LaMagna | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

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Dal LaMagna

I had the opportunity to interview a member of the Iraqi Parliament helping to negotiate a cease fire with Iraqi insurgents who is now charged by his government of traitorous crimes.

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Obama, Maliki To Meet In DC Next Week

AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet at the White House next week with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. A statement announcing ne...

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Biden Sends Right Message on Iraq

Jon Soltz | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Jon Soltz

It's time to start putting pressure on the Iraqi government to settle their internal differences, and make clear that we're no longer going to be their crutch. This weekend, Biden did just that.

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'W' Is for Withdrawal

Robert Koehler | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: National Sovereignty Day, Iraq War, Saddam Hussein, u.s. Troop Withdrawal, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Robert Koehler

To pretend that Iraq is sovereign is just the latest insulting verbal Quonset hut the Washington military-political-media establishment has constructed for its own temporary shelter.

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Selling Confidence in Iraq

Jamal Dajani | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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Jamal Dajani

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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Celebration, Fear and Loathing on National Sovereignty Day

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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Tom Andrews

Don't be surprised if the spike in violence that came in advance of Iraqi Day of National Sovereignty continues. And don't be surprised if here at home, the right-wing goes on the attack with its favorite weapon, fear.

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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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Jeremy Scahill

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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Cracks Show as U.S. Leaves Iraq Cities

James Denselow | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, US Military, Iraq Withdrawal, u.s. Withdrawal From Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Iraq Pullout, World News
James Denselow

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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