When U.S. troops are "withdrawn" from Iraq, their jobs are taken over by mercenaries -- the notorious "contractors," who are hired for fabulous sums of money to sustain the huge U.S. presence there.
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.
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (IPS) - Despite President Barack Obama's statement at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina Feb. 27 that he had "chosen a timeline that wi...
Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 04.19.2009 | World
March 20 marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over the course of the war, at least 4,259 members of the U.S. military and tens of...
Richard Klass | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
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.
Dal LaMagna | Posted 04.06.2009 | World
The U.S. may be leaving Iraq, but we should not be abandoning the Iraqi people. Particularly those who have put their lives on the line to rebuild their country in peace.
Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 04.02.2009 | World
It's not all about Iraq. It is about America's interests around the globe and the costs and benefits of pursuing different strategies.
Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics
If Iraq remains or becomes even more stable in 2010, then Obama will almost surely draw down troops even more quickly than he's currently announcing.
washingtonpost.com | Posted 03.30.2009 | Home
Before announcing his plan for withdrawing troops from Iraq, President Obama made an intriguing courtesy call on Friday morning: to former president G...
Huffintgon Post | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics
Video of President Obama's speech will be added soon. Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery Responsibly Ending the War in Ira...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics
Whether it is 16 months or 19 months or 23 months, whether the residual force is 10,000 or 50,000 troops, the president's new plan will create a surge of new veterans coming home in 2009 and 2010. We need to be ready.
Jon Soltz | Posted 03.30.2009 | World
If President Obama does continue to draw down, we will be more secure, and our military will now have a chance to repair the damage done to it by the previous administration.
Politico | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics
Nancy Pelosi isn't the only Democrat unhappy with President Barack Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan. Democratic Sens. Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer said ...
The Plum Line | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics
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...
The Independent | Patrick Cockburn in Mosul | Posted 03.26.2009 | World
A new war is threatening Iraq just as the world believes the country is returning to peace. While violence is dropping in Baghdad and in the south of ...
AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering at least two troop withdrawal options as it weighs a new Iraq strategy _ one that would preserve Pre...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.05.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Oba...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the fight against terrorism is "uppermost on our minds" as he takes over management of wars in Iraq and...
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics
Some people seem to just now be waking up to the fact that Obama never had a comprehensive plan to fully end the occupation. Obama never defined "ending the war" as removing all U.S. forces from Iraq.
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.
Jon Soltz | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
Diplomacy is as important for keeping Iraq stable as it is for making sure that US troops are not targets of attacks by insurgents, or caught in the crossfire of an explosion of sectarian violence, as we begin to pull back.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
As Iraqi legislators prepare to vote this weekend on a proposed agreement with Washington regarding the legal status of American troops in the country...
AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
PHOENIX — Before resting from the grueling presidential race, John McCain began discussing with senior aides what role he will play in the Senat...
Think Progress | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq "as soon as possible" and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) w...
Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
The McCain campaign has come up with an intriguing new way to sell his opposition to a timetable for withdrawal: McCain just might withdraw from Iraq ...
Michael Schwartz | Posted 11.12.2009 | World