Status of Forces Agreement
Future Uncertain For Vast US Embassy In Baghdad
McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.28.2008 | World
Shelley's lines about a long-forgotten ruler's monument to himself come unavoidably to mind the first time one visits the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad....
Newly Signed SOFA To Spur WIthdrawal, Benefit Obama
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics
As has been widely reported, the recently signed Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and the Iraqi Cabinet could potentially "[close]...
Bush Running Out Of Time For Iraq-U.S. Security Deal, House Dems Say
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Two House Democrats are expressing "uncertainty" that President Bush will have enough time to finalize the planned Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) w...
Maliki's Leverage Over Bush
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics
Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.
War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"
How Obama Can Fix Iraq, Short of Withdrawing U.S. Forces
Lionel Beehner | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics
Every American should hold their head in shame at how our government can't scrounge enough cash to offer asylum to more Iraqis fleeing violence.
Suspicions Confirmed: An Enduring Quagmire
Richard Klass | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics
The "declaration of principles" signed by President Bush and Prime Minister Malaki is designed to not only keep American military forces in Iraq indefinitely but also to ensnare America into Iraqi domestic politics.
Sovereignty In Iraq
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics
If Maliki backs down he will have proven to his fellow countrymen that not even their own safety is more important to him than being a pawn of America.
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Posted 11.29.2008 | World