Troop Withdrawal
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
BAGHDAD -- As an Iraqi journalist, each day I meet dozens of officials, some government ministers, some members of parliament, some advisers to senior...
The Ticking Iraqi Clock
John Bruhns | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics
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.
Confessions of an Anti-Iraq War Democrat: Memories of a Purple Finger
Lanny Davis | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
Many anti-war Democrats now see a moral obligation (after all the carnage and destruction wrought by our military intervention) not just to pick up and leave Iraq without looking over our shoulders.
Buying Time
John Bruhns | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
The fragile success of the surge can be easily reversed. Now the issue is sustaining the current conditions long enough for us to start bringing our troops home.
Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US, Iraq, the Crisis of Democracy Grows
Tom Hayden | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
In John McCain, the hawks have found the perfect iconic candidate for keeping the Iraq war alive through the present depths of its democratic legitimacy crisis.
The Coming Together Of McCain And Obama On Iraq
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
McCain knows that the electorate wants America out of Iraq, even faster than Obama has proposed. He also knows that his ties to Bush's foreign policy are an albatross around his neck.
My Conversation with Richard Engel
Charlie Rose | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
Obama Aide Gibbs Ties Potential Iraq Trip To Troop Withdrawal
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics
On today's Morning Joe, Barack Obama's communications director Robert Gibbs took questions about a potential trip to Iraq for the Illinois Senator. G...
Petraeus' Testimony: Everything His President Wants to Hear
Robert Scheer | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
Once again, the president is passing the buck to the uniformed military to justify continuing a ludicrous imperial adventure, and the good general has dutifully performed.
Iraq Withdrawal Within Year Favored By Largest Number Ever In New Poll
Rasmussen Reports | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 65% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That's t...
McCain, Iraq, and Bush's Third Term
David Bromwich | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics
Today, we got the news we knew was coming. The numbers of American troops in Iraq will be maintained at their present level through the election year of 2008.
Dana Perino, The Gift That Keeps On Giving: A Neverending Surge
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics
Years after missions were declared to have been accomplished in Iraq, it's still difficult to get a straight answer out of the Bush administration as ...
Bronx Stop Two: National Doughnut on Bedford Park Blvd.
NYCity News Service | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home
In the central Bronx neighborhood of Bedford Park, we talked with Lourdes Roche and Mark Anthony Seda about prescription drug costs and troop withdrawal. Listen to the doughnut shop discussion.
US Troops Reductions May Slow or Stop
AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a mo...
Caught On Tape: Romney Accuses McCain Of Lying, Then Balks
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics
Mitt Romney was caught on tape Sunday saying his GOP rival John McCain was "lying" about his position on the Iraq war, before quickly telling a report...
Last Stand: Bush To Battle Dems Over Permanent Iraq Presence
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics
The next and perhaps last big debate on Iraq War policy has come into focus in recent weeks, as the Bush administration has made several moves to secu...
Pew Poll: Petraeus Report Fails To Change Public's Desire For Iraq Withdrawal
AP | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics
Gen. David Petraeus' report to Congress and President Bush's nationally televised address have had little impact on Americans' distaste for the Iraq w...
Bush Chief Of Staff: Troop Presence In Iraq Likely To Last Beyond 2009
USA Today | Posted 09.06.2007 | Politics
President Bush will address the nation next week about Iraq and U.S. efforts to get that country "well on the path" to stability by the end of his ter...
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Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics