Us Bases Iraq

US Wants 58 Bases In Iraq, Shiite Lawmakers Say

Huffington Post | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


McClatchy reports the U.S. is demanding 58 military bases in Iraq as part of a "status of forces" agreement that would allow American troops to remain...

US Quietly Expanding Permanent Bases Throughout Middle East

Washington Post | William M. Arkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The "pause" is now official, replacing the surge. Once the summer's withdrawal of five-plus brigades from Iraq is completed, a broad consensus of defe...