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The Sunni-Shia Conflict in Iraq

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 12.08.2009 | World

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Nathan Gonzalez

Tuesday's deadly coordinated bomb attacks against soft targets in Iraq bear the mark of a simmering Sunni insurgency. But the Sunni-Shia conflict has very little to do with personal religious grudges.

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Northern Iraq Needs Troops, Says US General Ray Odierno

The New York Times | ROD NORDLAND | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- The commanding general of American forces in Iraq said Monday that he had proposed putting United States troops in disputed parts of northe...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.04.2009 | Home

Read More: U.S. Troops in Iraq, Mark Sanford, Mark Sanford Crossed Lines, Crossing Ultimate Line, James Inhofe, Sarah Palin Resigns, John Boehner, Al Franken Win, Al Franken, Troops Flowers and Sweets, John Boehner Climate-Change Bill, James Inhofe Franken, Cost of Iraq War, James Inhofe Clown, U.S. Casualties in Iraq, Sarah Palin, Baghdad-Iraq, Iraq, Home News
Arianna Huffington

The GOP's Runnin' Off the Rails tour continued this week with Sarah Palin announcing she will resign, Mark Sanford admitting he "crossed lines" with multiple women (while providing an instant new slang term for sex: "crossing the ultimate line"), James Inhofe welcoming Al Franken to the Senate by saying, "We are going to get the clown from Minnesota," and John Boehner spending an hour on the House floor reading aloud portions of the landmark climate-change bill he labeled "a piece of shit." Also this week, U.S. troops in Iraq were finally cause for celebration, fireworks, and dancing in the streets of Baghdad. It turns out it was not our arrival in Iraq that was greeted with flowers and sweets but our departure. It's an agonizing lesson learned six years, $1 trillion, and 4,321 U.S. deaths too late.

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Full US Withdrawal Demanded By Iraqi Cleric

CNN | Yousif Bassil and Jomana Karadsheh | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The ongoing presence of U.S. troops in Iraq "shows that the (Iraqi) government and the occupation are not serious about the wit...

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Cheney Worried That Iraq Withdrawal Will 'Waste' The Sacrifice By U.S. Troops

thinkprogress.org | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Tomorrow is the deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq, a date Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling a "great victory." But in a new...

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As U.S. Prepares To Exit Iraq, Insurgents Prepare More Attacks

Nytimes.com | By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD -- As the American military prepares to withdraw from Iraqi cities, Iraqi and American security officials say that jihadi and Baath militants ...

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Obama Squares Off With Top Iraq Commander On Withdrawal

Foreign Policy Magazine | Marc Lynch | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

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The institutional pushback against Obama's attempt to change Iraq policy is unfolding as predicted. After a steady stream of Washington Post and Wall ...

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2 Chicago Cousins Plead Guilty To Terrorism Charges

En.aswataliraq.info, Antiwar.com | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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Two cousins from the Chicago area accused of training to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Thursday, the Fox News network...

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Surging from Where?

Max Bergmann | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Afghanistan, Mccain, US Troops in Iraq, U.S. Troops, Troop Levels, US Troops in Afghanistan, Politics News
Max Bergmann

McCain has come around to the long held position of progressives that we need more troops in Afghanistan. McCain's change in position is welcome, but where are the troops going to come from?

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Military Chief: US Doesn't Have Enough Troops To Send To Afghanistan

Washington Post | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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From The Washington Post: The nation's top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasin...

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Iraqi-US Governments At Standstill Over Future Status Of US Troops

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 06.11.2008 | Home

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BAGHDAD — A proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement is shaping up as a major political battle between America and Iran, as the debate over the fut...

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First Democratic-Led Congress In 12 Years Ends Year On A Down Note

Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The first Democratic-led Congress in a dozen years limped out of Washington last night with a lengthy list of accomplishments, from the first increase...

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