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Two-Front War: Troops In Iraq For Surge May Be Needed In Afghanistan

CBS News | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home


Faced with the demands of fighting a two-front war, the Joint Chiefs warned President Bush Wednesday that more U.S. troops may soon be needed in Afgha...

Bush Won't Promise Further Troop Cuts

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush declined Saturday to promise more U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq before he leaves office, and underscored the...

GOP Sen: Iraq Bill "A Bullet Right In The Hearts Of Our Troops"

Politico | Martin Kady II | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In the war of words over Iraq, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) may want this one back. Speaking about a Democratic proposal to force Iraq troop w...

3 US Soldiers Killed In Iraq Blast

MSNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Three U.S. soldiers were killed Tuesday night in northwestern Baghdad when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device, the military sa...

Pentagon Brass Split On Troop Levels

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


WASHINGTON — A new burst of violence in Iraq sharpens the differences among U.S. military leaders over how to balance the risk of pulling U.S. t...

Envoy: US Troops to Be in Iraq Into '09

AP | ANNE GEARAN and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


WASHINGTON — President Bush's top diplomat in Iraq said Friday that the U.S. plans to keep combat troops there into 2009, seen as the tipping po...

Why Congress Didn't Bring The Troops Home

LA Times | Noam N. Levey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


To a crescendo of clicking cameras, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped before a row of shimmering U.S. flags last March to make an announcement Americ...

Bush: "Fine With Me" If Troop Levels Remain The Same

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Facing another decision about U.S. troop levels in Iraq by spring, President Bush said Saturday it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more redu...

2007 Deadliest Year For US Troops In Iraq

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year was the deadliest for the U.S. militar...