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  • July 2008

    • Obama Arrives in Iraq

      CNN  |  Jul 21, 08 4:49 AM CDT

      Obama Arrives in Iraq

      (Newser) - Barack Obama landed in Basra today and headed to Baghdad for the latest leg of his world tour, the Washington Post reports. The candidate, who made a brief stop in Kuwait last night after 2 days in Afghanistan, will meet with US commanders and Iraqi officials and speak with US troops and civilian employees. He is accompanied by Democratic Sen. Jack Reed from the Senate Armed Services Committee, CNN reports, and Republican war critic Chuck Hagel. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Chuck Hagel  • Kuwait  • Jack Reed

    • Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Reiterates Support

      Associated Press  |  Jul 19, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Reiterates Support

      (Newser) - Barack Obama met today with officials from one of Afghanistan’s most hard-fought regions, the AP reports, and re-iterated his commitment to intensifying US efforts there if elected president. Together with Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed, Obama visited Jalalabad Air Field in Nangarhar province. Nangarhar lies next to the Pakistani border, and has come under intense Taliban attacks, a former warlord told Obama’s delegation. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • US military  • Chuck Hagel  • Jack Reed

    • Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      CNN  |  Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will visit Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week, a top Palestinian official said today. The Ramallah meeting with the president of the Palestinian Authority will happen on July 23, CNN reports. Details on the international trip have been guarded, but the Times of London says Obama will touch down in London this Friday, continue to Israel, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iraq—and finish in France and Germany on the 24th and 25th. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Israel  • Afghanistan  • France  • Germany  • London  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Jordan  • Chuck Hagel  • Jack Reed

    • Obama's Iraq Stance Sparks Sunday Battle

      Politico  |  Jul 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT

      Obama's Iraq Stance Sparks Sunday Battle

      (Newser) - Senatorial supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain dueled on talk shows today over Obama's latest remarks on Iraq, Politico reports. Sen. Joe Lieberman called Obama a flip-flopper on This Week for his plan to "refine" Iraq pullout plans. On Face the Nation , Sen. John Kerry accused McCain backers of making "an issue where there really isn’t one." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Iraq war  • Republicans  • John Kerry  • flip flop  • Senate Republicans  • Jack Reed  • Democratic Senators

  • June 2008
  • September 2007

    • Troop Withdrawal Timetable Fails in Senate

      Washington Post  |  Sep 21, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      Troop Withdrawal Timetable Fails in Senate

      (Newser) - Antiwar Democrats continued their losing streak today as a Senate measure to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq didn't get enough support to keep it alive. The vote on the amendment to a defense authorization bill, which would have mandated a drawdown to begin in 120 days, was split 47 to 47. Sixty votes were needed to block a Republican filibuster. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Harry Reid  • Carl Levin  • filibuster  • Jack Reed

    • Bush Vows Modest Pullback in Wake of 'Success'

      New York Times  |  Sep 14, 07 5:09 AM CDT

      Bush Vows Modest Pullback in Wake of 'Success'

      (Newser) - President Bush announced that 24,000 troops will return home by July 2008 in an address to the nation in which he touted advancements in Iraq. He termed the reduction "a return on success" that could be squandered by larger withdrawals. Troops could still be added, however, so the total in 2008 could end up higher than the pre-surge number in 2006, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • David Petraeus  • Anbar  • Jack Reed  • Rahm Emanuel

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