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  • April 2008

    • Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 12, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials

      Recent battles in Basra prove that Iran is crippling Iraqi stability while al-Qaeda's influence there wanes, US officials say. David Petraeus pointed to Iran's influence in testimony this week, and now Shiite militias are said to have benefited from Iranian weapons, training, and guidance in Basra fighting—prompting a Washington probe of Iran's impact, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Basra  • Ryan Crocker  • Arabs

    • Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect of success” in a war he characterized as “difficult, not endless.” More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • Shiite militia  • Shiite militants  • troop drawdown

    • Petraeus Grilling Moves to House

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 9, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Petraeus Grilling Moves to House

      Gen. David Petraeus' visit to Capitol Hill continues today, with House members getting their chance to grill the top US commander in Iraq and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Democrats on the Armed Service Committee were vocal in their frustration about the war’s progress, even as Petraeus and Crocker were unyielding about a potential withdrawal timetable, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • Duncan Hunter  • Ike Skelton

    • Petraeus Foils Senators Seeking Exit

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 9, 08 7:09 AM CDT

      Petraeus Foils Senators Seeking Exit

      David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker head back to Capitol Hill this morning after a grueling day of testimony that was short on substance and clear goals, writes the Washington Post . Pressed repeatedly yesterday to describe what "conditions" they would like to see before recommending a troop withdrawal, the general and ambassador parried for 8 straight hours, offering bromides like "battlefield geometry" and "political-military calculus." More »

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      Iraq  • John McCain  • Congress  • David Petraeus  • Iraq exit strategy  • Ryan Crocker  • Carl Levin  • Armed Services Committee  • Petraeus Crocker plan

    • Candidates Seize Petraeus Moment

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 8, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Candidates Seize Petraeus Moment

      Today’s Capitol Hill appearance by Gen. David Petraeus was a golden opportunity for the White House hopefuls to flex their Iraq rhetoric, the Los Angeles Times reports. Hillary Clinton called for a troop withdrawal; though she agreed the decisions weren’t “easy,” she said the Bush administration “often talks about the costs of leaving Iraq … while ignoring the greater costs of staying.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Iraq  • John McCain  • David Petraeus  • Ryan Crocker

    • Senate Grills Petraeus on Basra

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 8, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Senate Grills Petraeus on Basra

      The campaign trail ran through a scheduled Senate Armed Service Committee appearance by David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker today, as John McCain and Hillary Clinton helped grill the general and ambassador on Iraq. McCain zeroed in on the the widespread Iraqi defections in Basra last week, saying, “It was a disappointment.” "It was, although it is not over yet, Senator," Petraeus countered. More »

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      John McCain  • David Petraeus  • Iraq exit strategy  • Basra  • Ryan Crocker  • Carl Levin  • Senate Armed Services Committee

    • Petraeus: Iraq Has Stepped Up; Gains Still Fragile

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 8, 08 9:21 AM CDT

      Petraeus: Iraq Has Stepped Up; Gains Still Fragile

      Iraq's security has greatly improved since September, Gen. David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee today, thanks largely to Iraqis themselves. “Iraq has also conducted a surge,” Petraeus said, pointing to the improved Iraqi army and the contribution of Sunni Awakening groups. But he warned that those gains were “fragile and reversible,” and urged a pause in troop reductions after the surge drawdown ends in July. More »

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      Iraq  • John McCain  • David Petraeus  • Ryan Crocker  • testimony  • Senate Armed Services Committee  • Sunni Awakening

    • Iraqi Assault on Basra Was 'Thrown Together'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 3, 08 6:37 AM CDT

      Iraqi Assault on Basra Was 'Thrown Together'

      American officials were expecting a gradual, methodical operation when Nouri al-Maliki moved Iraqi troops into Basra to restore order in the city. What they witnessed instead was a rush job: an Iraqi raid that had little forethought and began even before the last of the soldiers had arrived. "He went in with a stick and he poked a hornet's nest," one coalition official told the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • Ryan Crocker  • Sadrists  • Iraqi militias

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • October 2007

    • Iraq Embassy Costs Skyrocket

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Oct 7, 07 4:13 PM CDT

      Iraq Embassy Costs Skyrocket

      Shoddy workmanship and poor planning have left construction of the new US embassy in Iraq—the biggest in the world—months behind schedule, and tacked $144 million onto what was originally a $592-million project. Scheduled to open last month, it won't be fully habitable until 2009. The State Department, already under fire for failing to adequately supervise private security firm Blackwater, is taking heat from Congress for the poor performance More »

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      Iraq  • State Department  • Ryan Crocker  • Iraq contractors  • US Embassy in Iraq

  • September 2007

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