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  • September 2007

    • Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Sep 4, 07 1:25 PM CDT

      Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

      (Newser) - President Bush arrived in Sydney last night amid speculation he would reduce troop levels in Iraq, but his Australian counterpart dismissed any notion that his country would be withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister John Howard said the idea that Sydney could both pull its 550 troops and still make a significant contribution “begins to stretch credulity.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • Condoleezza Rice  • Australia  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • John Howard  • Sydney  • coalition troops

    • Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      (Newser) - Fewer US troops will be needed in Iraq if security conditions continue to improve, said President Bush today during a surprise visit to Iraq. The pronouncement came after meeting with Gen. David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker–both of whom will be testifying before Congress next week on the status of the Iraq war. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Condoleezza Rice  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • Robert Gates  • Ryan Crocker  • Peter Pace

  • August 2007

    • Iraqi Police Force Should Be 'Scrapped'

      New York Times  |  Aug 31, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      Iraqi Police Force Should Be 'Scrapped'

      (Newser) - Corruption and sectarian biases are so deeply entrenched in the Iraqi police ranks that the force's structure must be “scrapped,” an independent panel will report to Congress next week. The recommendation stems from an examination of the 26,000-member police force that concludes “we should start over,” a military official tells the Times. More »

    • Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 4:37 AM CDT

      Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government has failed to meet most of the key political and military goals—the so called benchmarks—designed to measure the success of the US troop surge, congressional auditors say. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that 13 of the 18 benchmarks remain unmet as a Sept. 15 deadline looms, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • White House  • Pentagon  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • Ryan Crocker  • benchmarks  • GAO

  • July 2007

    • Report: US in Iraq 2 More Years

      New York Times  |  Jul 24, 07 7:57 AM CDT

      Report: US in Iraq 2 More Years

      (Newser) - US troops could remain in Iraq for at least 2 more years, despite a raging national debate about continued occupation, the New York Times reports. The top commander and American ambassador have detailed a strategy that envisions "localized security" in Baghdad within a year and a military role in the country until at least 2009. More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • Robert Gates  • Ryan Crocker  • surge

    • US Envoy Won't Raise Fate of Imprisoned Americans

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 24, 07 4:15 AM CDT

      US Envoy Won't Raise Fate of Imprisoned Americans

      (Newser) - The fate of four Iranian-Americans imprisoned in Tehran won't come up in today's talks between the US and Iran for fear of scuttling the negotiations, Bloomberg reports. US ambassador Ryan Crocker will focus on Iraq and Iran's nuclear program in the Baghdad meeting, only the second direct talks between the two nations in 27 years. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Ryan Crocker  • Haleh Esfandiari  • Kian Tajbakhsh

    • Ambassador Asks US to Issue Visas to Iraqi Workers

      Washington Post  |  Jul 22, 07 11:35 AM CDT

      Ambassador Asks US to Issue Visas to Iraqi Workers

      (Newser) - Fearing for the safety of locals employed by the American government in Iraq, the US ambassador wants the administration to issue them immigrant visas. Ryan Crocker's unusual request spotlights competing pressures, the Washington Post reports: the danger to Iraqis perceived as aiding the occupiers, the worsening refugee crisis, and Washington's concern that terrorists will slip into the country. More »

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      Iraq war  • Ryan Crocker  • refugee  • US embassy in Baghdad

    • Fear Rules Iraq, Briefers Tell Congress

      Associated Press  |  Jul 20, 07 7:20 AM CDT

      Fear Rules Iraq, Briefers Tell Congress

      (Newser) - Iraq is gripped by widespread fear and is unlikely to fulfill political and security goals by the pivotal September assessment, US officials told lawmakers yesterday in a briefing from Baghdad. "One word I would use to sum up the atmosphere in Iraq is 'fear,' " said ambassador Ryan Crocker, adding that the country has a "considerable ways to go" toward political stability. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Congress  • White House  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • US Army  • military  • Ryan Crocker  • benchmarks  • Petraeus Crocker plan

    • Envoy Warns of Pullout Horrors

      New York Times  |  Jul 10, 07 5:27 AM CDT

      Envoy Warns of Pullout Horrors

      (Newser) - US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker tells the Times that a post-withdrawal scenario in Iraq "exceeds his imagination" —and then goes on to imagine a nearly unmitigated catastrophe. Crocker predicts sectarian murders “by the thousands," a resurgence of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, and the “complete collapse” of the Iraqi state security forces into balkanized militias. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq pullout  • Ryan Crocker  • civil war  • Hoshyar Zebari

  • May 2007

    • U.S. Tells Iran to Stop Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

      CNN  |  May 28, 07 12:39 PM CDT

      U.S. Tells Iran to Stop Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

      (Newser) - Ryan Crocker, US ambassador to Iraq, used the first formal meeting between the two countries in 27 years to tell his counterpart  that the US wants Iran to stop supporting insurgents in Iraq. In a press conference after the meeting in Baghdad, Crocker said the Iranian ambassador did not respond directly to the charges he laid out. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • insurgents  • security  • Ryan Crocker

    • US-Iran Talks First Since 1979

      BBC  |  May 28, 07 6:15 AM CDT

      US-Iran Talks First Since 1979

      (Newser) - Ambassadors for the US and Iran met for four hours today in Baghdad, in the first bilateral talks between the countries in decades. The US's Ryan Crocker was expected to press claims that Iran is providing training and weapons to Iraqi insurgents, and his counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi to raise accusations of US espionage. More »

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      Iran  • United States  • Ryan Crocker  • espionage  • 1980 hostage crisis  • Hassan Kazemi Qomi

    • Brass Plan New War Strategy

      Washington Post  |  May 23, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Brass Plan New War Strategy

      (Newser) - US officials are quietly developing a plan to stabilize Iraq by neutralizing subversive and corrupt elements within the government, the Washington Post reports. The classified plan, still being finalized by Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker, shifts the focus of America's strategy in Iraq from military to political objectives. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • David Petraeus  • corruption  • Ryan Crocker  • Petraeus Crocker plan

    • US Engages Iran on Iraqi Security

      Washington Post  |  May 14, 07 7:33 AM CDT

      US Engages Iran on Iraqi Security

      (Newser) - The US will sit down with Iran to enlist its aid in quelling violence in Iraq as early as next week, reports the Washington Post . US ambassador Ryan Crocker will meet with his Iranian counterparts in Baghdad to encourage the country, frequently accused of sponsoring sectarian violence in neighboring Iraq, to take on a "productive role." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Bush administration  • sectarian violence  • Ryan Crocker  • civil war  • Axis of Evil

    • Cheney Drops In On Baghdad

      BBC  |  May 9, 07 6:27 AM CDT

      Cheney Drops In On Baghdad

      (Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Baghdad this morning, hours after the White House alerted 35,000 more troops of impending deployment to the fractious capital. Cheney met with top general David Petraeus and top envoy Ryan Crocker, and is expected to consult with PM Maliki and other top officials today. It's his second trip to Iraq as VP. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Dick Cheney  • Ryan Crocker  • Kurdistan

    • Iranian, U.S. Diplomats Meet Briefly

      International Herald Tribune  |  May 4, 07 2:49 PM CDT

      Iranian, U.S. Diplomats Meet Briefly

      (Newser) - It didn't involve the American Secretary of State or the Iranian foreign minister, but a brief meeting of high-level diplomats today in Egypt signals a thaw in relations between the countries, the International Herald Tribune reports. U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said the three-minute conversation concerned the situation in Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Bush administration  • United States  • Condoleezza Rice  • Middle East  • Syria  • Egypt  • Ryan Crocker

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