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  • July 2008

    • Obama: Swift End to Iraq War Will Strengthen Security

      Politico  |  Jul 15, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Obama: Swift End to Iraq War Will Strengthen Security

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will promise a swift end to the Iraq war in a major speech today, arguing that the ongoing conflict “distracts us from every threat that we face,” according to excerpts obtained by Politico. As president, Obama would take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq,” he says, “and it never was.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • Obama 2008  • Iraq exit strategy  • speech

    • Suicide Bombers Kill 35 in Iraq

      Reuters  |  Jul 15, 08 5:29 AM CDT

      Suicide Bombers Kill 35 in Iraq

      (Newser) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in an Iraqi army recruitment center, killing 35 people and wounding at least 63, the New York Times reports. Most of the dead were recruits. The attack took place in Baquba, the capital of Iraq's ethnically mixed Diyala province. On Sunday the country's interior ministry announced a major crackdown in Diyala, which will involve American troops. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq death toll  • suicide attack  • Baquba  • suicide bombers

    • Hold Those Horses: Obama Is Unchanged on Iraq

      New Republic  |  Jul 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT

      Hold Those Horses: Obama Is Unchanged on Iraq

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is the same man on Iraq he was 6 months ago and 2 years ago, the New Republic editors say—so how come the press keeps saying he’s gutted his own policy? Sure, Obama recently “shifted the accent in his Iraq talk,” but talking with the commanders before definitive action has always been part of his careful “fine print”—and the press, once again, is just vilifying nuance. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • flip flop  • campaign press corps

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

    • New McCain Attack: Obama Wants to Lose War

      Talking Points Memo  |  Jul 14, 08 1:57 PM CDT

      New McCain Attack: Obama Wants to Lose War

      (Newser) - John McCain’s inner circle tried a new line of attack against Barack Obama today, charging that the presumptive Democratic nominee and his entire party want to lose the Iraq war to serve their own political purposes. Said McCain’s top foreign policy hand, “Senator Obama seems to think losing a war will help him to win an election.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Harry Reid  • patriotism  • Lindsey Graham

    • Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq

      New York Times  |  Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq

      (Newser) - Calling Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for US withdrawal an "enormous opportunity," Barack Obama lays out his plan for ending the war in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed piece. The presumptive Democratic nominee reiterates his support for a careful withdrawal over 16 months, leaving behind a "residual force" which would perform limited missions. "The good news is that Iraq’s leaders want to take responsibility for their country by negotiating a timetable for the removal of American troops," he writes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • Nouri al-Maliki  • War on Terror  • Iraq exit strategy

    • Army Waivers Linked to Suspect Soldiers

      Sacramento Bee  |  Jul 13, 08 7:17 PM CDT

      Army Waivers Linked to Suspect Soldiers

      (Newser) - Dozens of US criminals who were granted Army waivers to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan have been linked to in-service problems, the Sacramento Bee reports. In a year-long study, the paper connected "suspect soldiers"—accused of beating prisoners, stealing weapons, and more—to troubles back home. Of 18 with felony arrest or mental health records, eight were involved in Iraq incidents and a ninth killed himself. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • military  • American troops

    • US Weighs Faster Iraq Withdrawal

      New York Times  |  Jul 13, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      US Weighs Faster Iraq Withdrawal

      (Newser) - US officials in Washington and Baghdad may pull as many as three brigades from Iraq by the time George Bush leaves office, the New York Times reports. The move, driven in part by a need to bolster the American presence in Afghanistan, could remove far more troops than seemed likely just months ago, and would mark a major shift in policy from the past few years. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • troop withdrawal  • Iraq pullout

    • GOP's Hagel Will Travel to Iraq With Obama

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 11, 08 2:39 PM CDT

      GOP's Hagel Will Travel to Iraq With Obama

      (Newser) - GOP national-security stalwart and longtime McCain friend Chuck Hagel will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The retiring Nebraskan senator has been a vocal critic of the war and the Bush administration. Despite his Republican credentials, he has been floated as a potential Cabinet member and as a long-shot VP choice for Obama. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Joe Lieberman  • Vietnam War  • Chuck Hagel

    • Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found

      Associated Press  |  Jul 11, 08 2:59 AM CDT

      Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found

      (Newser) - The families of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for over a year have been informed that their bodies have been found, reports AP. Alex Jimenez, 25, and Byron Fouty, 19, were seized by insurgents in a May 2007 ambush. Four other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division "Polar Bears" died in the attack. The body of a third kidnapped soldier was found weeks later. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • insurgents  • missing soldiers  • Alex Jimenez  • Brian Fouty

    • Senate Confirms Iraq Generals in New Jobs

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      Senate Confirms Iraq Generals in New Jobs