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Iraq stories: 1264 news summaries

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For Blair,
Iraq Was No Anomaly

Brooks: War he co-authored was a disaster, but consistent with his values

May 11, 07 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Tony Blair prepares his exit from No. 10, the British left is already eulogizing the PM as a good man consigned by circumstance to a bad war. Not so, says David Brooks: The crux of Blair's political philosophy was a radical, religious communitarianism, which sired both his leftist leanings... More »

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Iraq • Tony Blair • globalization • war • John Macmurray • Britain • Iraq war

House Passes Short-Term
War Funding

Votes for another showdown with President Bush

May 11, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress voted 221-205 last night to pump $40 billion into the war in Iraq—only enough to fund combat operations until July.  An additional $56 billion would be released contingent on the Iraqi government's progress. The bill omits any timetable for withdrawal, but sets the scene for another showdown... More »

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Iraq • Congress • politics • Democratic Congress • Iraq appropriations • veto • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Dems: Admit Iraqi Refugees

House Dems back bill easing resettlement

May 10, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Iraq war refugees numbering in the millions and as many as 70,000 joining their ranks each month, House Democrats will introduce a bill boosting the number of displaced Iraqis eligible for resettlement in the U.S. A total of 18 Iraqi refugees entered the U.S. in February... More »

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Iraq • immigration • Congress • United States • refugee • Iraqi refugees • Iraq war

GOP Moderates Huddle With Bush on Iraq

Blunt conversation reveals deepening fissure between Bush and party over war

May 10, 07 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moderate Republicans met with Bush and his closest aides yesterday in a private meeting one participant called "a remarkable, candid conversation" the Washington Post reports. The representatives made clear their frustration with the war in Iraq, and its unpopularity with their constituents, as both parties attempt to hammer out... More »

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Iraq • Republican • Iraq appropriations • war • Americans • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Bush Will Veto New Iraq Bill

May 9, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush will veto a second proposed Iraq appropriations blll, the White House said today, dashing hopes for an agreement on the controversial measure. The new bill, which House Dems unveiled yesterday, requires the President to report to Congress on Iraq's progress in order to receive full funding for the... More »

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Iraq • Democratic Congress • Iraq appropriations • war • veto • funds • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Pelosi Threatens Bush Lawsuit

Speaker says House could take
president to court over Iraq evasion

May 9, 07 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi says the House could sue President Bush if he tries to circumvent provisions in its new Iraq appropriations bill. Bush has suggested he'll append a signing statement to the bill, a controversial practice that could let him treat parts of the law—like timetables on progress in Iraq—... More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • signing statements • Iraq appropriations • House of Representatives • legislation • lawsuit • George W. Bush

Cheney Drops In On Baghdad

VP meets with brass, government, as attacks spread to Kurdistan

May 9, 07 6:27 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

September Looms as
Iraq Watershed

Legislative, military timetables converge with fiscal year

May 8, 07 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - September is likely to be put-up-or-shut-up time for supporters of the Iraq war, legislators from both parties tell the Washington Post. Gen. David Petraeus has said he will have a sense of whether the surge is working by then, and lawmakers want a clearer picture of America's future involvement... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • timetable • Iraq war

Troops Bomb Ethics Test

Pentagon: troops are out of line with "soldier's rules"

May 5, 07 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - U.S. troops in Iraq flunked a survey on battlefield ethics, according to a Pentagon report published yesterday. Of the 1,767 soldiers interviewed, more than one-third endorse torture, two-thirds would not turn in a team member for abusing civilians, and 10% admit to harassing civilians and vandalizing property—all... More »

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Iraq • ethics • military • mental health • US troops • US Army • soldier • Iraq war

Iranian, U.S. Diplomats Meet Briefly

Three-minute discussion focuses on Iraq, hints at Bush administration policy shift

May 4, 07 2:49 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Hill Calls For Repeal Of
War Powers

Hard-line stand may help her stake out leadership on war

May 4, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary wants a do-over on Iraq, calling on Congress to withdraw the war powers they gave Bush in 2002. In a clear bid to stake out her own hard-line anti-war territory, Clinton says Congress should repeal the authority granted Bush as of Oct. 11, the fifth anniversary of the vote.... More »

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Iraq • Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Iraq pullout • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Condi Sits Down With Syria

Rice talks with Syrian Foreign Minister about border security

May 4, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conferred with her Syrian counterpart Thursday in an unexpected half hour sit-down that ended a two-year cold-shoulder between the Bush administration and a state it considers a sponsor of terrorism. Rice asked asked Sryia's help in restricting the flow of foreign fighters across the Syrian... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Bush administration • Nancy Pelosi • Middle East • Syria • US foreign policy • Condoleezza Rice • Iraq conference

(Newser) - Some of the most riveting reporting about the war in Iraq is coming from the soldiers fighting it. As blogs from deployed soldiers proliferate, higher-ups are biting their nails over the ensuing transparency. Bloggers like Capt. Danjel Bout say posting provides "online therapy" and helps keep friends and the... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • War on Terror • blogosphere • military • Pentagon • Department of Defense • blog • Iraq war

Qaeda in Iraq Deputy Killed, But Masri Still on Loose

But says top Al Qaeda in Iraq official

May 3, 07 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans have killed a senior Al-Qaeda in Iraq deputy, but there's no evidence that  the leader of the group died in fighting between rival factions, as the Iraqi government had claimed Tuesday. Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, killed in a Tuesday raid, was a minister of information for Al-Qaeda in Iraq. More »

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Iraq • Abu Ayyub al Masri • Muharib Abdul Latif al Jubouri • Abu Omar al Baghdadi • al-Qaeda • Jill Carroll

Democrats Move on to Benchmarks

Even some Republicans like them.
But how would they be enforced?

May 3, 07 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Dems have dropped their demands for a timeline to bring home troops, after the House failed yesterday to override a Bush veto on their Iraq spending bill. Now the buzzword is benchmarks, and even some Republicans are signaling that they could get on board. But what, if any, muscle... More »

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Iraq • Democratic Congress • Iraq pullout • veto • troop withdrawal • benchmarks • Iraq exit strategy

Iraqi PM Begs
for Debt Forgiveness

US, Iran, Syria to cross paths at Egypt summit

May 3, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is begging other nations to write off Iraq's debt, saying the country needs reconstruction funds. He spoke today at a regional summit that will feature the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Syria since 2005; prospects of Secretary of State Rice sitting down with... More »

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Iraq • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • United States • debt • Iraq war

Hoon Admits
Iraq Screwups

British defense minister regrets mistakes, underestimating
Dick Cheney

May 2, 07 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a confessional interview about his Iraq war regrets, the former British defense secretary tells the Guardian that the Brits' biggest miscalculation was underestimating Dick Cheney. Geoff Hoon said he and other senior ministers would air disagreements with Bush, Rumsfeld, and Powell, and they'd come away thinking they'd made their... More »

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Iraq • Dick Cheney • Geoff Hoon • Britain • Baath Party • Iraq war

Some Mahdis Going Freelance

What's worse than Moqtada al-Sadr?
The Mahdi Army ignoring him

May 2, 07 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Madhi Army is letting loose. Officially locked down by leader Moqtada al-Sadr during the troop surge, renegade Mahdis are unleashing a wave of random violence on once-peaceful areas of central and southern Iraq, Newseek reports. That worries even al-Sadr's commanders, who are now seeking U.S. help to control... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Shiite • troop surge • Mahdi Army • Revolutionary Guards • violence • militia • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

Dems, President Get Serious
On Iraq Compromise

A day of pomp and American flags leads back to the drawing board

May 2, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a day of partisan theatrics—what the Politico notes may rank as the Capitol's most celebrated sendoff for a doomed bill—work gets serious on a compromise war spending bill that may include benchmarks but no timelines. Bush meets with congressional leaders to begin formal negotiations today, even as... More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Democrats • Republican • Senate • Senate Democrats • Trent Lott • Iraq war

Middle East Solution? Ignore It

The only option: "backward societies must be left alone"

May 1, 07 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As experts scramble to respond to escalating crises in the Middle East, think-tanker Edward Luttwack has a novel solution—leave 'em be. The strategic implications of the Arab-Israeli crisis ended with the Cold War, he argues, and local regimes don't control oil supplies—oil companies do. More »

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Iraq • Iran • Israel • Middle East • Palestine • Kurdistan • think tank

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