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Iraq exit strategy stories: 86 news summaries

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 US Speeds Up Iraq Withdrawal 



Sep 30, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(AP) - The United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, sending 4,000 more troops home next month, top commander Ray Odierno will announce today. That'll bring the total number of troops in the country down to 120,000 by the end of October. "We have already begun... More »

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Iraq • House Armed Services Committee • Iraq exit strategy • Gen. Ray Odierno

OPINION

 Without Bush, 
 Left Forgets Wars 


Aug 18, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't exactly back in the Crusades that opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was the left’s most passionate cause, uniting activists and voters alike. Then George W. Bush left office. Now, even though there are still around 130,000 troops in Iraq and 68,000 and counting... More »

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Cindy Sheehan • anti war movement • YearlyKos • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush • activists • Afghanistan war • Netroots Nation

(Newser) - The US should get out of Iraq sooner rather than later, a top Army officer wrote in a recent memo obtained by the Washington Independent. Col. Timothy Reese, the chief of the Baghdad Operations Command Advisory Team, says American forces “smell bad to the Iraqi nose,” and... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • timetable • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • Timothy Reese

(AP) - The United States is considering speeding up its withdrawal from Iraq because of the sustained drop in violence there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today, following discussions with his top commanders in the war. "I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration," this year, Gates... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Kurdistan • Kurds • Iraq exit strategy • troop drawdown

Gates Makes
Surprise Visit to Iraq


Jul 28, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has landed in Iraq for a surprise visit, the AP reports. He'll meet with troops stationed at a command post in southern Iraq who are largely serving as advisers. He's also expected to see Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and visit the restive Kurdish region.... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • US troops • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy

(AP) - Four US soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities last night. But prime minister Nouri al-Maliki assured Iraqis in a televised address today that government forces are in control: "Those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • United States • US military • troop withdrawal • attack • Iraq exit strategy

OPINION

 Fix Iraq to Fix the Region 

A 'decent and stable' country could set an example

Jun 7, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many in the Middle East demanded action after President Obama’s Cairo speech, but the action that’s crucial right now is the Iraq peace process, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. Hillary Clinton must lead us in an effort to establish a “decent and stable political... More »

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Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • Iraq pullout • Thomas Friedman • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • President Obama

 Britain Ends Iraq Mission 


Apr 30, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain officially ended its combat operations in Iraq today, lowering the flags of its armored brigade and turning over control of its Basra base to US troops, the Guardian reports. “The role of British ground forces is finished,” a defense official confirmed. “Today, Iraq is a... More »

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Iraq • Basra • Britain • Iraq exit strategy

UPDATED

 Obama Makes 
 Surprise Detour to Iraq 


Apr 7, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama made an unannounced stop today in Baghdad, where he told some 600 US troops at Camp Victory that it's time for Iraqis to "take responsibility for their country" after America's commitment of six years and thousands of lives. "You have given Iraq the opportunity to stand... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • foreign policy • Iraq exit strategy

Suicide Bomber Kills 28 at Baghdad Police Academy

Police recruits targeted as US prepares to withdraw

Mar 8, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 28 people were killed and 57 wounded today when a suicide bomber struck Baghdad's main police academy, Reuters reports. The attack, carried out by a man on a motorbike wearing a vest packed with explosives, marks the first major strike in Baghdad in over a month. Police recruits... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • Iraq exit strategy • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - President Obama didn’t mince his words in his address at Camp Lejeune, NC, today. “By Aug. 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,” he declared, earning his first applause from the audience of Marines. “Iraq is not yet secure, and there will be difficult... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • speech • Camp Lejeune • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • President Obama • Marines

Obama Sways GOP on Iraq, Loses Dems

McCain backs plan; Pelosi thinks leaving 50K is too many

Feb 27, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Key congressional Republicans, including John McCain, gave their backing to President Obama's plan to withdraw all combat forces from Iraq by August 2010. The New York Times reports that GOP members at a bipartisan White House meeting yesterday left more impressed than some Democratic counterparts, who thought Obama was leaving... More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • John McCain • Charles Schumer • Iraq exit strategy • John McHugh

(Newser) - President Obama plans to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010, the AP reports. Insiders say a training force of 30,000 to 50,000 will remain but will be largely evacuated by December 2011, when the security pact between the US and Iraq expires. The US has... More »

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US military • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Obama administration • President Obama

Many US Troops Home
in a Year: Obama  

President sees Iraqis ready to handle own security

Feb 1, 09 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama promised today to bring a "substantial" number of troops home from Iraq before next year's Super Bowl, MSNBC reports. In an interview with Matt Lauer, Obama said Iraq's smooth provincial elections this weekend ensured the homecoming. He disclosed no details, but said he plans to “roll... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • War on Terror • Iraq security • troop levels • provincial elections • Iraq exit strategy • President Obama

First 100 Days? Too Slow for O

In new White House, change will happen in 100 hours—or maybe mere minutes

Jan 20, 09 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - At minute one, everything changes. The inaugural passing of the baton will happen at lightning speed today, Politico reports, as the new team hits the ground running, amid an economic crisis that makes the traditional timetable obsolete. Through the morning, White House staff will work furiously to get the building... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • 100 hours • Guantanamo Bay • executive order • inauguration • David Axelrod • Iraq exit strategy

 Green Zone 
 Turned Over 
 to Iraqis 

US transfers control of Baghdad's fortified enclave

Jan 1, 09 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The heart of the US occupation in Iraq was returned to Iraqi control at midnight last night, the Washington Post reports. Iraqi soldiers now control checkpoints leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone enclave in Baghdad. American troops and workers have moved out of many buildings, including the former palace... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Green Zone • Iraq pullout • US military • Iraqi government • Iraq exit strategy

 Brown Announces 
 July Withdrawal 
 in Baghdad 

Brown says troops home by July in surprise Baghdad visit

Dec 17, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise visit to Baghdad today and announced that all but a handful of British troops will leave Iraq by July 2009. About 4,000 British service members remain in Iraq, mostly around Basra, though at the height of the war 100,000 were... More »

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Iraq • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Basra • British troops • British Army • Britain • Iraq exit strategy

US Troops to Stay in Iraqi Cities Past Deadline

Odierno says troops to stay past June, remain in 'close partnership' with Iraqis

Dec 13, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Not all American troops will be leaving Iraqi cities in June, despite a new security agreement with the Iraqi government requiring them to do so, Gen. Ray Odierno said today. A number of troops still to be negotiated with the Iraqi government will remain in city security posts to support... More »

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Iraq • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • security pact • Gen. Ray Odierno

ANALYSIS

 Appointments Signal 
 Shift From Candidate to Prez 

National security team shows transition from candidate to leader

Dec 2, 08 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday's unveiling of Barack Obama's national security team did more than just end the rancor between him and Hillary Clinton; it established Obama as leader of a broad coalition that may transform his own views on American power. As Peter Baker writes for the New York Times, Obama's partnership with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • Obama administration • President Obama

analysis

Gates, Obama:
Different Parties, Similar Views

Defense secretary wants to close Gitmo, focus on Afghanistan

Nov 27, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Assuming he keeps his job, Robert Gates will have a transformed set of instructions come Jan. 20: Once charged with winning the war in Iraq, the defense secretary will now have to end it. But Gates and Barack Obama have substantial agreements about the nation's military strategy, the New ... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Pentagon • Robert Gates • Department of Defense • Iraq exit strategy • President Obama

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