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Iraq exit strategy stories: 86 news summaries

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Opinion

Best Iraq Policy Would Mix Mac, Obama Plans

Friedman: Timetable is a political must, but with a little wiggle room

Jul 23, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain was right about the surge, so it’s natural he’s eager to talk about it. But thanks to that very success, Barack Obama finds himself, by luck or cunning, positioned perfectly, Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times. As security improves, Iraqis want Americans to leave.... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • Election 2008 • Iraq exit strategy

In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

With security improved, US must focus on fighting terror, Dem says

Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama said today that, with improved security in Iraq, the US should turn its attention to Afghanistan. “There is security progress, but now we need a political solution” in Iraq, Obama said in Amman, Jordan—in his first news conference abroad, the AP reports. Afghanistan, the “central... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Jordan • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

ANALYSIS

Maliki Uses US Politics to Gain Iraqi Leverage

'Let's squeeze them,' the PM is said to have proposed

Jul 21, 08 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi PM’s endorsement of Barack Obama’s withdrawal timetable Saturday (walked back somewhat under pressure) was a calculated maneuver by a man who has figured out how to play US politics for his country's gain, Robert Reid writes for the AP. Nouri al-Maliki started using it as leverage... More »

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Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • immunity • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush • 'general time horizon'

Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010

Democrat mum on details of meeting with Iraqi leaders, who aren't as reticent

Jul 21, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama spent nearly an hour today meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Washington Post reports, before meeting with President Jalal Talabani. Though the Democrat gave few details—“We had a very constructive discussion,” was all Obama would say—an Iraqi official said the government shares... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Nouri al-Maliki • Obama 2008 • Jalal Talabani • Iraq exit strategy

 Maliki Backs Obama Iraq Plan 

Iraq PM says a 16-month schedule to withdraw sounds about right

Jul 19, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - While shying away from a presidential endorsement, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed support for Barack Obama’s 16-month timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, Der Spiegel reports. He expressed frustration at his country’s lack of control over US forces and said they should leave "... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • endorsement • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

US, Iraq Agree to Set 'Time Horizon' for Troop Cuts

Security deal may include 'aspirational goals' for withdrawal

Jul 18, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush and Nouri al-Maliki have agreed that a security pact should include a general, non-binding “time horizon” for troop withdrawals from Iraq, the White House said today. The leaders agreed to lay down “aspirational goals” based on improving ground conditions, Reuters reports, striking a compromise between the... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • timetable • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

analysis

Iraqi Visits: Much Ado
but Few Epiphanies

Obama's pledged trip to Baghdad likely won't change his mind

Jul 18, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawmakers have been flocking to Iraq to assess the situation on the ground, as Barack Obama is about to do, but the visits rarely result in any revelations for them, writes Karen DeYoung in the Washington Post. The itineraries are fairly routine by now—meet the generals, the troops, and... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Green Zone • US embassy in Baghdad • US Congress • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • political strategy

 McCain Camp
 Likens Obama
 —to Bush?  

Republicans say his stubbornness on Iraq reminiscent of president

Jul 16, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain camp borrowed a page from its rivals today with a new tack on Barack Obama: He looks a whole lot like George W. Bush. McCain's national security adviser took Obama to task for the rigidity of his Iraq strategy, the Huffington Post reports. "I think the American... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • flip flop • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush • Randy Scheunemann • stubbornness

OPINION

  'Foolish Consistency'
 Mars Obama Iraq Plan 

He must be more flexible on his withdrawal strategy

Jul 16, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The editors of the Washington Post are rankled that Barack Obama has the same position on exiting Iraq now—“with bloodshed at its lowest level since the war began”—as he did a year ago, “at the war’s peak.” His "iron timetable" of a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • surge • timetable • Iraq exit strategy

 Voters Split on Candidates'
 Iraq Stances: Poll 

Poll score: Obama 50%, McCain 49%

Jul 15, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain have battled each other to a draw when it comes to Iraq, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Americans are split more or less down the middle on Iraq policy, with 50% supporting Obama’s withdrawal timetable and 49% backing McCain’s open-ended... More »

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 Obama: Swift End to Iraq War Will Strengthen Security

Candidate makes position crystal clear

Jul 15, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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

op-ed

Obama Stands By Plan for 16-Month Drawdown in Iraq 

Candidate outlines 16-month withdrawal; blasts Bush, McCain

Jul 14, 08 7:42 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama: Relax, I'm Not 
 Running to the Center 

Everyone's going to disagree with him sometimes, Dem says

Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and... More »

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 Iraq Minister 
 Demands Exit Timetable 

Foreign minister Rubaie won't accept a US security deal without one

Jul 8, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq won’t accept any security deal that doesn’t include strict guidelines for a US withdrawal, National Security Adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said today. The US waved off similar statements from Nouri al-Maliki yesterday, saying they didn’t believe the Iraqi PM really wanted a timetable, but Rubaie’s comments... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • timetable • treaty • Iraqi government • Iraq exit strategy

Obama: I Must 'Earn the Trust' of US Military

Questions provisions for troops, use of civilian contractors

Jul 7, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Because he hasn't served in the military, Barack Obama says, “I have to earn the trust of men and women in uniform.” In a wide-ranging interview with Military Times, the presumptive Democratic nominee vowed to raise pay and improve health care for service members, promised he would not... More »

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Barack Obama • military • veterans' health care • Iraq exit strategy • trust

Timetable Needed to End 'Foreign Presence' in Iraq: PM

'Specific time' for withdrawal must be part of new security deal, Maliki says

Jul 7, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq is ready to be rid of US troops, its prime minister said today, and he wants a timetable. “We are looking at the necessity of terminating the foreign presence on Iraqi lands and restoring full sovereignty,” Nouri al-Maliki told Arab diplomats, saying the “memorandum of understanding”... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • timetable • treaty • Iraqi government • Iraq exit strategy • memorandum of understanding • Status of Forces Agreement

Obama Might 'Refine'
16-Month Iraq Timeline 

He'll reevaluate policy after meeting with commanders in Iraq

Jul 3, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today appeared to soften his oft-stated pledge that he would pull troops out of Iraq in 16 months, the New York Times reports. Obama, while inisting that his policies had not changed, said he would consider the opinions of military commanders as he continues to “refine his... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Obama Needs
 to Shift Iraq Strategy 

Surge has made total withdrawal impractical; Dem's advisers have plan

Jun 30, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - “There will be no such thing as victory in Iraq,” George Packer writes in the New Yorker, “but the next President, if he remains nimble, may be able to keep the damage under control.” Packer argues that the dramatic improvement since the surge poses a problem... More »

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OPINION

 How to Transition Out of Iraq 

David Ignatius offers a strategy for scaling back in Iraq

Jun 19, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time for the US to carve out a practical strategy in Iraq, David Ignatius argues in the Washington Post. At a cost of $400 million a day, the war is draining America's economy—precisely what Osama bin Laden hoped for. The solution will not be quick, simple, or easy,... More »

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Iraq • Iran • military • US military • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • David Ignatius

Opinion

Iraq Could Win the Election
—for McCain

GOP candidate should focus on rapidly improving war

Jun 13, 08 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that supporting the Iraq war is a major weakness for John McCain, but conventional wisdom is wrong, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. In his victory speech, Barack Obama said it was “time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future,... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • McCain 2008 • Iraq exit strategy

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