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 Iraqi Troops: 'We're
 Not Ready to Go It Alone'

Officers decry lack of equipment; US pushes independence

Aug 6, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s army has taken strides toward independence—but it still needs the help of American forces, say Iraqi troops and officers interviewed by the New York Times. “We are too many years behind other countries. We need the coalition forces until 2015,” said one officer. But American... More »

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Iraq • independence • US military • troop withdrawal • Iraqi soldiers • Iraq Army • Iraq war

 US Death Toll in Iraq Plummets  

Iraqi deaths down 75% from this time last year

Jul 31, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(AP) - The monthly US toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with 10 American deaths recorded as July drew to a close today. Iraqis also are dying at dramatically lower numbers in the sixth year of the war. July saw the lowest civilian toll since December... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • US military • Iraq death toll • troop withdrawal • Iraqi militias • casualties

OPINION

Kissinger Outlines Endgame for Iraq—Without Deadlines

Foes may lie low to re-emerge, he says

Jul 31, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Henry Kissinger outlines his vision for the endgame in Iraq in a piece in the Washington Post, arguing that recent progress makes redeployment of US troops feasible, but "establishing a deadline is the surest way to undermine the hopeful prospects." A fixed deadline would encourage both al-Qaeda... More »

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Iraq • military strategy • troop withdrawal • Henry Kissinger • Iraq exit strategy

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Mac: Maliki's 'Pretty Good Timetable' Beats Obama's

Blogosphere up in arms at candidate's parsing of Iraq plans—both for 16 months

Jul 25, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an interview with CNN today, John McCain called Nouri al-Maliki’s troop withdrawal plan a “pretty good timetable”—leading Josh Marshall, on Talking Points Memo, to call foul. So “Barack Obama's 16 month timetable is a catastrophe,” Marshall says, the difference being that the Iraqi... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • timetable • Iraq exit strategy

Bush Hand: Maliki Nod 'Incredibly Damaging' to Mac

Iraqi PM's virtual endorsement of Obama plan may be 'game-changing event'

Jul 25, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush’s former communications director is decidedly off GOP message in a new interview, Politico reports, with Dan Bartlett, now in the private sector, saying, “Time will tell, but the al-Maliki comments about a timetable is very close to a game-changing event. That was incredibly damaging [to McCain],... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • Dan Bartlett • troop withdrawal • timetable • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

OPINION

Maliki Pegs Obama as the Most Pliant: Krauthammer

Iraq PM thinks Dem can be manipulated, writes Krauthammer

Jul 25, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nouri al-Maliki's endorsement of Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawal from Iraq this week was "the earliest and most ostentatious absentee ballot of this presidential election," writes Charles Krauthammer. The Washington Post columnist thinks that the Iraqi PM gave Obama an electorial assist for a clear reason: between him... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • troop withdrawal • timetable • 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

Obama Beefs Up Foreign Policy Cred in Iraq

Maliki's endorsement
of withdrawal timetable a stroke of luck

Jul 22, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama's weeklong tour of seven countries has so far been fruitful, politically agile, and especially lucky, reports the New York Times. The Illinois senator's withdrawal plan received a timely endorsement from Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, coinciding with President Bush's embrace of a "time horizon" for pulling... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • troop withdrawal • Iraq war

ANALYSIS

Iraq Sands Shifting Under McCain Position

Move by Bush, Maliki toward timetable is 'devastating blow'

Jul 21, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is stuck in an awkward position after both President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki moved closer to a withdrawal timetable favored by Barack Obama, Politico notes. McCain has opposed such a measure, but in 2004 asserted that if a sovereign Iraqi government asked... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • US troops • troop withdrawal • timetable • Election 2008 • time horizon

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 Arrives in Iraq 

Candidate to meet with commanders and troops on third leg of world tour

Jul 21, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama landed in Basra today and headed to Baghdad for the latest leg of his world tour, the Washington Post reports. The candidate, who made a brief stop in Kuwait last night after 2 days in Afghanistan, will meet with US commanders and Iraqi officials and speak with US... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Chuck Hagel • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Kuwait • Jack Reed

 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

 Iraq Backs
 Barack, Despite
 Pullout Fears 

Many alarmed by Obama's troop withdrawal timetable

Jul 17, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is widely popular in Iraq, despite deep concerns about his plans to withdraw American troops, reports the New York Times. Iraqis around the country expressed admiration for Obama and believe he would be a major improvement over President Bush—but also worry that his proposed 16-month withdrawal timetable... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Iraq pullout • troop withdrawal • Iraqi security forces

US Weighs Faster Iraq Withdrawal 

Need for troops in Afghanistan may drive unexpected shift

Jul 13, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

Obama's 'Modest But Real Step' Makes Good Iraq Sense

Sticking to withdrawal policy ignores facts on the ground

Jul 8, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charging that the Democrat's position had become “outdated,” the Washington Post editorial board applauds Barack Obama’s recent promise to “refine” his Iraq policy after consulting with commanders. His previous “strident and rigid posture”—that all combat forces be withdrawn during his first 16 months... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • troop withdrawal • surge • Iraq violence

 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 Restates Iraqi Plan After Charges of Flip-Flop

Says he remains committed to withdrawing troops in 16 months

Jul 3, 08 10:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today reaffirmed his commitment to withdraw American troops from Iraq in 16 months, hours after being accused of backtracking on that pledge. Obama triggered a flurry of speculation—and ridicule from the McCain camp—by saying earlier in the day he might "refine" his war policies after... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • Susan Rice • Brian Rogers

 McCain: Bringing Troops Home 'Not Too Important' 

Harry Reid slams GOP nominee for comment

Jun 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain said this morning on the "Today" show not only that can’t he provide an estimated date for US troops’ homecoming from Iraq, but that it’s “not too important. What’s important is the casualties.” The statement provoked an instantaneous response from Harry Reid,... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • Harry Reid • troop withdrawal • Osama bin Laden

 McCain: Obama
 Should Tour Iraq 

Illinois senator hasn't been since '06; McCain proposes joint trip to 'educate' him

May 27, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain hammered at Barack Obama's Iraq credentials yesterday, knocking the Democrat in an AP interview for not having set foot in the country since 2006—and proposing a joint trip so that he could "educate Senator Obama." Obama hasn't witnessed firsthand the benefits of the troop surge,... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • troop surge • troop withdrawal

 Quick Iraq Exit
 Would Trigger
 New 9/11: Bush 

It would 'embolden' US enemies, prez says

May 14, 08 3:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A withdrawal from Iraq next year would be a disaster that would likely trigger another 9/11, President Bush warns in an interview with Politico. "It would shake everybody's nerves. It would embolden the very same people we're trying to defeat" and "would eventually lead to another attack on... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Middle East • golf • troop withdrawal • George HW Bush • gas prices • terrorist attack • Director of National Intelligence • George W. Bush

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