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Dems Assail McCain on War

Obama would defy Petraeus to withdraw; DNC ads knock Mac's '100 years' in Iraq

Apr 27, 08 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over Iraq today, as the DNC readies an ad campaign criticizing McCain's now-infamous remark about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. In a Fox News interview, Obama pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq even if Gen. David Petraeus advised against it. But the... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq pullout • Howard Dean • US troops • troop withdrawal • Obama 2008 • campaign advertising • advertising campaign • McCain 2008 • campaign commercials • Iraq exit strategy • DNC • Iraq war spending

 Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause 

President warns Iran against arming Iraqi militants

Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect... More »

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Iraq • Iran • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • Shiite militia • George W. Bush • troop drawdown • Shiite militants

Petraeus Sees No New Troop Buildup in Iraq

General wraps up
two days of testimony before Congress

Apr 9, 08 8:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • US troops • troop withdrawal • House Armed Services Committee • troop levels • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • war cost • troop drawdown

 Petraeus Grilling
 Moves to House 

Dems lay into lack of progress in Iraq; he gives few details on plans

Apr 9, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus' visit to Capitol Hill continues today, with House members getting their chance to grill the top US commander in Iraq and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Democrats on the Armed Service Committee were vocal in their frustration about the war’s progress, even as Petraeus and Crocker were unyielding... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • Duncan Hunter • Ike Skelton

 Combat Tours to Be Cut 

Tours of duty to be cut back to 12 months; Congress to hear troop cut proposals

Apr 5, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are to have their combat tours cut from 15 months to 12 beginning late this summer. The White House plans a formal announcement next week, an insider told the AP. Tours were lengthened last year to boost troop levels in Iraq, and the Army... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • deployment • US military • troop withdrawal • US Army • Gen. George Casey

 1,000 Iraqis 
 Deserted Basra Battle

Officers and men fled or balked as government battled militias

Apr 4, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Desertions from Iraqi forces during last week's Basra battles have raised fresh doubts about the effectiveness of the country's US-trained security forces, the New York Times reports. Over 1,000 soldiers and policemen—including dozens of officers—either deserted or refused to fight. The US has linked American troop withdrawals... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • troop withdrawal • Shiite militia • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • Iraq police • Sadrists • desertion

John Murtha, War Critic,
Backs Clinton

Congressman says
Hillary has 'similar position' on Iraq

Mar 19, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Murtha, the Pennsylvania congressman who has become a leading critic of the Iraq war, is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, CQ Politics reports. “I know that Senator Clinton has a similar position that I have in regards to the war in Iraq,” Murtha said. While both he... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Murtha • Pennsylvania • troop withdrawal • Vietnam veteran • war authorization • endorsement • defense spending • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • Iraq war

 Iraq Pullout Would 
 Spur Genocide: Mac 

He's off to sell world view on international tour

Mar 14, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain charged yesterday that early withdrawal from Iraq proposed by both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would  trigger "genocide" across the region. He launched his latest attack on his Democratic rivals on the eve of his planned international tour to Britain, France, Israel, Jordan and possibly Iraq to... More »

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Iraq • Israel • John McCain • genocide • Jordan • torture • troop withdrawal • waterboarding • Iraq war • Straight Talk Express • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Baghdad Bombs Claim 54

Reversal in trend of increasing security, as US announce troop reduction

Mar 6, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Twin bomb blasts claimed 54 lives and wounded 130 in a Baghdad shopping center today, BBC News reports. Two roadside bombs timed to detonate within minutes of each other exploded in a shopping center in Karada district, leaving survivors holding body parts and searching for loved ones. Violence in Iraq... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • roadside bomb • troop withdrawal • surge • al-Qaeda in Iraq

China ATM Glitch Nets Man Life

After withdrawing free money, man found guilty of bank robbery

Feb 28, 08 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - It seemed like a miracle to Xu Ting of Guangzhou: a misplaced decimal point somewhere in the bowels of an ATM meant that his $140 withdrawal debited his account only 14 cents. Over several hours he made another 170 transactions, pocketing more than $24,000. But after getting robbed and... More »

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China • bankruptcy • bank • troop withdrawal • ATM • Chinese judiciary • Chinese banks • bank malfunction

8,000 Surge Troops to Stay Put

More than a quarter of surge troops ordered to stick it out

Feb 26, 08 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - More than a quarter of the extra troops sent to Iraq during the surge will stay in the war zone and not return to the US this summer as previously planned, the Pentagon has revealed. Some 8,000 of the 30,000 surge troops—including helicopter crews, supply units, headquarters... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • surge • al-Qaeda • troop levels • draw down • Lt. Gen. Carter Ham • surge units • supply units • Iraq war

Iraq Tours to Cut by 3 Months This Summer

Top Army general
plans to return to
yearlong stints





Feb 20, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - American soldiers deployed to Iraq this summer will likely serve shorter tours, the AP reports. Soldiers at war today are serving 15 months and coming home for a year before going back to Iraq for another tour. War tours are expected to be shortened to 12 months for units leaving... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • deployment • US troops • troop withdrawal • US Army • Gen. George Casey • Marine • Iraq war

Bush May Stall Iraq Troop Cuts

Levels could be at least as high as last year when president leaves office

Jan 30, 08 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush is signaling that troop reductions in Iraq may slow or stop after this summer, reports the New York Times. Insiders say Bush is preparing Americans for the possibility that troop levels may be at least as large as they were a year ago when he leaves office.... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • White House • US troops • troop withdrawal • George W. Bush

Bush State of Union to Focus on Economy

Will stress need for recession-buster measures

Jan 28, 08 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - During his final State of the Union address tonight, President Bush isn't expected to announce any dramatic new policy initiatives—but will emphasize the need for government action to ward off a recession. The speech, entitled “Trust and Empower,” will call on Congress to permanently extend his $1.... More »

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Congress • Democratic Congress • Washington DC • troop withdrawal • State of the Union Address • Mideast peace • economic stimulus package • electronic surveillance laws • free trade agreements • George W. Bush

Bush Defers on Troop Pullouts, Upbraids Iran

'It's fine with me' if general slows down
US withdrawal

Jan 12, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - At a naval base in Kuwait today, President Bush praised the success of US forces in Iraq since the surge and said he would not pressure Gen. David Petraeus to continue troop drawdowns beyond the 30,000 scheduled to be pulled out by July. "My attitude is, if he... More »

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Iran • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • George W. Bush

New Role for US Troops in Iraq

Plan would boost soldiers' role training Iraqis as some troops withdraw

Nov 23, 07 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - US combat brigades in Iraq may soon be given an expanded role in training and supporting Iraqis, reports the New York Times. Under the plan, not yet finalized, a quarter of US troops would be withdrawn next July but others would stay behind to help transfer more of the security... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • surge • training • Sunni insurgents • combat brigades

Britain Coordinated
Troop Cuts With the US

Defense heads say they agreed southern Iraq was secure enough

Oct 11, 07 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British and American defense secretaries say the US was consulted before Britain halved its troops in Iraq, the Los Angeles Times reports, and they agreed southern Iraq was secure enough for the withdrawal. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the withdrawal was coordinated with US commander Gen. David Petraeus,... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • British troops • Des Browne

Dems Stonewall on
Pullout Deadline

Obama, Edwards, Clinton won't guarantee withdrawal by 2013

Sep 27, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - None of the three leading Democratic White House contenders were willing last night to guarantee that they would get US troops out of Iraq by 2013. During a Democratic debate at Dartmouth College, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards—who all support a timetable for troop withdrawal—each declined... More »

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Iraq • Iran • nuclear proliferation • health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • New Hampshire • Mike Gravel • Dennis Kucinich • troop withdrawal • counterterrorism • Chris Dodd • Democratic debate • Dartmouth College • Iraq war

Giuliani Ties Clinton to Controversial MoveOn Ad

In new Internet ad, ex-mayor accuses senator of turning on Iraq war, Petraeus

Sep 15, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani linked Hillary Clinton to the controversial MoveOn.org newspaper ad attacking David Petraeus in a new Internet attack ad of his own. In the spot, called “She Changed,” the GOP presidential hopeful says the New York senator shifted her position on the war and criticized Petraeus,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • troop surge • troop withdrawal • MoveOn.org • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Dems Shift Strategy to
Speed Troop Pullout

Plan would require troops to stay at home as long as last tour before redeploying.

Sep 15, 07 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats in Congress are pinning their hopes on what they believe is the most politically palatable way to speed the withdrawal of troops from Iraq in the wake of Gen. Petraeus’ report last week. A bill mandating that troops be allowed to spend the same amount of time at home... More »

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Iraq • Jim Webb • Congress • Pentagon • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • George W. Bush

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