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August 2008
- Rice Arrives in Baghdad for Troop Deal Talks
  
  CNN | Aug 21, 08 6:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Iraq on an unannounced trip, where she will meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and other top officials to continue talks to keep American troops in the country after their UN mandate expires. While sources in both the US and Iraq have said that an agreement has already been drafted, Rice insisted that "all of the reports and rumors and chatter, it really ought to be ignored," reports CNN. "When we have a deal, we'll have a deal." More »
  
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  Iraq • Condoleezza Rice • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • troop levels • UN mandate
- Sadr Offers to Trade Militia for Set Timetable
  
  Time | Aug 8, 08 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his Mahdi Army to disband today, and offered to completely dismantle it once the US agrees to a withdrawal timetable, Time reports. “The main reason for the armed resistance is the American military presence,” said a Sadr spokesman. “If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.” More »
  
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  Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq exit strategy • Mahdi Army • ceasefire • timetable
- Deal Would Set Oct. 2010 for US Pullout: Iraqi Official
  
  Associated Press | Aug 7, 08 1:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Significant progress has been made on the security agreement being negotiated between Iraq and the US, the AP reports, with two Iraqi officials saying that the deal sets October 2010 as the deadline for a near-complete withdrawal. Legal immunity for troops remains an issue, and contributed to a “very difficult” call yesterday between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Condoleezza Rice • Nouri al-Maliki • US Army • timetable • Iraq security • Iraqi government • negotiations • US troops
- Sadr to Forge Peaceful Corps from Shiite Army
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 4, 08 7:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Anti-American Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is shifting his political clout away from militancy, and will disarm his Shiite Mahdi Army in favor of non-violent civic and social endeavors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hoping to increase stability in Iraq, the organization will take on projects involving education, religion, and social justice. More »
  
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  Iraq • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq pullout • Mahdi Army • timetable
July 2008
- US, Iraq Inch Closer to Pact
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Bush administration has made serious strides in its efforts to forge a security pact with Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reports. Just a month ago Nouri al-Maliki said talks had hit a “dead end,” but now that Bush has agreed to set up a flexible withdrawal timetable, things are moving much more quickly. Both sides are hopeful that they can hammer out a deal by the administration’s deadline tomorrow. More »
  
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  Iraq • Bush administration • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Iraq security • Status of Forces Agreement • time horizon • 'general time horizon'
- Mac: Maliki's 'Pretty Good Timetable' Beats Obama's
  
  Talking Points Memo | 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 prime minister’s “is based on conditions on the ground and Obama's isn't—even though they're both 16 months.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
- Bush Hand: Maliki Nod 'Incredibly Damaging' to Mac
  
  Politico | 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], because it neutralized one of [Obama’s] biggest liabilities." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Dan Bartlett
- Maliki Pegs Obama as the Most Pliant: Krauthammer
  
  Washington Post | 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 and John McCain, "it is no mystery who would be the more pliant US negotiator." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq • election 2008 • US military • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
- Iraq Sands Shifting Under McCain Position
  
  Politico | 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 US troops to leave, the American government should comply. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq • election 2008 • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • timetable • time horizon • US troops
- US, Iraq Agree to Set 'Time Horizon' for Troop Cuts
  
  Reuters | 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 prime minister’s recent calls for a timetable and President Bush’s aversion to hard deadlines. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
- 'Foolish Consistency' Mars Obama Iraq Plan
  
  Washington Post | 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 16-month withdrawal, seemingly "indifferent to the war's outcome," is short-sighted and does not serve America's interests. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq exit strategy • surge • timetable
- Emboldened Iraq Stands Up to Washington
  
  New York Times | Jul 10, 08 7:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi government are now openly demanding a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces, reports the New York Times . While nobody expects Baghdad to boot American troops, several military victories and greater political stability have emboldened Maliki, and the increasingly loud demands reflect a new confidence on the part of the Iraqi PM. More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Bush administration • Nouri al-Maliki • American troops • timetable
- Iraq Minister Demands Exit Timetable
  
  Associated Press | 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 left little to interpretation. “Our stance in the negotiations … will be strong,” he said. “We will not accept any memorandum of understanding that doesn’t have specific dates to withdraw foreign forces.” More »
  
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  Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Iraqi government • treaty
- Timetable Needed to End 'Foreign Presence' in Iraq: PM
  
  Reuters | 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” being negotiated with the US would include either outright departure or a timetable, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq exit strategy • timetable • Iraqi government • treaty • Status of Forces Agreement
May 2008
- McCain Sees Troops out of Iraq by 2013
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 15, 08 7:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain thinks he can end the Iraq war and bring most troops home within his first term as president, he says in the text of a speech, obtained by the Los Angeles Times , to be delivered this morning. McCain’s doesn't acknowledge a policy change, but includes a list of what he expects to accomplish in his first term: “By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly." More »
  
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  John McCain • Iraq • McCain 2008 • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
September 2007
- Dems Willing to Deal on Troop Pullout
  
  New York Times | Sep 6, 07 3:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Senate Democrats are signaling they are willing to compromise with Republicans on a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The Democrats, who pushed before the summer recess for a pullout deadline next spring, have been undercut by some progress in Iraq and the success of the White House in maintaining Republican support for the war, reports the New York Times. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Senate • troop withdrawal • timetable • Senate Democrats • Carl Levin • Jim Webb • Armed Services Committee • Ken Salazar • Lamar Alexander
May 2007
- Dems Ditch Iraq Timeline Demand
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 22, 07 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democratic leaders have quietly abandoned a cornerstone of their Iraq war platform: a timeline for withdrawal. Racing to pass a spending bill before the Memorial Day recess, they don't have the votes to pass a timeline, the LA Times reports, and they risk fallout for failing to fund troops in the field if they can’t reach an agreement this week. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Democrats • war • Iraq pullout • Democratic Congress • Iraq war spending • timetable • Iraq appropriations • funding
- Senate Votes Down Iraq Withdrawal
  
  Reuters | May 17, 07 6:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Senate yesterday shot down a plan to cut all funding for the war in Iraq by next March. Russ Feingold's proposal, largely a test of anti-war support, was defeated in a 67-29 procedural vote, as Congress moves towards compromise with the White House on a spending measure. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Congress • Iraq pullout • Iraq war spending • timetable • Russ Feingold
- September Looms as Iraq Watershed
  
  Washington Post | 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 before the fiscal year begins October 1. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • David Petraeus • troop surge • timetable
April 2007
- Bush Calls Withdrawal Plan 'An Invitation to Attack America'
  
  Washington Post | Apr 25, 07 9:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush yesterday accused the Democrats of “offering an invitation to our enemies to attack America.” With the House and Senate poised to vote this week on a war funding bill with a troop drawdown deadline, the Washington Post reports, the dispute between Congress and the White House is becoming increasingly personal. More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Dick Cheney • politics • troop withdrawal • war • Iraq pullout • timetable

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