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  • March 2008

    • 'Petraeus Generation' Is Making Muslim Allies

      Newsweek  |  Mar 17, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      'Petraeus Generation' Is Making Muslim Allies

      (Newser) - US officers in Iraq and Afghanistan are learning to talk first and shoot later—a sea change for CO's trained to win by force, Newsweek reports. But their early gun battles only sparked insurgency and mired them in baffling street battles. Now, says David Petraeus, “You can’t kill your way out of an insurgency." A generation of US officers is absorbing Muslim culture and trying to make allies of insurgent foes to win. More »

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      Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • human intelligence

    • Violence Up in Iraq: Pentagon

      Reuters  |  Mar 12, 08 5:44 AM CDT

      Violence Up in Iraq: Pentagon

      (Newser) - Violent incidents in Iraq are up since January, according to a new Pentagon report. The rise is said to be a response in part to US-led operations against militants launched at the beginning of the year, and it includes more "high-profile" suicide bombings aimed at maximizing the number of casualties. The report called the increase a "short term" result of military offensives against al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgents. More »

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      Iraq  • troop surge  • violence

    • Repeat Combat Tours Zap Troops' Mental Health

      Reuters  |  Mar 7, 08 3:30 AM CST

      Repeat Combat Tours Zap Troops' Mental Health

      (Newser) - Cutting the time soldiers have between tours of duty helped the Pentagon boost troop numbers in Iraq—but has taken a heavy toll on soldiers' mental health, Reuters reports. An Army survey found a steep rise in mental health problems among soldiers returning for their third or fourth combat tour, and experts say the troops are not getting enough time to recover . "Soldiers are not resetting entirely before they get back into theater," said the head of the Army's mental health advisory team. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US military  • Pentagon  • troop surge  • American troops  • mental health  • Army  • tour of duty

    • US to Stall Troop Cuts Over Iraqi Elections

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 1, 08 3:16 PM CST

      US to Stall Troop Cuts Over Iraqi Elections

      (Newser) - US troop cuts in Iraq will stall after July to ensure security for local elections, a Washington official said yesterday. "You can actually increase your own risk if you pull out too many simultaneously," the official said. "This is not a stall tactic." But Baghdad officials nixed plans for the summer ballots this week, highlighting tensions between Baghdad and provincial governments. More »

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      Iraq  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • troop levels  • provincial elections  • Iraqi elections  • troop reduction

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Bush May Stall Iraq Troop Cuts

      New York Times  |  Jan 30, 08 4:49 AM CST

      Bush May Stall Iraq Troop Cuts

      (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. Troop numbers are scheduled to return to levels before the surge—when 20,000 fighters were added—by July. That would leave some 130,000 soldiers still in the country. More »

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

    • Bush Urges Economic Boost

      CNN  |  Jan 28, 08 8:52 PM CST

      Bush Urges Economic Boost

      (Newser) - In his final State of the Union speech, an upbeat President Bush plugged his $150 billion stimulus plan today and urged lawmakers not to "load up the bill," CNN reports. He also advised cutting $18 billion in "bloated" programs, promised to veto pork-barrel funding, and asked policymakers to make tax cuts permanent—all to boost an economy that will return to health "in the long run." More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  •