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  • August 2007

    • Group Drops $15M on Pro-Surge Campaign

      Politico  |  Aug 22, 07 5:55 PM CDT

      Group Drops $15M on Pro-Surge Campaign

      (Newser) - Launched today by ex-White House PR man Ari Fleischer and a laundry list of pro-Bush bigwigs, a new group called Freedom's Watch has spent $15 million on ads to support the president's troop surge in Iraq, Politico reports. The group aims to fill a conservative "vacuum" ahead of September's report on the surge, doing for the GOP what MoveOn has done for the Dems. More »

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      Bush administration  • advertising  • troop surge  • online advertising  • Iraq pullout  • propaganda  • MoveOn  • Ari Fleischer

    • Army Can't Sustain Troop Demand in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  Aug 20, 07 3:28 AM CDT

      Army Can't Sustain Troop Demand in Iraq

      (Newser) - With nearly all its forces exhausted, the US Army will have to break some promises to sustain the current troop buildup through spring, according to new documents acquired by AP. The Army would have to extend tours, reduce rest, or accelerate use of National Guard members to maintain current levels—all options a war-weary Congress would like to avoid. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • military  • US Army  • troop surge  • American troops  • National Guard

    • Iraq Blasts Toll Rises to 500

      Time  |  Aug 16, 07 12:35 AM CDT

      Iraq Blasts Toll Rises to 500

      (Newser) - The death toll from Tuesday's series of suicide truck bombings in northern Iraq may exceed 500, with scores more lying injured in hospitals, CNN reports. The attacks were reportedly launched by al-Qaeda against the Yazidi, a pre-Islamic sect, spotlighting the religious warfare that US troop surge sought to quell. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Islam  • insurgents  • troop surge  • Sunni  • sectarian violence  • Iraq death toll  • ethnic cleansing  • Yazidi

    • White House to Ghostwrite Surge Report

      ThinkProgress  |  Aug 15, 07 9:47 PM CDT

      White House to Ghostwrite Surge Report

      (Newser) - An irate blogger has blown up the fine print in today's news, exposing a plan by Washington to pen a long-awaited report on Iraq’s troop surge. Think Progress blogger Faiz posted a paragraph he discovered deep in a Los Angeles Times story, revealing that the White House will secretly write next month's review and give US General Patraeus the byline.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Bush administration  • White House  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • ghostwrite

    • Joint Chiefs Nominee Offers Straight Talk on Iraq

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 1, 07 8:31 AM CDT

      Joint Chiefs Nominee Offers Straight Talk on Iraq

      (Newser) - The White House nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday the troop surge has helped security, but without political progress "no amount of troops and no amount of time will make a difference." Admiral Michael Mullen toed the administration line at his confirmation hearing, saying he'll withhold judgment on the surge until after the mid-September progress report. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • troop surge  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • nominee  • Michael Mullen  • James Cartwright

  • July 2007

    • Iraqi Parliament Takes a Break

      Reuters  |  Jul 30, 07 4:45 PM CDT

      Iraqi Parliament Takes a Break

      (Newser) - Saying PM Nouri al-Maliki's government had given it little to work with, Iraq's parliament began a 5-week recess today, Reuters reports. The chamber normally begins its summer break in July, but with crucial legislation pending, members delayed. Squabbling between political factions then stalled laws seen as vital to mending the Sunni-Shiite fracture that's impeding the new regime's progress. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Nouri al-Maliki  • troop surge  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Iraq parliament

    • GOP Senate Bigwigs Push for Iraq Shift

      Washington Post  |  Jul 14, 07 11:22 AM CDT

      GOP Senate Bigwigs Push for Iraq Shift

      (Newser) - Two of the GOP's most respected foreign policy experts want troop realignment in Iraq, and they proposed Senate legislation yesterday that calls for the White House to have a plan in place by mid-October. The move by Richard Lugar and John Warner was the latest sign of disintegrating Republican support for President Bush's Iraq strategy, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Senate  • troop surge  • Iraq exit strategy  • Iraq pullout  • Senate Republicans  • John Warner  • Iraq appropriations  • Richard Lugar

    • Bush Appeals for Patience

      New York Times  |  Jul 10, 07 4:59 PM CDT

      Bush Appeals for Patience

      (Newser) - George Bush didn't want to be a "war president," he said today, but now that he is, he'll wait for a scheduled September update from the US commander in Iraq before planning "a way forward." Even as calls for policy change multiply, the Times reports, the president insisted, "Yes, we can accomplish and win this fight in Iraq." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • Iraq exit strategy  • Iraq pullout

    • Iraq Gov't Fails Progress Report

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 07 11:26 AM CDT

      Iraq Gov't Fails Progress Report

      (Newser) - The Iraqi government has failed to meet any of the benchmarks for reforms mandated when Congress funded the troop surge, according to a progress report due out this week. An unnamed official tells the AP that the disappointing outcome will accelerate the administration's decision-making process on Iraq, but another anonymous source says any policy alteration awaits a mid-September progress report. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Congress  • Bush administration  • Republicans  • Democrats  • Senate  • GOP  • troop surge  • Iraqi Parliament  • progress report  • Iraqi interim government

    • White House Escalates Pullout Talk

      New York Times  |  Jul 9, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      White House Escalates Pullout Talk

      (Newser) - The White House is worried that Republican support for its Iraq strategy is collapsing faster than Bush can offer an alternative, the Times reports. The inside plan has been to await a mid-September report on the troop surge’s success, but rapid-fire defections may mean Bush will have to offer concessions in the nearer term. More »

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      troop surge  • Iraq pullout

  • June 2007

    • Bush Seeks Deal with Congress on Iraq

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 25, 07 3:01 PM CDT

      Bush Seeks Deal with Congress on Iraq

      (Newser) - President Bush has quietly dispatched top officials to work with lawmakers who've defected on the war in Iraq, the Los Angeles Times reports. With support of the war plummeting, the goal is a revised war plan that could avoid bruising battles as  the mixed results of the troop surge come in over the next few months. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Joe Biden  • troop surge  • American troops

    • Bush Preps for Exit Strategy on Surge

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 07 9:00 PM CDT

      Bush Preps for Exit Strategy on Surge

      (Newser) - The Bush administration has commissioned a slew of reports that could help it justify an end to the troop surge later this fall, the New York Times reports. Three months before Gen. Petraeus's planned report on the efficacy of the troop increase—expected to recommend a continuation of the surge—Bush and Co. are lining up others who will recommend an alternate strategy come September. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bus