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Iraq Will Make or Break My Campaign: McCain

Says he'll lose if surge fails—then  back pedals

Feb 26, 08 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain flatly told reporters yesterday that if US policy in Iraq doesn't work, "I'll lose."  But then he quickly asked to "retract" his "stark" pronouncement, adding that he hoped voters would also back him for his ability to run the economy as well as... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • military • troop surge • Iraq violence • Iraq war

Militias Shell Green Zone
in Baghdad

Assault on US-protected compound
could hurt al-Sadr's credibility

Feb 23, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - A volley of rockets or mortar rounds hit Iraq’s Green Zone today, causing no injuries except perhaps to the credibility of a Shiite militia cease-fire extended just one day ago. The AP reports that nearly 10 explosions were heard inside the zone, which houses the American embassy, Iraqi government... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • troop surge • Green Zone • US military • Sunnis • Shiite militia • Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council • Muqtada al-Sadr

OPINION

Surge: Success or Standstill?

Post columnists stake out opposing stances

Feb 22, 08 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The year-old troop surge in Iraq has Washington Post op-ed columnists at odds, with Charles Krauthammer saying it’s unreasonable to call it a failure and Michael Kinsley arguing it can’t be deemed a success. The former points to changed hearts and minds, anecdotes of emotional reconciliation, legislation that... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • violence • reconciliation • Iraq war

General Plans New Round of Iraq Troop Cuts

Petraeus reveals second withdrawal
likely after July

Feb 21, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - General David Petraeus is preparing new plans to withdraw American troops from Iraq on top of previously announced reductions. The US commander in Iraq said that after more than 20,000 soldiers are pulled out by July, he will recommend further cutbacks later in the year, he told the Times... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq parliament • troop reduction

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

Iraqi Suicide Bomber Kills
at Least 33

Blast occurs as US defense secretary surveys troop surge

Feb 10, 08 6:56 PM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber killed at least 33 people and injured 45 in Iraq today just hours before US Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Baghdad, the BBC reports. The car blast, sparked by six barrels of explosives, toppled buildings, and officials say more bodies may be dug... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • troop surge • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • suicide bomber • Sunnis • al-Qaeda

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

UPDATED

Bush Urges Economic Boost

In Union speech, prez also backs climate change accord and troop funding

Jan 28, 08 8:52 PM CST
(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... More »

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Iraq • climate change • Congress • terrorism • global warming • troop surge • US economy • domestic wiretapping • State of the Union Address • al-Qaeda • George W. Bush

US Sees Huge Gains
in Baghdad Security

City sees dramatic improvement in security from a year ago

Jan 18, 08 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces have secured 75% of Baghdad's neighborhoods, a sharp increase from pre-surge days, USA Today reports. The combined forces "basically own the streets," said a US colonel. Military figures say that 356 of 474 of the city's neighborhoods have returned to some semblance of... More »

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Iraq • military • insurgents • Baghdad • troop surge • essential services

Bomber Hits Baghdad Funeral

Suicide attack kills 30, wounds 38 on day many celebrated New Year's

Jan 1, 08 8:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber killed 30 and wounded 38 at a Baghdad funeral today, shattering a mostly peaceful New Year's day with the worst bomb attack in months, Reuters reports. The attacker was likely a friend or relative of the mourners who brazenly passed the neighborhood's high military and police presence,... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • troop surge • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • al-Qaeda

Iraq Seeks to Break Up Sunni Fighter Units

Shiite-led gov't fears US-backed militias
will become rival force

Dec 23, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is demanding that Sunni militias who are helping fight Islamic extremists eventually disband, fearing they will otherwise turn into their own military force. The militias, called Awakening Councils, or Concerned Local Citizens, comprise more than 70,000 Iraqis, including former insurgents, and are funded by the United... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • troop surge • United States • militia • Awakening Councils • Concerned Local Citizens • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Army Seeks to Shorten Tours

As security improves, military leaders push
to cut 15-month tours
to 12 by summer

Dec 9, 07 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - With violence slowing in Iraq, many Army leaders want to drop the 15-month tours of duty imposed on soldiers earlier this year to sustain the surge, the AP reports. “We can’t sustain that,” says Army Chief of Staff George Casey, the former top commander in Iraq who... More »

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military • troop surge • US military • tour of duty • Gen. George Casey

Drop in Iraq Violence Gives Petraeus Breathing Room

But general won't yet talk of a turning point

Dec 6, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US Gen. David Petraeus said today that declining violence in Iraq has given him greater flexibility with troop deployment, the AP reports. But while Petraeus remains quietly optimistic about American prospects in Iraq, he played down any talk of a turning point. "There's nobody in uniform who is doing... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus

Bush Agrees to Long-Term US Presence in Iraq

Details of 'enduring' relationship will be worked out in 2008

Nov 26, 07 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush today agreed to an "enduring" economic, political, and military relationship with Iraq, laying the foundation for a long-term US presence. The deal replaces the UN mandate currently governing US troops, restoring some measure of Iraqi sovereignty. Iraqis envision 50,000 US troops providing security in exchange for... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Iraq pullout • Douglas Lute • Iraq government • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Baghdad Safe Again, Says Iraq

Fall in violence trigger optimism from Iraqi government

Nov 20, 07 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - A sharp drop in violence in Baghdad led Iraqi government officials to express confidence yesterday that the worst is over, reports the Los Angeles Times. While violence remains high, bombings, street fighting, and abductions are down, as are fears of a civil war. US officials urged Iraq's government to take... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • troop surge • US embassy in Baghdad • Iraq violence • Iraq war

Army Desertion Rate High and Getting Higher

Multiple lengthy deployments lead to 80% jump over 2003

Nov 16, 07 6:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Army desertion rate for 2007 is up 43% over last year and a whopping 80% since the 2003 Iraq invasion, figures out today show. The rate is the highest since 1980, the AP reports. Moreover, it's increasing: Nearly two-thirds of this year's desertions were in the second half of... More »

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troop surge • missing soldiers • US Army • soldier • Iraq war

US Begins Surge Reversal

One brigade is heading home; others will follow in coming months

Nov 13, 07 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The US is slowly beginning to reduce the number of troops deployed in Iraq, the first real test of whether the surge has been effective, the AP says. One of 20 combat brigades is heading home now, and another four will leave by July, dropping the number of troops in... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Iraq pullout • David Petraeus

2007 Becomes Bloodiest Year for US Troops in Iraq

As surge puts more personnel on the ground, death toll climbs to 852

Nov 6, 07 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - More US troops have died in Iraq this year than in any other since the conflict began, the AP reports. The 2007 casualty total stands at 852, with the increase due largely to the surge and new counterinsurgency tactics, which took troops out of fortified bases and into communities. The... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq death toll • death toll

US Troop Fatalities Down in Iraq

Falling trend signals 'window of opportunity'

Oct 31, 07 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - US troop losses in Iraq dropped in the past month, matching the levels of March 2006 and giving a tentative credit to the current US strategy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Thirty-six deaths have been reported in October, a lull ascribed to weapons-cache finds, the disruption of bombmaking cells, and... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • US military

Dems Have Few Options on Iraq

Political hands are more or less tied to the situation on the ground

Sep 30, 07 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - No matter who wins the White House in '08, he or she will preside over a significant US troop presence in Iraq through the majority of their first term, say Democratic presidential candidates and their short-list picks for defense secretary. And at last week's Democratic debate, the Washington Post reports,... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Election 2008 • Iraq war • presidential election

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