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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

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

War Has New Symbol: Petraeus

General copes with his transformation into
a political actor

Sep 13, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once untarnishable, David Petraeus is being transformed into a political figure on both sides of the aisle. Supporters of the US Iraq strategy continue to paint him as a savior, while critics compare him to Westmoreland. "Up until this week, it was Rumsfeld's war," a retired lieutenant colonel... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Democrats • Donald Rumsfeld • troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq war

Petraeus on Iraq: No Exit

Question haunts congressional hearings

Sep 12, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When David Petraeus led the 101st Airborne into Iraq in 2003, he made a rhetorical request: "Tell me how this ends." That question hung in the air during 2 days of testimony before Congress. McClatchy's Newspapers' Warren Strobel summarizes press sentiment when he concludes that the general failed... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Chuck Hagel • troop surge • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • John Warner • testimony • Bill Nelson • Lindsey Graham

McCain Hitches Hopes to Petraeus' Star

Steadfast support of war, general may help candidate gain traction

Sep 11, 07 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s presidential prospects may rest on his criticism of the Bush administration and his support for David Petraeus, and if the situation allows, the Arizona senator will be rewarded for his support of an unpopular war, the Politico's Roger Simon contends. McCain bemoans the “many... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • John McCain • troop surge • David Petraeus • maverick • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Petraeus Sees Withdrawal to 'Pre-Surge Levels'

Top US commander says goals are being met

Sep 10, 07 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Petraeus told Congress today that the objectives of the troop surge “are in large measure being met” and said US forces could drop “to pre-surge levels” by mid-July. The top American commander in Iraq said he has recommended that force reductions begin later this month, with redeployments... More »

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troop surge • Iraq pullout • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • troop withdrawal • Iraq war

Iraqis Say Surge Has Failed

Also, 60% say attacks against US forces are justified

Sep 10, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seventy percent of Iraqis say that the troop surge has made things worse, and 60% say attacks against US troops are justified, according to a new poll. The mood may be the most negative since the 2003 invasion. "I think that's a damning critique and an indication of the... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • troop surge • US troops

Petraeus Bemoans Iraq's Political Progress

Proposes second report in March

Sep 8, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Writing to US troops in a preview of his report to Congress next week, Gen. David Petraeus said political progress in Iraq has not matched the aspirations the US had hoped to attain with the surge. But he was quick to stress decreasing violence on the ground, the Washington Post ... More »

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

Petraeus Wary on Troop Cuts

Upcoming report to Congress will have details

Sep 6, 07 9:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus will recommend holding troop levels in Iraq at the current level into  next year, but will offer to pull back one brigade, in a bow to congressional impatience, beginning in January, sources tell the New York Times. In his report to Congress next week, Petraeus will also... More »

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Iraq • Peter Pace • troop surge • David Petraeus • George W. Bush

Rudy, Mitt Scorched in Debate

Giuliani challenged on fractured family, Romney on Iraq

Sep 6, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - GOP presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani came under a barrage of criticism from rivals and residents at the New Hampshire Republican debate last night. Attacks on Romney focused on his missteps on Iraq, and criticism of Giuliani centered on his personal life, reports Chris Cillizza of the Washington ... More »

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Iraq • Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • troop surge • New Hampshire • presidential debate

Shiites Force Sunnis From Baghdad

Internally displaced ranks surge as majority seeks ‘Manifest Destiny’

Sep 4, 07 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shiites have been clearing Baghdad of Sunnis at an accelerating rate, and those who remain live under siege. Curbing sectarian cleansing was a key goal of the US troop surge, but the forced migration has only intensified throughout the country, Newsweek reports: The ranks of internally displaced persons have doubled... More »

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sectarian violence • Sunni • Shiite • Baghdad • troop surge • Iraq Civil War • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi Civilian Deaths Spike
in August

Almost half the 1,809 casualties killed in a single day

Sep 1, 07 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - August was the second deadliest month for Iraqi civilians since the US troop surge began, the AP reports, with almost half the deaths occurring on just one disastrous day. At least 1,809 Iraqis were killed last month, compared to 2,100 in December, just before the surge began. On... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • troop surge • David Petraeus • US military • Yazidis • Iraq war

Petraeus Says Troop Surge
Is Working

Ahead of progress report, general briefs Australian official

Aug 31, 07 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a sneak peak at next month's progress report on the troop surge, David Petraeus says sectarian violence and coalition troop deaths from roadside bombs are down while seizure of insurgents' weapons is up. "We say we have achieved progress," the commander of US forces in Iraq told... More »

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sectarian violence • troop surge • David Petraeus • US military • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Iraqis 'Fail to Meet Benchmarks'

Congressional auditors say most key goals unfulfilled

Aug 30, 07 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi government has failed to meet most of the key political and military goals—the so called benchmarks—designed to measure the success of the US troop surge, congressional auditors say. An investigation by the Government Accountability Office has concluded that 13 of the 18 benchmarks remain unmet as... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • troop surge • Nouri al-Maliki • White House • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • benchmarks • GAO

Pols Slug It Out Over Iraq

Senators, candidates use Sunday shows as firing range to lob verbal bombs at Maliki

Aug 26, 07 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Verbal bombs flew over the fate of US troops in Iraq this morning, heating up the debate as Congress awaits next month's troop surge report. John Warner, on “Meet the Press,” warned President Bush to “put teeth in these comments that we are not there forever” while... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Nouri al-Maliki • Mitch McConnell • John Warner • US troops

Post-Surge, Iraq Death
Toll Mounts

Troop buildup makes some headway, doesn't quash insurgents

Aug 26, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The average daily war-related death toll in Iraq has soared to 62 this year, up from 33 in 2006, and Baghdad is less perilous now than it was before the troop surge—but about as dangerous as it was a year ago. In a foreshadowing of next month's progress report,... More »

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Baghdad • troop surge • Iraq death toll • death toll • Iraq war

Iraq Detainees Swell by 50%

Most are Sunni, and many say they're motivated by lack of jobs, not jihadism

Aug 25, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since the January troop surge the number of detainees held by the American military in Iraq has increased by 50%, reports the New York Times. The overwhelming majority of those in custody, nearly 85%, are Sunni. And while Jihadism drives some Iraqi insurgents to plant roadside bombs, for many there... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • insurgents • troop surge • jihad • detainee

Group Drops $15M on Pro-Surge Campaign

TV, Internet, radio ads backed by GOP heavies

Aug 22, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Bush administration • propaganda • advertising • troop surge • online advertising • Iraq pullout • Ari Fleischer • Freedom's Watch • MoveOn

Army Can't Sustain Troop Demand in Iraq

Not enough soldiers
to support surge
through spring

Aug 20, 07 3:28 AM CDT
(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—... More »

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

Iraq Blasts Toll Rises to 500

Deadliest terror attack since fall of Hussein

Aug 16, 07 12:35 AM CDT
(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 • Islam • terrorism • sectarian violence • Sunni • insurgents • troop surge • Iraq death toll • Yazidi • ethnic cleansing • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

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