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Iraq Exit Strategy

Benchmarks, timetables, a deadlocked Congress, and an unwavering president. Will the US ever withdraw?

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June 2008
- Bush London Trip Sparks Clashes
  
  BBC | Jun 16, 08 3:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators clashed with London police as they protested President Bush's visit yesterday, reports the BBC. Protesters chanted "George Bush, terrorist!" but were kept out of the president's earshot as he arrived at 10 Downing Street. More »
- Iraq Could Win the Election —for McCain
  
  Washington Post | Jun 13, 08 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that supporting the Iraq war is a major weakness for John McCain, but conventional wisdom is wrong, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. In his victory speech, Barack Obama said it was “time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future,” but as the Basra and Mosul offenses proved, that’s already happening, he writes, spelling out a list of recent successes. More »
- Security Talks Hit 'Dead End,' Iraqi PM Says
  
  Associated Press | Jun 13, 08 9:14 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Talks with the US on a longterm security deal have hit an impasse over fears the US will infringe on Iraqi sovereignty, the nation's prime minister said. "The first drafts presented left us at a dead end," said Nouri al-Maliki. "So, we left these first drafts, and the negotiations will continue with new ideas until the sides reach a formula that preserves Iraq's sovereignty." More »
- McCain: Bringing Troops Home 'Not Too Important'
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jun 11, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain said this morning on the "Today" show not only that can’t he provide an estimated date for US troops’ homecoming from Iraq, but that it’s “not too important. What’s important is the casualties.” The statement provoked an instantaneous response from Harry Reid, who called the comment “a crystal clear indicator that he just doesn’t get the grave national-security consequences of staying the course”—citing Afghanistan and the search for bin Laden. More »
- Long Journey Home From Iraq
  
  Esquire | Jun 8, 08 5:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One soldier's death reveals more of America's pain more starkly than Iraqi war statistics ever could. So one reporter discovered as he followed the remains of Indiana native son Sgt. Robert Joe Montgomery from a pass near the Tigris to a funeral in Scottsburg, meeting all who suffered along the way. At the riveting center of Chris Jones' haunting journey in Esquire is "Joey" himself. More »
- May Iraq Death Toll Lowest in 4 Years
  
  Associated Press | Jun 1, 08 8:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The death toll in Iraq plunged in May, with 21 US military dead the lowest monthly figure in more than 4 years. Iraqi civilians and troopers also saw a decline, with 532 deaths in May, compared with 1,080 the month before. But in the absence of lasting political agreements, many fear this signals a breathing spell in violence rather than the start of a longer trend. More »
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 »
- Rumsfeld Dodged Early Iraq Failures: Sanchez
  
  Time | May 4, 08 11:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Early mistakes in Iraq—and the extent of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's involvement in them—are the subject of a Time excerpt from a book by the former commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Sanchez details an effort by Rumsfeld to get him to agree, on paper, that Rumsfeld had been out of the loop on the premature drawdown of strategic command forces that led to disarray—a claim Sanchez vehemently denies. More »
April 2008
- Saddam Aide Begins Trial in Baghdad
  
  New York Times | Apr 29, 08 4:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The trial of Saddam Hussein’s former deputy prime minister began today in Baghdad, the New York Times r eports. Tariq Aziz could get the death penalty for ordering the 1992 execution of more than 40 Iraqi merchants accused of price-gouging. The judge, however, has adjourned until May 20 because of the absence, for health reasons, of fellow defendant Ali Hassan al-Majid, aka “Chemical Ali." More »
- Dems Assail McCain on War
  
  Fox News | Apr 27, 08 4:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over Iraq today, as the DNC readies an ad campaign criticizing McCain's now-infamous remark about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. In a Fox News interview, Obama pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq even if Gen. David Petraeus advised against it. But the McCain camp says Obama's leadership "can't deliver." More »
- Dead Soldiers Beef Up Iraqis' Troop Count
  
  Military Times | Apr 25, 08 2:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The number of men in Iraq's security forces is estimated to be a healthy 530,000. Trouble is, a "substantial number" of them are injured, dead, or AWOL, a new government audit says. The review casts doubt on Pentagon reports about Iraqi capabilities and questions Baghdad's ability to train its own forces, the Military Times reports. More »
- Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause
  
  CNN | Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect of success” in a war he characterized as “difficult, not endless.” More »
- Bush to Shorten Iraq Tours, Halt Drawdowns
  
  Washington Post | Apr 10, 08 4:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush is expected to announce today that the drawdown of US troops in Iraq will be suspended—once forces reach their presurge level in July—because of a resurgence of fighting, reports the Washington Post . The decision, urged by Gen. David Petraeus, means the number of troops in Iraq could remain at their presurge levels until the end of the Bush presidency. More »
- Petraeus Sees No New Troop Buildup in Iraq
  
  Washington Post | Apr 9, 08 8:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with American and Iraqi troops already there, the Washington Post reports. His testimony comes a day before President Bush will lay out his troop strategy. More »
- Petraeus Grilling Moves to House
  
  New York Times | Apr 9, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus' visit to Capitol Hill continues today, with House members getting their chance to grill the top US commander in Iraq and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Democrats on the Armed Service Committee were vocal in their frustration about the war’s progress, even as Petraeus and Crocker were unyielding about a potential withdrawal timetable, the New York Times reports. More »
- Petraeus Foils Senators Seeking Exit
  
  Washington Post | Apr 9, 08 7:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker head back to Capitol Hill this morning after a grueling day of testimony that was short on substance and clear goals, writes the Washington Post . Pressed repeatedly yesterday to describe what "conditions" they would like to see before recommending a troop withdrawal, the general and ambassador parried for 8 straight hours, offering bromides like "battlefield geometry" and "political-military calculus." More »
- Candidates Seize Petraeus Moment
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 8, 08 4:48 PM CDT