Source: Reuters
he United States and Iraq have agreed to start formal negotiations next year about the future relationship of the two countries, including the size and role of American forces to remain there, the White House said on Monday.
Source: The Globe and Mail
There are early signs of something approaching quality of life.
Source: Think Progress
With American military successes outpacing political gains in Iraq, the Bush administration has lowered its expectation of quickly achieving major steps toward unifying the country
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Now that violence in Iraq is abating and other issues are consuming more of the presidential debates, political activists are wondering if the war will prove to be the defining issue that Democrats have long assumed.
Source: madison.com
Ron Paul, Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich are principled opponents of wars of aggression, which is to say the Iraq war and the one against Iran that so many of the debaters say is "not off the table." Mike Gravel is in exile on the trumped-up charge of impecuniousness.
Source: Google
The Democrats' flagship proposal on Iraq is aimed at bringing most troops home. Yet if enacted, the law would still allow for tens of thousands of U.S.
Source: AntiWar.com
The New Media has triumphed over the Old. Some in the "mainstream" media are beginning to wake up – or, at least, they're beginning to realize they'll lose their shirts if they keep shilling for the War Party.
Source: Yahoo! News
The new plan put forth by the Democratic Congress would take some troops out of Iraq but it would also leave some troops in, falling short of the DNC's election pledge to bring all the troops home from Iraq.
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President Bush is pressing Congress to approve his latest budget request for the war in Iraq, where he says leaders are beginning to make progress toward political reconciliation. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
Source: atimes.com
From al-Qaeda's perspective, the war is over and Islam has won; Washington's announcement last week that it intends to begin the withdrawal of 3,000 troops, as well as the US Congress' recess without renewing war funding, will bolster this perception.
Source: The New York Times
Security improvements in most neighborhoods are real. Days now pass without a car bomb, after a high of 44 in the city in February.
Source: The New York Times
— Democrats in Congress failed once again Friday to shift President Bush's war strategy in Iraq, but insisted that they would not let up. Their explanation for their latest foiled effort seemed to boil down to a simple question: "What else are we supposed to do?"
Source: Yahoo! News
Nearly a year after anti-war voters put them in power, congressional Democrats remain unable to pass legislation ordering troops home from Iraq.
Source: Reuters
Democrats who lead Congress likened President George W. Bush on Thursday to a bully on Iraq war policy and vowed to spend no more on combat without a deadline for bringing U.S. troops home.
Source: Sky.com
A £24bn fund has been approved for the American military operation in Iraq - on condition a firm timetable for withdrawal is in place.
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The bill requires that President Bush initiate troop withdrawals within 30 days of its passage with the goal of bringing home most soldiers and Marines by Dec. 15, 2008.
Source: Yahoo! News
The first big test of security gains linked to the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is at hand. The military has started to reverse the 30,000-strong troop increase
talk about head-in-the-sand...!
Source: Politico
Politics and grandstanding; Pelosi knows this will be vetoed and can't be over ridden so after a year in power she is more interested in posturing than in solving problems.
Source: The Washington Times
House Democratic leaders yesterday revived legislation that sets a goal for a U.S. pullout from Iraq as soon as December 2008, saying they will add the measure to an upcoming emergency war-spending bill.
Source: Flopping Aces
Several months ago, General Petraeus came half way across the globe, straight from combat, and addressed Congress and the nation on the progress of the war in Iraq. Sen Reid (D), dozens of other Democratic Party leaders dismissed his report as lies, spin, distortions, etc.
Source: The Hill
Do Congressional Democrats REALLY think that they can do this without anyone noticing? Sen Levin and others are planning on cutting the funding for the war in half next summer.
Source: Rasmussen Reports
For the second straight week, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.
The Democrats have the numbers to end the war but refuse to do so; Why? Because they are political cowards, afraid of loosing the 2008 elections. This article is short and to the point.
"America has no choice but to continue our efforts in Iraq; A precipitous withdrawal will unquestionably lead to chaos that would endanger the stability of the greater Middle East.