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Pelosi: U.S. not obligated to stay in Iraq 'in perpetuity' 
USA Today - 45 minutes ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi contended Friday that President Bush is rushing new troops to Iraq and betting that Congress won't cut off funds once they're in battle. The White House called her assertion "poisonous."Senators to Offer Centrist Proposal on Iraq New York Times - Jan 19 6:43 PM
The proposal on Iraq policy is an effort to provide an outlet for lawmakers uneasy with a increase in troops but unwilling to back a toughly worded resolution opposing the new strategy.U.S. general: Iraq progress may be clear by late summer CNN.com - Jan 19 5:56 PM
The top-ranking U.S. military official in Iraq said Friday that military planners may be able to tell by late summer whether the latest strategy to secure Baghdad is working and residents "feel safe in their neighborhoods."Iraq security contractor countersues AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 6:42 PM
Private security contractor Blackwater USA is seeking $10 million from the attorney representing the estates of four employees killed and mutilated in Iraq, arguing their families breached the security guards' contracts by suing the company for wrongful death.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,030 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:47 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, at least 3,030 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,434 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Gates Meets With U.S. Commanders in Iraq Washington Post - Jan 19 3:35 PM
Gen. George Casey, top commander in Iraq, tells visiting defense secretary that a late summer drawdown is possible if conditions allow.War of words continues over Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 3:45 PM
Intensifying a war of words over a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President George W. Bush on Friday of playing politics with soldiers' lives, a charge the White House called "poisonous."Vilsack argues for Iraq troop withdrawl AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 3:14 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Vilsack on Friday dismissed his rivals' call for a cap on U.S. forces in Iraq, arguing instead for withdrawing American troops.Australia joins U.S. call for bigger U.N. role in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 2:24 PM
Australia asked the United Nations on Friday to take a bigger role in Iraq, particularly in helping to quell sectarian violence.Gates Visits Coalition Commanders in Iraq Washington Post - Jan 19 12:33 PM
BASRA, Iraq (AP) -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, on his second trip to Iraq in less than a month, arrived unannounced Friday in this southern city to consult with British and other allied commanders. Two US grandmothers voice protest against Iraq war AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 12:19 PM
Grandmothers Molly Klopot and Betty Brassell came from New York to protest against the Iraq war before the US Congress.Boston Soldier Killed In Iraq WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 12:06 PM
Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright, 28, died on Saturday in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations, according to the Department of Defense.Bosnia is no model for Iraq International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 11:49 AM
Of all the ironies of the American adventure in Iraq, perhaps none is larger than using the "success" of Bosnia as a model to solve the sectarian violence now raging in Baghdad.Defense Secretary Robert Gates goes to Iraq to meet with coalition commanders USA Today - Jan 19 10:46 AM
Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said Friday it's possible some of 21,500 additional troops that President Bush ordered to Baghdad won't be needed there more than just a few months.Pelosi: U.S. not obliged to stay in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 10:56 AM
In a critique the White House labeled as "poisonous," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged Friday that President Bush is wading too deeply into Iraq and said it should not be "an obligation of the American people in perpetuity."Iraq Study Group Co-Chair Testifies on Bush's Plan NPR - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
All Things Considered , January 19, 2007 · Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, attends congressional hearings into the war in Iraq, its conduct and its future.General sees new troops exiting Iraq before fall International Herald Tribune - Jan 19 12:47 PM
General George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said that the additional troops being sent to Iraq could begin to be withdrawn by late summer if security conditions improved in Baghdad.Extra US troops to stay in Iraq until at least late summer AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 8:02 AM
US troop reinforcements will stay in Iraq until at least late summer, outgoing coalition commander General George Casey has said, welcoming the early progress of a new US strategy.Extra US troops to stay in Iraq until at least June: general AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 7:32 AM
US troop reinforcements will stay in Iraq until at least June, outgoing coalition commander General George Casey said, welcoming the early progress of a new US strategy.Lieberman Throws Support to Bush's Iraq Plan NPR - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
All Things Considered , January 19, 2007 · Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent Democrat from Connecticut, is breaking with Democrats over President Bush's plan to increase the number of American troops in Iraq. Lieberman supports the plan, saying that withdrawing troops would be a recipe for failure.Gates visits Iraq as US troops seize Sadr aide AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 7:01 AM
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has paid a brief visit to Iraq to discuss the fight against sectarian violence amid efforts to downplay signs of a rift between Baghdad and Washington.Gates in Iraq to meet with commanders AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 5:29 AM
Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said Friday that some of the extra troops that President Bush ordered to Baghdad could begin leaving by late summer if conditions allow.The Brits' Different View of Iraq Time Magazine - Jan 19 6:03 AM
In Basra, a British officer gave a very different perspective on the situation in Iraq and the role of the Iranians than U.S. audiences are hearing Iraq Study Group Co-Chair Testifies on Bush's Plan NPR - Jan 19 4:30 PM
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, attends congressional hearings into the war in Iraq, its conduct and its future. The Senate is expected to adopt a resolution next week opposing President Bush's plan for a troop build-up in Baghdad.Latinos know up close the cost of Iraq war USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 5:23 AM
Latinos know up close the cost of Iraq warFamily mourns Iraq death of Ohio woman AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:23 AM
The family of an Ohio woman killed while helping to promote democracy in Iraq said she embraced challenges and put others around her first.Iran to complain to UN over arrests in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 4:29 AM
Iran said on Friday it would soon lodge a complaint with the U.N. Security Council about the arrest by U.S. troops of five Iranians, who Washington says were backing militants in Iraq but who Tehran says are diplomats.Extra troops out of Iraq by summer? The State - 32 minutes ago
TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said Friday that the additional troops being sent to Iraq could begin to be withdrawn by late summer if security conditions improve in Baghdad.Six British soldiers hurt in Iraq attacks AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 2:19 AM
Six British soldiers have been injured, one seriously, in a string of mortar and rocket attacks on their base in southern Iraq.Iraq aiding U.S. surge, general says The Washington Times - 37 minutes ago
TALIL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Iraq's government has begun to deliver on commitments it made to complement President Bush's plan for a new infusion of U.S. troops, but the results may not be fully felt in Baghdad for more than six months, the top U.S. commander said yesterday.Democrats want accounting on Iraq war spending The Washington Times - 27 minutes ago
Conservative House Democrats yesterday announced a plan to investigate the awarding of contracts in Iraq, as the White House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi sparred over President Bush's new war strategy.Bob Cesca: Iraq Is Not Delightful, Mr. President HuffingtonPost - Jan 19 12:08 PM
After last weekend's 60 Minutes interview with the president, I thought perhaps someone somewhere in Washington would have informed our chief executive that grinning like a mental patient on television might not be the best way to express concern over the violence in Iraq (see my previous post about this topic here ). And if someone did in fact mention it to him, he didn't listen. Or he ...A Two-State Solution for Iraq? (Part II) The Globalist - 38 minutes ago
While controversial, the ethnic partition of Iraq may be the most feasible method of stabilizing the region.South End soldier killed in Iraq Boston Herald - 33 minutes ago
Twice a week, Army Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright would call his little girl from Iraq and whisper these words to her: "Daddy loves you." But 3-year-old Tiaja Wright received her last call from her...Top general: Extra troops may exit Iraq this summer Boston Herald - 42 minutes ago
TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq - The top U.S. commander in Iraq predicted yesterday that some of the extra troops President Bush is sending could make an impact and start returning home by late summer, an optimistic...Hamilton Says Iraq Plan Relies Too Much on Military, Maliki Bloomberg.com - Jan 19 10:27 AM
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Lee Hamilton, the co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, told lawmakers today that President George W. Bush's Iraq security plan focuses too much on military action and depends on an unreliable leadership in the country.Sen. Rockefeller fears Iran is new Iraq The Washington Times - 34 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. John Rockefeller IV, D-W.Va., the head of the Intelligence Committee, says Bush administration rhetoric on Iran reminds him of the Iraq war buildup.Pelosi, White House Clash Over Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 19 3:36 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi contended Friday that President Bush is rushing new troops to Iraq and betting that Congress won't cut off funds once they're in battle. The White House called her assertion "poisonous." In an exchange of harsh rhetoric that... Gates meets commander in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 12:15 AM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Washington's top military commander in Iraq in the southern city of Basra on Friday.House Democrats support Iraq resolution AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 19 12:05 AM
Democratic support is building around a resolution that would rebuff President Bush's plans to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq, and more Republicans are looking for ways to sign on to the measure.Iraq is the lesson of the day for Vilsack in NH Boston Globe - Jan 19 2:31 PM
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack on Friday praised New Hampshire for building new homes for people with disabilities, but said the rebuilding of Iraq will leave little money for such efforts on a national scale.Gates arrives in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 11:44 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Basra on Friday, making an unannounced trip to meet U.S. and British military commanders and other officials in southern Iraq.Minnesota's congressional delegation on Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 19 6:38 PM
As Congress intensifies debate on the war in Iraq, some members of the Minnesota delegation have struggled with the specifics of where they stand. Some have taken firm positions; others have opted for a wait-and-see approach. In times of war, they said, there are no clear-cut answers. The Star Tribune asked members this week to voice whether they support or oppose increasing troops in Iraq, ...Services set for contractor killed in Iraq San Antonio Express News - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Services for Hector C. Patiņo, the San Antonio native killed in Iraq on Jan. 13 while working for a private contractor, will be held this weekend.Pelosi: U.S. Not Obliged to Stay in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 19 2:06 PM
In a critique the White House labeled as "poisonous," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged Friday that President Bush is wading too deeply into Iraq and said it should not be "an obligation of the American people in perpetuity." Pelosi said Bush "has dug... Doctors write to Blair demanding better healthcare in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 10:38 PM
Nearly a hundred doctors have written to Prime Minister Tony Blair, chastising him for failing to provide sufficient quality healthcare for the general population, and particularly the children, of Iraq, The Independent reported.Congress Passes Reform Legislation, While Iraq Debate Deepens The Online NewsHour - Jan 19 5:31 PM
The administration announced key changes in its surveillance policy, the Senate passed a "historic" ethics reform bill, and the House finished its "100-hour agenda" this week. Political analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields discuss these developments and Iraq policy.Deepak Chopra: The Best Thing About Iraq (Part 2) HuffingtonPost - Jan 19 9:08 AM
Although there are no scraps of good news from Iraq, America will emerge from the debacle eventually, and it will do so a changed nation. In many ways, the U.S. could become a better nation. Events are already unfolding that way in several areas: --The Bush White House gave up its program of wiretapping without legal sanction. They offered no reason for putting wiretapping back under the ...Vilsack discusses Iraq, other issues with seventh-graders New Hampshire Union Leader - 31 minutes ago
Presidential candidate and former Iowa governor Thomas Vilsack visited Londonderry Middle School yesterday to talk with seventh-graders about political matters ranging from government budgeting to the situation in Iraq.Iraq Vets Speak Out Against War WCAX 3 - 42 minutes ago
Local peace activists calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq got a boost from an unusual source-- two veterans of the war.Iraq security contractor counter-sues in wrongful-death case KOIN News 6 Portland - 9 minutes ago
RALEIGH, N.C. A private security contractor has filed a countersuit against the attorney representing the estates of four employees killed and mutilated in Iraq.A Massachusetts soldier dies in Iraq Boston Globe - Jan 19 1:09 PM
A Boston soldier was killed by an improvised bomb last week in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday.UK troops in Iraq through 2007-general Reuters.co.uk - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's senior representative in Iraq said British forces will remain in Iraq through 2007 and perhaps into 2008 if the Baghdad government asks for continued help.Dems Promise Support for Measure Defying Bush Iraq Plans Fox News - Jan 19 6:58 AM
Democrats ramp up Iraq war 'surge' opposition as President Bush's State of the Union nears.Community remembers woman killed in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 8:44 PM
When Andrea Parhamovich was a high school freshman, she made it clear she wanted to change the world. Years later, she left to do just that, taking a job with an organization that promotes democracy in Iraq.Iraq signals changes in protocols with Iran International Herald Tribune - Jan 18 7:47 PM
Iraq is carrying out an extensive review of its diplomatic protocols with Iran and may place new restrictions on them.Dragon Brigade leaving Ft. Riley for Iraq soon KSHB-TV Kansas City - 38 minutes ago
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) A year ago the ranks of the Dragon Brigade were only one-sixth full, and it had only 5 percent of its equipment. Now the Fourth Brigade, First Infantry is fully manned and equipped and is leaving Fort Riley for Iraq in a few weeks.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 3,030 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 4:47 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, at least 3,030 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Democrats to support Iraq resolution AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 7:39 PM
Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged the support of House Democrats on Thursday for legislation declaring that President Bush's decision to send additional troops to Iraq is "not in the national interest of the United States."Family Mourns Iraq Death of Ohio Woman ABC News - Jan 19 6:47 AM
Ohio Woman Killed Promoting Democracy in Iraq Wanted to Make a Difference, Her Family SaysTroops In Iraq Will Receive Special Gift From York County WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 7:54 PM
For the second year in a row soldiers serving in Iraq will receive special Valentines Day gifts from Pennsylvania.Bush on Iraq plan: 'I believe it will work' MSNBC - Jan 19 5:54 AM
President Bush insisted Thursday his reworked Iraq strategy could succeed as he worked on a State of the Union speech expected to include a new defense of his much-criticized policy.Auditors Report Billions in Reconstruction Waste and Fraud in Iraq Voice of America - Jan 19 2:18 PM
Government auditors told Congress Thursday that waste and fraud in the reconstruction of Iraq have been rampant. They predict they will uncover losses in the billions of dollars. Key Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee demanded an accounting within two months.U.S., Iran Clash over Five Arrests in Iraq NPR - Jan 19 5:45 AM
Iran says U.S. forces violated Iraq's sovereignty when they captured five Iranians there last week. Iran says the men are diplomats who were attempting to set up a consulate. The U.S. military says they are Iranian intelligence operatives.Surveys Show Continuing Decline in Support for Bush, Iraq Operations New York Times - Jan 18 6:19 PM
When President Bush delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday, he will be speaking for the first time to a Congress wholly controlled by Democrats and to an American public that threw the Republican Party out of congressional power last November in large part because of dissatisfaction with his handling of the Iraq war.Paul Greengrass to Helm Iraq Movie Coming Soon - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
United 93 helmer Paul Greengrass is set to write and direct a movie about the aftermath of the Iraq invasion, based on Rajiv Chandrasekaran's book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone," reports Variety .Republican Senator: Give Bush Iraq Plan a Chance NPR - Jan 19 6:00 AM
President Bush's plan to boost U.S. troop levels in Iraq has run into heavy opposition on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is standing behind the president's revised strategy, saying it must be given a chance.Support Growing For Iraq Resolution CBS News - Jan 19 6:00 AM
Support is building among congressional Democrats for a resolution denouncing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, while more Republicans are looking for ways to sign on to the measure.Pelosi, White House Clash Over Iraq AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 19 2:48 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi contended Friday that President Bush is rushing new troops to Iraq and betting that Congress won't cut off funds once they're in battle.Gates Visits Iraq to Meet With Military Fox News - Jan 19 4:59 AM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates makes stop in southern Iraq on his overseas tour to meet with allies on the new war strategy.Iraq troops 'seize Shia militant' BBC News - Jan 19 3:14 AM
Security forces in Iraq have seized a high-level militia leader in a raid in Baghdad, the US military says.Top Al-Sadr Aide Arrested In Iraq CBS News - Jan 19 5:25 AM
U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested a senior aide to the man who runs Iraq's most feared Shiite militia in a raid in eastern Iraq. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Basra for his second trip to the war-torn country.Democrats, White House spar over Iran and Iraq The Hill - Jan 19 2:02 PM
Democratic leaders and the White House on Friday exchanged verbal jabs over the Bush administration's Iraq and Iran policies.GI to plead guilty in Iraq rape-murder AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 6:34 PM
The second of five 101st Airborne Division soldiers accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl along with executing three of her family members last year in Iraq has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, his attorney said Thursday.Partisan collision nears on Iraq plan Chicago Tribune - Jan 19 4:31 AM
Showdown expected with Senate resolution President Bush's confrontation with the Democratic-controlled Congress over Iraq is likely to worsen in coming months as Democrats pursue caps on troop levels and legislation denying funds for escalating the conflict while demanding that Iraq curb its sectarian violence. Irvine man killed in Iraq had volunteered for war The Fresno Bee - Jan 19 2:16 PM
Mark J. Daily volunteered to go to Iraq. On his Web site, he said people who couldn't understand that should at least wish him luck.Iraq president says Iran ready for talks with Washington on regional security CNews - Jan 19 6:04 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in remarks published Friday that Iran is ready to meet with the United States for talks about security issues - part of an apparent effort by Talabani to encourage a dialogue between two countries that are increasingly at odds and vital to Iraq.U.S. wants Canada to take refugees from Iraq, Cuba CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 2:06 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - The United States is calling on Canada to accept more refugees driven from Iraq in the wake of the turmoil there.U.S. commander says extra troops might start leaving Iraq by late summer IndeOnline.com - 12 minutes ago
TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq President Bush s troop increase in Iraq is not selling well at home, in part because critics worry that it won t work and that even more troops might be on the way. But the top U.S. commander in the country is sounding a more optimistic note.A Massachusetts soldier dies in Iraq Boston Herald - Jan 19 1:41 PM
BOSTON - An improvised explosive device detonated and killed a Massachusetts serviceman in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Army Sgt. Gregory A. Wright of Boston died Jan. 13 of wounds...Iran to complain to UN over arrests in Iraq IranMania.com - 57 minutes ago
LONDON, January 20 (IranMania) - Iran said it would soon lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council about the arrest by US troops of five Iranians, who Washington says were backing militants in Iraq but who Tehran says are diplomats, Reuters reported.Bush grapples with allies' rebellion on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 4:27 PM
Days before his annual State of the Union address, US President George W. Bush faced sharp criticism of his new Iraq strategy from increasingly vocal Republican allies-turned-critics in the US Congress.Fort Carson Soldier Killed In Iraq KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Jan 19 5:10 PM
A soldier from the 2nd Infantry Division has died of combat wounds in Iraq. The Defense Department says 19-year-old specialist Collin R. Schockmel of Richwood, Texas, died Tuesday in Ramadi after his unit was attacked with grenades.Price tag for Iraq war continues to rise: report People's Daily - Jan 19 6:04 PM
The price tag for Iraq war is rising continuously and will reach about 8.4 billion U.S. dollars a month this year, The Los Angeles Times reported Friday.Family speaks after daughter's death in Iraq WKYC Cleveland - Jan 19 5:31 PM
Family speaks after daughter's death in IraqReid, Pelosi: No Blank Check on Iraq Fox 6 News San Diego - Jan 19 4:27 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the violence plaguing Iraq does not have a military solution.Hamilton: U.S. should pressure Iraq govt. The Washington Times - Jan 19 12:38 PM
Iraq Study Group Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton said the Iraqi government will not quell sectarian violence without pressure from the United States.White House, Pelosi Clash Over Iraq NBC 5 Chicago - Jan 19 4:21 PM
The political rhetoric over the war in Iraq takes on a new, harsh tone.Doctors write to Blair demanding better healthcare in Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 12:43 PM
LONDON (AFP) - Nearly a hundred doctors have written to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, chastising him for failing to provide sufficient quality healthcare for the general population, and particularly the children, of Iraq, The Independent reported.White House, Democrats in "sound-bite war" on Iraq AlertNet - Jan 19 2:47 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds Perino and Hagel comments, new resolution planned) By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Intensifying a war of words over a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, House of Representatives ... U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,029 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 4:21 PM
As of Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, at least 3,029 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,434 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.'United 93' director turns to post-Iraq War for his next pix AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 19 12:39 PM
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - After his movie "United 93" about the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, director Paul Greengrass is planning a film on the aftermath of the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, industry press said.Bush s new plan to surge troops in Iraq necessary and is the United States last hope Flyer News - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
President Bush made an announcement Jan. 10 regarding his new strategy for victory in Iraq. As part of his plan for victory, the president has called for an additional 20,000 American troops to be sent to Iraq. Using the political process to help pacify Iraq has clearly failed one need not look any further than the botched execution of Saddam Hussein for proof of the failing Maliki government.Australia joins US call for bigger UN role in Iraq AlertNet - Jan 19 2:32 PM
Source: Reuters By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Australia asked the United Nations on Friday to take a bigger role in Iraq, particularly in helping to quell sectarian violence. Foreign Minister ... Dad flies back from Iraq after son killed icWales - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
A TEENAGE moped rider killed in a crash in Neath was the son of a man serving with the British Armed Forces in Iraq.Snowe, Collins Break Ranks On President's Iraq Plan WLBZ Bangor - Jan 19 3:32 PM
Maine's two republican senators have lined up against President Bush's plan for a troop surge in Iraq. The tough stance taken by Senator Olympia Snowe and Senator Susan Collins is setting the stage for a major clash with the President over his Iraq strategy.Boston Soldier Killed In Iraq The Boston Channel - Jan 19 11:48 AM
A solider from Boston has been killed in Iraq. US defence chief sees Iraq forces BBC News - Jan 19 12:20 AM
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says Iraq is at a "pivotal moment" as he meets US and British commanders in Basra.Pelosi says America not obligated to stay in Iraq 'in perpetuity' Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 19 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a critique the White House labeled as "poisonous,'' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi charged Friday that President Bush is wading too deeply into Iraq and said it should not be "an obligation of the American people in perpetuity.'' Pelosi said Bush "has dug a hole so deep he can't even see the light on this. It's a tragedy. It's a stark blunder.'' White House spokeswoman Dana ...Moran: Rather See More In Iraq WIBW-TV Topeka - Jan 19 4:07 PM
President Bush's troop surge policy is bringing many different opinions to the table, and efforts to sell them from Washington to Baghdad. Kansan Robert Gates made a quick stopover in Iraq to meet with miltary commanders on the ground.