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Disagree About Iraq? You're Not Just Wrong -- You're Evil. 
Washington Post - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
The conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby last week gave Americans a chance to pick at the scab of what has become a favored obsession -- the debate over the motives of the Bush administration in the run-up to the war in Iraq.Brian Williams, Anchoring and Hunkering in Iraq Washington Post - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Soon after arriving in Iraq, Brian Williams was listening to an Army colonel describe how much safer Ramadi had gotten when another soldier shouted that it was too dangerous to stand there and hustled them inside the military outpost.Bush Seeks Iraq War Funds ?With No Strings? New York Times - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
President Bush also defended his decision to send more than 8,000 more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, saying they would be dedicated to training and support missions.Bush presses Iran, Syria on Iraq weapons AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 6:38 PM
President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but left the door open to additional contacts between Washington and its chief Mideast foes.In New Tactic, Militants Burn Houses in Iraq New York Times - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Sunni militants destroyed homes in the mixed city of Muqdadiya, raising the specter of a new intimidation tactic in Iraq?s evolving civil war.Bush: New Iraq troops for support roles AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 3:02 PM
President Bush said Sunday that 4,700 additional troops he is sending to Iraq above an increase announced in January are slated for support roles only, and urged Congress to approve funding for the war "without any strings attached."Bush urges Iran, Syria to back up words with action on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 3:17 PM
US President George W. Bush called on Iran and Syria Sunday to follow up positive statements with concrete action after an international conference on Iraq, urging the two governments to stop the flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,193 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 3:55 PM
As of Sunday, March 11, 2007, at least 3,193 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 2,572 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.U.S. and Iran See Iraq Talks as Good ?First Step? New York Times - Mar 11 1:05 PM
WASHINGTON, March 11 Both American and Iranian diplomats today cautiously welcomed as an important ?first step? the outcome of a regional meeting on the violence in Iraq, which brought a rare face-to-face encounter between the two sides.Political wrangling hurts Iraq progress AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 11:10 AM
Iraq's fragmented leadership is struggling to meet the major benchmarks that it has pledged to the United States to achieve soon, with political wrangling and a chaotic legislature standing in the way.Iraq carnage kills 46 after peace talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 5:19 AM
Deadly bomb attacks erupted around Iraq on Sunday, killing 46 people, a day after a security conference which saw the United States and Iran spar in a rare encounter between the arch-foes.Iraq attacks kill 58 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 5:49 AM
At least 58 people were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including 31 Shiite pilgrims who died in a car bombing as they returned from a religious festival, security officials said.Bush Presses Iran, Syria on Iraq Weapons ABC News - Mar 11 4:45 PM
Bush, in Colombia, Urges Iran and Syria to Make Good on Pledges to Ease Violence in IraqIraq attacks kill 46 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 4:29 AM
At least 46 people were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including 19 Shiite pilgrims who died in a car bombing as they returned from a religious festival, security officials said.Bombs kill 29 in Baghdad after Iraq meeting Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 4:14 AM
Bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, one day after Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries had agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.Iraq carnage goes on after peace talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 3:13 AM
Deadly bomb attacks erupted around Iraq on Sunday, killing 15 people, a day after a security conference in Baghdad which saw the United States and Iran spar in a rare encounter between the archfoes.Bush: New Iraq Troops for Support Roles ABC News - Mar 11 2:45 PM
Bush, in Colombia, Says 4,600 Additional Troops Heading to Iraq Are Slated for Support RolesIraq's neighbors take first small steps toward working together The Christian Science Monitor - Mar 11 2:24 PM
The conference promoted the legitimacy of Iraq's government and got Iran and US talking. Iran: U.S. 'intelligence failure' led to botched Iraq mission CNN.com - Mar 11 1:30 AM
U.S. officials have made mistakes in Iraq because they are "suffering from intelligence failure" and are only fanning the violence by keeping troops there, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Saturday.Khalilzad: Iraq talks a good 'first step' UPI - Mar 11 2:25 PM
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad Sunday called the regional meeting on violence in Baghdad, Iraq, a good "first step. As a first step, it was a ...French FM says Iraq's woes internal AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 1:46 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Sunday welcomed the just-ended international security conference in Iraq but stressed that the country's current woes had internal causes.Bush urges Iran, Syria to help Iraq The State - 16 minutes ago
BOGOTA, Colombia President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but he left the door open to additional contacts between Washington and its chief Mideast foes.The Iraq Economic War by Lawrence Sellin UPI Outside View Commentator Washington (UPI) March 8, 2007 Space War - Mar 11 4:19 PM
Late last month the U.S. Department of Defense sent out an email asking for Army Reserve soldiers and civilian employees to volunteer for service in Iraq with the Department of State's Provincial Reconstruction Teams.Iraq struggling to meet benchmarks Richmond Times-Dispatch - 37 minutes ago
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's fragmented leadership is struggling to meet the major benchmarks that it has pledged to achieve soon, with political wrangling and a chaotic legislature standing in the way.Iraq says Baghdad conference a success Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 10:14 PM
Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.Iraq stories in pictures The State - 28 minutes ago
Sgt. Ron Huff recently returned home from Iraq armed with images that told a story. Through photographs of soldiers, buildings and various locations, Huff takes you through a journey he took more than one time.Bush OKs 4,400 extra troops for Iraq CNN.com - Mar 11 12:05 AM
President Bush has approved a request to deploy 4,400 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, officials said.Bush asks for more Iraq troops Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
Extra 8,000 required for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Iran, U.S. Blame Each Other for Iraq's Conflict (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Mar 11 9:26 AM
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Delegates from Iran and the U.S. blamed each other for the conflict in Iraq at a conference in Baghdad aimed at forging international cooperation on steps to end the killings and attacks in the country.Bush Finds Iraq Conference 'Positive' Voice of America - Mar 11 6:33 PM
President Bush says the Iraq regional conference held Saturday in Baghdad was positive, but he is waiting to see if participants turn their words into action. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the president spoke in Bogota, Colombia at the midway point of his Latin American tour.Bloodshed warning for Iraq neighbors CNN.com - Mar 10 7:59 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Delegates from the U.S., the U.N. Security Council and Iraq's neighbors -- including Iran -- gathered Saturday, with officials searching for common ground on efforts to stabilize Iraq and ease growing rifts in the region.Iraq PM warns on proxy wars Financial Times - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, said his country should not be used for proxy wars between foreign powers, as US and Iranian officials were brought together in a rare meeting at a security conference in Baghdad.Inside Iraq: State Of The Nation FOX 35 Orlando - 2 minutes ago
Today Sky News launches Inside Iraq, an in-depth look at the state of the country. Four years on from the invasion that was to set the country free and spread democracy through the Middle East, violence is still rife.Bombs kill dozens in Iraq UPI - Mar 11 9:10 AM
Bombs in Iraq killed dozens of people Sunday, including Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad returning from a pilgrimage. Death tolls being reported ranged from 29 ...Iraq: Seven people killed in bombings, shootings Fox21 - 24 minutes ago
BAGHDAD At least seven people have been killed in Iraq today, one day after an international conference aimed at stabilizing the country. At least three people died in Mosul (MOH'-sul) when a suicide bomber attacked a reception at an office of Iraq's largest Sunni political party.NH judge headed back to Iraq New Hampshire Union Leader - 29 minutes ago
New Hampshire Superior Court Judge Arthur D. Brennan is leaving the bench to take a job with the U.S. State Department in Iraq.Brennan, 60, told the New Hampshire Union Leader he plans to retire in June and accept a one-year assignment as a legislative and judicial advisor in Baghdad.Chirac's Iraq stance stands out in patchy legacy Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 11 4:30 PM
PARIS (Reuters) - For all his failings on the domestic front, Jacques Chirac will be fondly remembered in France as the president who stood up to Washington over Iraq.Agencies Tangle on Efforts to Help Iraq Washington Post - Mar 10 6:34 PM
As violence in Iraq crescendoed last year, President Bush summoned his secretaries of agriculture, commerce and energy to Camp David in June to meet with his national security team. During a two-hour afternoon discussion in the main lodge, the president urged the three secretaries to become more involved in the Iraq reconstruction effort. Governor Napolitano Returns from Iraq FOX 10 Phoenix - 48 minutes ago
Governor Napolitano returned Sunday after a 2 week trip to Iraq. 1600 Arizona National Guard Troops are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Napolitan... Maryland Transportation Authority police say they've charged an Arizona man with assaulting two crew members aboard a flight from Phoeni...Khalilzad: Iraq talks a good 'first step' The Washington Times - Mar 11 3:46 PM
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad Sunday called the regional meeting on violence in Baghdad, Iraq, a good "first step." "As a first step, it was a good meeting," Khalilzad told host Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet The Press."58 killed in Iraq violence Deutsche Welle - 8 minutes ago
Almost 60 people have been killed in violence across Iraq. Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad alone claimed about 30 lives. Police said a car bomber attacked a truck carrying Shiite pilgrims, killing 20 people and wounding over 20 others.Iran calls Baghdad conference a constructive first step toward security in Iraq Fox21 - 22 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran Iran is calling yesterday's international conference in Baghdad a constructive "first step" toward restoring stability in Iraq. A foreign ministry spokesman (Mohammad Ali Hosseini) says it could pave the way for a successful follow-up meeting "at the foreign minister level."Securing Iraq Votes, One at a Time Washington Post - Mar 10 6:43 PM
Rep. Jerry Nadler was the only lawmaker at a meeting of all House Democrats on Thursday to stand up and declare that he could not support a compromise plan to fund the Iraq war with a timeline to end the conflict. So some party leaders had written him off even as he joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... Bush asks Congress for even more Iraq troops Guardian Unlimited - Mar 11 5:23 PM
President George Bush has asked Congress for an extra 8,000 troops for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, on top of the 21,500 reinforcements announced two months ago.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,193 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 11 3:55 PM
As of Sunday, March 11, 2007, at least 3,193 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Iraq, U.S. disagree over talks UPI - Mar 11 5:25 AM
U.S. and Iranian delegates at a summit in Iraq disagree whether they had any direct talks while meeting in Baghdad.Talks Open New Doors for Iraq and Its Neighbors NPR - Mar 11 10:12 AM
Weekend Edition Sunday , March 11, 2007 · The Bush administration dismissed most recommendations of the Iraq Study Group report, but did move toward talks with Iran and Syria.Troops capture insurgents in Iraq UPI - Mar 11 5:40 AM
Coalition troops in Iraq said they arrested 15 suspected foreign insurgents and al-Qaida members Sunday. A statement from the multi-national forces said ...Pelosi Cautions Bush Not to Veto an Iraq Bill New York Times - Mar 10 4:37 PM
The House speaker challenged President Bush over his threat to reject an Iraq spending bill if it calls for a troop withdrawal.Iraq Debate Heats Up In US Congress Voice of America - Mar 11 12:48 PM
American lawmakers continue debating Democratic opposition to President Bush over new U.S. troop deployments to Iraq. Democrats in the House of Representatives have proposed legislation calling for U.S. troops to begin withdrawing from Iraq by 2008, at the latest.Columnist Hails 'Surge' In Iraq -- Paper Does Not Disclose His Brother Was One of its Architects Editor & Publisher - Mar 11 6:06 PM
NEW YORK The Washington Post published an opinion piece on Sunday hailing the success of the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and harshly criticizing reporters for not doing the same, or at least covering alleged major advances in that country.Iran says backs any efforts to stabilise Iraq Stuff - Mar 11 1:19 PM
TEHRAN: Iran declared on Sunday that it backed efforts to quell violence in Iraq and hailed a regional meeting in Baghdad where its officials sat down with adversaries from the United States as a "good step".Blair criticised over treatment of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Mar 11 4:20 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been criticised over claims British troops who have been wounded or suffered mental trauma in Iraq and Afghanistan have received poor medical care.Bush seeks $3.2B for extra Iraq forces AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 4:38 PM
President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.Iraq calls on neighbors to help end violence Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:33 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.Democrats Shift Debate to Iraq Endgame Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 6:21 PM
Find this interesting? If so then Plamegate: Finally Fitzmas Is Here!: - Dick Cheney's Chief Of Staff Convicted Of Lying About Revenge Attack On CIA Agent Valerie Plame (For Her Husband's Exposure Of Iraq War Lies) - Washington - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the leak of CIA operative ...31 DIE IN IRAQ Daily Record - 28 minutes ago
AT LEAST 31 Shia pilgrims died as a suicide bomber blasted a truck returning from a religious service in Iraq yesterday. The attack came just a day after Iraqi leaders warned that sectarian violence could spread throughout the region.Iraq begs neighbours to help halt fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 2:38 PM
Iraq begged its neighbours Saturday to cut off cross-border shipments of cash and weapons to extremist groups, at a Baghdad conference where the United States and Iran held rare direct talks.Obama: U.S. must leave Iraq if no reform AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:22 PM
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday said the U.S. will have to abandon it's efforts in Iraq, regardless of the costs, if serious reforms are not made by the Iraqi government.Local soldier injured in Iraq The Sentinel - Mar 11 4:44 PM
Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Columbus, a 2005 graduate of West Perry High School, was injured Feb. 28 in Iraq when his light armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,190 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:58 PM
As of Saturday, March 10, 2007, at least 3,190 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 2,572 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bush asks 3.1 bln dlr domestic cut for more US military cops in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 3:45 PM
US President George W. Bush has asked Congress to cut 3.1 billion dollars from federal programs to finance 2,200 more military police for Iraq, a White House spokesman said Saturday.Syria supports deal on Iraq Perth Now - Mar 11 11:46 AM
SYRIA backs a negotiated solution to violence in Iraq that includes US troop withdrawal and urges convening a conciliation conference to stop the civil strife, government newspapers said overnight.Iran 'backs efforts to stabilise Iraq' Adelaide Now - Mar 11 10:53 AM
IRAN said overnight it backs efforts to quell violence in Iraq, and hailed a regional meeting in Baghdad where its officials sat down with adversaries from the United States as a "good step".Khalilzad: Iraq talks a good 'first step' New Kerala - 16 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, March 11: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad Sunday called the regional meeting on violence in Baghdad, Iraq, a good 'first step.' "As a first step, it was a good meeting," Khalilzad told host Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet The Press."National's Statements On Iraq 2003 and 2007 Scoop.co.nz - Mar 11 3:05 PM
"...we made it quite clear that National wouldn t have sent troops to Iraq, we did support the coalition of the willing and the United States ability to send troops to Iraq because we believed as I think the world believed at that time that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction."Iraq appeals to neighbors to join terrorism fight / U.S. doesn't hold talks with Iran, Syria at conference San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 11 4:53 AM
At a conference here that brought together Middle Eastern neighbors and Western delegates to talk about Iraq's security, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged regional and world powers to support his government's struggle to halt the wave of terrorism that has... Protesters, Families Expected At Iraq Hearing CBS4 Denver - Mar 11 4:01 PM
Colorado lawmakers are set join the national debate on Iraq this week, with everyone from war protesters to military families expected to be heard.Iraq calls for crackdown on extremists' support system USA Today - Mar 10 12:26 PM
Iraq's prime minister warned that terrorism in his country could spread across the globe and urged the international community to break up networks fueling the violence.Bush approves 4,400 more troops for Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 1:25 PM
President George W. Bush has approved adding 4,400 more U.S. troops to a force buildup already ordered to try to bring security to Iraq, the White House said on Saturday.More US troops for Iraq, Afghanistan Dawn - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, March 11: US President George W. Bush is sending 8,200 more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan on top of reinforcements announced earlier, the White House said.Iraq Conference is Constructive R News - Mar 11 2:25 PM
Iranian leaders are describing this weekend's international conference on restoring stability in Iraq as constructive. The meeting provided a rare opportunity for the United States, Iran, and Syria to sit at the same table. Iraq hosted the conference hoping to bring an end to sectarian violence.Gen. Petraeus discusses Iraq security, Spain remembers bombing victims CNN.com - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
March 12, 2007Iran Hails Baghdad Conference As First Step To Iraq's Stability Nasdaq - Mar 11 10:06 AM
(RTTNews) - Iran on Sunday praised the Baghdad conference as a first constructive step in bringing stability and peace to its war-torn neighbor, Iraq. The conference, attended by all of Iraq's neighbors and the five permanent members of the UN security council was held in Baghdad on Saturday and was aimed to find ways to end the escalating violence in Iraq.Lopsided provincial councils keep Iraq off balance Los Angeles Times - Mar 11 12:28 AM
Sunnis boycotted elections and now feel shut out. Shiites aren't moving fast to change that. BAGHDAD The long delay in holding provincial elections in Iraq has shut out Sunni Arab majorities and exacerbated sectarian tensions in provincial capitals such as Kirkuk and Baqubah and in mixed neighborhoods of Baghdad. Bush sends new Iraq budget request to US Congress Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:33 PM
It will cost about $3 billion to send extra U.S. troops to Iraq in support of the 21,500 already being deployed under President George W. Bush's reworked war strategy, the White House said on Saturday.Dozens killed in bombings across Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Mar 11 2:56 PM
At least 58 people were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including 31 Shiite pilgrims who died in a car bombing as they returned from a religious festival, security officials say.CHIRAC OPPOSED IRAQ WAR, LOST FIGHT FOR NEW EUROPE The Tocqueville Connection - Mar 11 1:27 PM
PARIS, March 11, 2007 (AFP) - President Jacques Chirac led opposition to the US-led invasion of Iraq sparking a bitter diplomatic quarrel with Washington.Turkish army could hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq: general AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 12:18 PM
Turkish armed forces could strike at any moment against Kurdish rebels Ankara says are sheltering over the border in Iraq, the country's army commander said Saturday.Youngest Son of Franklin Graham Injured in Iraq WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Mar 11 2:51 PM
The Reverend Franklin Graham's youngest son, an Army Ranger, has been injured in Iraq.Treatment of British soldiers injured in Afghanistan and Iraq draws criticism CNews - Mar 11 2:30 PM
LONDON (AP) - Wounded British troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving inadequate medical treatment similar to that reported by American veterans, relatives and British media reported Sunday.Anti-War Activists Gather To Read Names Of Iraq War Dead NY1 News - Mar 11 2:08 PM
Anti-war activists began a six day reading of the names of those who have died in the war in Iraq Sunday. The Granny Peace Brigade and other groups have pledged to be outside the Army recruiting center in Times Square from dawn until dusk every day through March 16th.Biden says political solution needed in Iraq WQAD Moline - Mar 11 6:15 PM
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Delaware Senator Joe Biden says a political solution -- not a military one -- is needed in Iraq.U.S. Strategy Undermined Iraq's Women: Report OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 10:51 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 10 (OneWorld) - The United States' four-year-old occupation of Iraq has considerably worsened the lives of the country's women, charges a new report from an international human rights group.50 killed in Iraq violence Deutsche Welle - Mar 11 2:36 PM
At least 50 people have been killed in various incidents of violence across Iraq. Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad alone claimed about 30 lives. Police said a car bomber attacked a truck carrying Shiite pilgrims, killing 20 people and wounding over 20 others.Bombs kill 29 in Baghdad after Iraq meeting The Star Online - Mar 11 11:12 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, one day after Iraq signalled that world powers and neighbouring countries had agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.Iraq summit brings U.S., Iran to the table Los Angeles Times - Mar 10 8:57 PM
The conference yields little as officials criticize one another. No date is set for next meeting. BAGHDAD The first crashing sound came just after lunch Saturday, when mortar rounds slammed into the street outside the building where U.S., Iranian and other officials were meeting here to discuss ways to end the violence in Iraq. Billy Graham's grandson injured in Iraq Bristol Herald Courier - Mar 11 1:50 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Reverend Franklin Graham's youngest son, an Army Ranger, has been injured in Iraq. That comes from Franklin Graham, who recently told an audience in Toronto about Captain Edward Graham's injuries.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 11 4:53 AM
As of Saturday, at least 3,190 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identification reported by the military: Marine Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Veater,... Obama: No good options for Iraq WOI-TV Des Moines - Mar 11 1:15 PM
DUBUQUE, Iowa Illinois Senator Barack Obama says the U-S will have to pull its troops from Iraq if the Iraqi government does not make serious reforms.In Shift, U.S., Iran Meet On Iraq Washington Post - Mar 10 10:17 AM
BAGHDAD, March 10 -- After months of trading accusations, U.S. and Iranian officials sat in the same room Saturday at a much-anticipated regional conference on finding ways to end Iraq's sectarian violence and prevent a wider conflict.Iraq Says Neighbors Can Play Positive Role in Country's Security Payvand Iran News - Mar 11 10:31 AM
At a regional security conference in Baghdad, Iraqi leaders focused on the positive role Iraq's neighbors can play in improving security, but they also warned the country must not be used as a battleground for international conflicts. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from the Iraqi capital, representatives from the United States and Iran talked with each other during the meeting about security in ...US to send more troops to Iraq, Afghanistan Financial Times - Mar 11 10:29 AM
President George W. Bush is to send 8,200 more US troops to Iraq and Afghanistan a move that will cost $3.2bn. The Pentagon will send a brigade of 3,500 troops to Afghanistan to focus on training Afghan security forces.U.S., Iran hold direct talks on Iraq MSNBC - Mar 10 8:49 PM
In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country s crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze. WP: U.S. agencies tangle on Iraq policy MSNBC - Mar 10 8:49 PM
A gulf has emerged between idealistic U.S. officials, some of whom have never visited Iraq, and embassy staffers who see the problems there every day.Everyone onside in peace bid, says Iraq Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 11 7:00 AM
IRAQ has signalled that world powers and neighbouring states - including the US and its adversaries Iran and Syria - have agreed that it was in everyone's interest to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.Beyond Iraq, '08 issues starting to form AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 6:23 PM
Positions on the country's direction at home and abroad are starting to take shape in the blur of motion, money and ambition of the 2008 presidential contest.Maliki urges others to stay out of Iraq conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 9:08 AM
Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop using Iraq as a battlefield to fight out their proxy wars, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.Obama ties US stay to Iraq reforms Boston Globe - Mar 11 1:26 AM
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois yesterday said the United States will have to abandon its efforts in Iraq, regardless of the costs, if serious reforms are not made by the Iraqi government.Accusations fly at Iraq conference Seattle Times - Mar 11 12:27 AM
The United States and Iran traded blame for the violence engulfing Iraq at a conference of Iraq's neighbors Saturday that was hailed as...