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US Troops to Leave Iraq by Year's End, Obama Says - New York Times Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:47:54 GMT

Los Angeles Times

US Troops to Leave Iraq by Year's End, Obama Says
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Friday that the last American soldier would leave Iraq by the end of this year, drawing to a close a divisive eight-year war that cost the lives of more than 4400 troops, defined the presidency ...
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Panetta: Military's role to be discussed with Iraq - The Associated Press Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:56:00 GMT

Daily Beast

Panetta: Military's role to be discussed with Iraq
The Associated Press
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Once all US troops in Iraq have left by year's end, Washington will negotiate with the Iraqi government on a possible American role in training the country's land and air forces, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said ...
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Will American Troops Leave Iraq Better Off or More Dangerous? - BusinessWeek Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:22:10 GMT

Ha'aretz

Will American Troops Leave Iraq Better Off or More Dangerous?
BusinessWeek
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's decision to pull all US troops out of Iraq by Dec. 31 marks the end of a long American war and the beginning of a test of what that effort has produced. After almost nine years, ...
U.S. pullout in Iraq raises concerns about IranCNN
US departure will leave Iraq on its own in a sea of conflictMiamiHerald.com
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Troop Withdrawal from Iraq May Mean Fewer Contractors - Washington Post Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:30:54 GMT

Troop Withdrawal from Iraq May Mean Fewer Contractors
Washington Post
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The number of US contractors in Iraq may soon be reduced as combat forces leave the country. President Barack Obama announced today US service members will leave Iraq by the end of the year. Bloomberg's Megan Hughes reports since ...

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Iraq pullout comes as most say war going well - CBS News Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:01:16 GMT

Iraq pullout comes as most say war going well
CBS News
The announcement comes amid positive evaluations of the Iraq war among the American public. In a CBS News Poll conducted last month, 57 percent of Americans say the war in Iraq is going at least somewhat well for the US -- in sharp contrast to just 40 ...
Anatomy of the Bogus Wars on TerrorismThe International News Magazine

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What's Left In Iraq - New Yorker (blog) Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:24:07 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

What's Left In Iraq
New Yorker (blog)
So the last American troops are coming home from Iraq. That's something to celebrate, certainly, if you're an American. If you're an Iraqi, perhaps, but perhaps not. We'll see. We'll see. After almost nine years, that's about the best thing you can say ...
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Are Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi's Death a Vindication of Obama's Foreign Policy? - ABC News (blog) Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:24:46 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Are Iraq Withdrawal, Gadhafi's Death a Vindication of Obama's Foreign Policy?
ABC News (blog)
President Obama's announcement today that all US troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by year's end, a day after longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed, is another checkmark in the administration's list of foreign policy achievements. ...
In Libya as in Iraq, a Dictator's Death Can Bring New ProblemsThe Atlantic
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Soldiers React to President's Iraq War News - MyFox Phoenix Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:25:16 GMT

Indiana's NewsCenter

Soldiers React to President's Iraq War News
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX - The president announced Friday that all troops would be home from Iraq by the end of the year. He also said the US will continue to work with Iraq on training and equipping the country's security forces. Operation Iraqi Freedom began on March ...
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US energy firms move into Iraq - MarketWatch Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:00:09 GMT

US energy firms move into Iraq
MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — As the US military moves ahead with plans to leave Iraq, energy companies continue to move in. Schlumberger Ltd. /quotes/zigman/170324/quotes/nls/slb SLB -0.90% , the largest oilfield services firm in the world, ...

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Turkey, Iran vow to collaborate against Kurdish rebels together as Turkish ... - Washington Post Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:56:01 GMT

AFP

Turkey, Iran vow to collaborate against Kurdish rebels together as Turkish ...
Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Iran vowed Friday to collaborate in their fight against Kurdish rebels, as thousands of Turkish troops pressed ahead with an air and ground offensive against the militants in northern Iraq for a third day. ...
Turkey to Work With Iran Amid Attack Against PKK in North IraqBusinessWeek
Turkey 'keeps up bombing' of rebel bases in IraqAFP

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