New York Times | Obama's Tragic Iraq Withdrawal Wall Street Journal Friday afternoon is a traditional time to bury bad news, so at 12:49 pm on Oct. 21 President Obama strode into the White House briefing room to "report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the ... US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq After US Forces Exit Iraq Will My Brothers Be Killed? Challenges ahead for Iraqi forces' counterterror efforts |
Wall Street Journal | Iraq project not worth the millions spent CNN (blog) As the US military heads towards the exits in Iraq, a new report released Sunday on a major reconstruction project there reads like a critique of the war in general - poorly planned, ... Afghanistan, Iraq Crime Increasing, According To New Report Iraq Projects to Need 'Robust' Oversight After Withdrawal Iraq can't defend itself fully before 2020 - general |
Daily Mail | Injured Occupy Oakland protester should make full recovery San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND -- An Iraq War veteran badly injured when police stormed an Occupy Oakland encampment last week is expected to make a full recovery, his roommate said Sunday. Scott Olsen, 24, was badly hurt when he was hit in the head by a ... Occupy Oakland protests: Iraq war hero Scott Olsen badly wounded by police Injured Iraq veteran is face of Occupy movement U.S. Vets, Suffering From Unemployment and Homelessness, Support Occupy Protests |
Los Angeles Times | Iran praises Iraq as US withdrawal nears Los Angeles Times Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the pullout will constitute 'golden pages' in Iraq's history and credits the Iraqi people's 'unified resistance' for leading to the planned US exit. Children gather around a US soldier standing guard outside a public school ... US exit from Iraq “golden” victory: Iran Does Iran influence in Iraq increase after US troops... Iran leader says US troop exit "golden" for Iraq |
IBNLive.com | Cain: "Irresponsible" for Bush to set Iraq date CBS News Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Sunday it was "irresponsible" for former President George W. Bush to set a withdrawal date from Iraq, and that President Obama should have re-evaluated that date upon taking office. ... US Republicans criticize Obama on Iraq, Libya Perry: Obama's decision to pull out of Iraq cost him standing as commander-in ... Perry: Ending The Iraq War Is 'Irresponsible,' 'Putting Our Kids' Lives In ... |
Press TV | All Iraqis said 'no' to US: Leader Tehran Times TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the united resistance put up by the Iraqi nation against US pressure, which compelled the country to withdraw its forces from Iraq, is a golden page in the ... 'Iran wants to see security in Iraq' Iraqi 'resistance' forced US pull-out: Khamenei IRI supports an integrated, stable Iraq |
Fars News Agency | Iraq security sweep nets 615 ex-Baathists San Francisco Chronicle AP Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that 615 people have been detained in a security sweep targeting members of the former ruling Baath Party. Arrests on this scale are likely to alarm Sunni Arabs, who consider use of the term "Baathists" by Iraq's ... Iraq's al-Maliki lashes out at Sunni province seeking autonomy US Starts Withdrawing Forces from Iraq Iraqi PM: 615 detained in anti-Baathist sweep |
Iraq Veteran Killed in Grain Elevator Explosion fox4kc.com The families of three victims of the grain explosion in Atchison received tragic phone calls in the middle of the night. Gary Keil and his family went to the Bartlett Grain Elevator with hope still in tact. His youngest son Travis is a grain inspector ... |
AFP | Preparations for US Iraq withdrawal in full swing AFP COS KALSU, Iraq — At a US base south of Baghdad, trucks plod in either direction amid a hive of activity: with the clock ticking on a year-end withdrawal from Iraq, preparations are in full swing. Located in the centre of Iraq, just 50 kilometres (30 ... Preparations for US's Iraq withdrawal in full swing |
The Nation, Pakistan | Leaving Iraq: What will it all mean once US forces finally come home? Burlington Times News It looks, finally, like US troops will be leaving Iraq. According to President Barack Obama, the withdrawal means US forces will be “home for the holidays,” fulfilling a campaign promise he made in 2008. No doubt the withdrawal will be a major plank in ... Will Obama lose the peace in Iraq? Leaving Iraq: about time BRIAN HOWEY: Thank God for the end of our Iraq lie |