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Iraq: The Risks - The New Yorker Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:21:48 GMT

The New Yorker

Iraq: The Risks The New Yorker In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell commissioned two of the State Department's most respected diplomats to write a candid assessment of the risks if the United States invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The six-page memo, entitled “The Perfect Storm ... Iraq's Shi'ite militia, Kurds use US air strikes to further own agendasReuters Kurdish Oil And US Leverage In IraqForbes Guest Post: Tiptoeing Around Iran in IraqCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) Voice of America -Press TV -Sky News all 325 news articles »

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Obama: Defeating ISIS will be "different" from Iraq, Afghanistan wars - CBS News Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:37:53 GMT

New York Times

Obama: Defeating ISIS will be "different" from Iraq, Afghanistan wars CBS News President Obama will announce that the U.S. will lead a coalition to destroy Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, according to advance speech excerpts released by the White House. "With a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with ... Sunnis in Iraq Often See Their Government as the Bigger ThreatNew York Times Obama to Send 475 Additional Troops to IraqABC News Kerry says world won't let Islamic State win in IraqUSA TODAY Town Hall -The Atlantic -KTLA all 5,730 news articles »

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US plan to fight Islamic State depends on new Iraq leadership, Kerry says ... - Washington Post Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:45:01 GMT

Reuters UK

US plan to fight Islamic State depends on new Iraq leadership, Kerry says ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq's new broad-based government will be the “engine” of the Obama administration's plan to turn back the rapid advances of Islamic State militants, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Wednesday. But lined with familiar faces, the ... Kerry in Iraq backs government, says Baghdad a partner against Islamic StateReuters UK Secretary of State John Kerry Arrives in Baghdad to Meet Iraq's New LeaderNBCNews.com Saudis to Provide Bases for Moderate Rebels in SyriaNew York Times TIME -FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV -CBS News all 1,977 news articles »

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France Says It's Ready to Participate in Iraq Airstrikes - ABC News Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:30:35 GMT

ABC News

France Says It's Ready to Participate in Iraq Airstrikes ABC News France offered Wednesday to take part in airstrikes against extremist fighters in Iraq if needed, but insisted on a more careful tack for Syria. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for international mobilization against militants from the ... France Ready to Participate in Iraq AirstrikesTIME all 253 news articles »

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Obama pitch to include training for Syrian rebels - USA TODAY Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:33:56 GMT

USA TODAY

Obama pitch to include training for Syrian rebels USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Obama will ask for Congress to approve money to pay for training Syrian rebels as part of a prime-time speech Wednesday outlining expanded plans to battle the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The speech may also ...

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Christians Flee ISIS Rule in Northern Iraq Amid Persecution - NBCNews.com Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:03:25 GMT

NBCNews.com

Christians Flee ISIS Rule in Northern Iraq Amid Persecution NBCNews.com ERBIL, Iraq — Sunni militants in northern Iraq gave Christians a zero-sum ultimatum: Convert to Islam or die. For at least one family in Qaraqosh, a city once considered the "Christian capital of Iraq," escape came before it had to choose. "Thank God ... and more »

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Dick Cheney Tells GOP It's Time To Restart The Iraq War Machine - Huffington Post Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:43:05 GMT

Daily Mail

Dick Cheney Tells GOP It's Time To Restart The Iraq War Machine Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The United States needs to rev up the war in Iraq, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Republicans Tuesday on Capitol Hill -- and most lawmakers seemed to agree with the man perhaps best known as a lead architect of America's ... Former VP Cheney meeting with House GOP as Iraq strategy debatedWashington Post (blog) Gibbs: Americans are past Bush vs. Obama on IraqThe Hill (blog) Cheney: To Prevent Afghanistan Ending Up Like Iraq, Stop The Troop WithdrawalWashington Free Beacon all 151 news articles »

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Obama administration denies 'mission creep' in Iraq, as US force size grows - Fox News Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:25:49 GMT

Fox News

Obama administration denies 'mission creep' in Iraq, as US force size grows Fox News As the unnamed U.S. air campaign over Iraq turned one month old on Monday, the Pentagon and White House continued to deny the fight against the Islamic State has grown into something larger than originally intended. The U.S. military is not, they say, ... Revealed: US has already hit 'well over 500' ISIS targets in Iraq -- four ...Daily Mail David Frum Makes Several Good Points While Arguing Against War in Iraq. I ...Reason (blog) all 31 news articles »

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In Iraq, the US Fight Against ISIS Is Already Under Way - NBCNews.com Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:23:48 GMT

Washington Times

In Iraq, the US Fight Against ISIS Is Already Under Way NBCNews.com American airstrikes have helped the Kurds fight ISIS in Iraq, but on the broader war against the Islamic State militants, the U.S. has few allies on the ground. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT. BARBARIC AND RESILIENT ENEMY. CHRIS JANSING, NBC NEWS, THE ... HAYDEN: Obama will need to put boots on the ground in IraqWashington Times all 4 news articles »

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Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his ... - Washington Post Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:24:38 GMT

Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his ... Washington Post Americans overwhelmingly view Islamic State terrorists as a serious threat to vital U.S. interests and, in a significant shift, widely support airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The nation's increasingly ...