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As the Summit on Iraq Ends, Arabs Wonder, Is That All? 
New York Times - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
As the summit meeting between President Bush and Iraq?s prime minister concluded, the Arab world was left dumbfounded that nothing had come of it.Panel to urge troops pullback in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - 21 minutes ago
A bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq will recommend a gradual reduction of American forces in Iraq and a significant diplomatic shift that enlists U.S. adversaries to stabilize the increasingly chaotic country, officials familiar with the panel's deliberations said Thursday.Iraq Panel to Urge Pullout Of Combat Troops by '08 Washington Post - Nov 30 5:47 PM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, setting the first goal for a major drawdown of U.S. forces, sources familiar with the proposal said yesterday. Iraq spending bill to test Democrats AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 4:21 PM
The Bush administration is working on its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.Democrats like Iraq commission's report AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:01 PM
Democrats in Congress, encouraged that a special commission will recommend a major reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq, say its report next week will serve as a jumping-off point for pressing their case that a withdrawal should begin in 2007.Bush, in Meeting on Iraq, Rejects a Quick Pullout New York Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
The announcement came even as Iraq?s prime minister said his country?s forces can take charge of security by next June.Al-Qaida in Iraq denounces Jordan meet AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 4:39 PM
Al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday denounced Iraqi Sunni politicians who met recently with Jordan's King Abdullah II, calling them and the monarch "traitors."Source: Iraq panel to advise gradual U.S. pullback CNN.com - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
The nonpartisan Iraq Study Group will recommend a "gradual but meaningful" reduction of U.S. troops begin "relatively early in the new year," a source familiar with the group's deliberations said Thursday.Iraq report to be published as book AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:22 PM
An authorized edition of the much-anticipated "Iraq Study Group Report" will be published by Random House Inc. on Wednesday, the same day President Bush and congressional leaders are to receive the bipartisan committee's recommendations.Iraq panel to recommend U.S. pull back from combat Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:11 PM
The Iraq Study Group will recommend the U.S. military shift away from combat and toward more of a support role in Iraq over the next year or so, a source familiar with the panel's recommendations said.Iraq prime minister expects to be ready to take full control of security by June USA Today - Nov 30 2:28 PM
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he believed Iraqi forces would be ready by next June to take full control of security in Iraq, an issue on which he pressed President Bush during their summit in Amman, Jordan.Iraq ministry forms unit to monitor news AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:51 PM
Iraq's Interior Ministry said Thursday it had formed a special unit to monitor news coverage and vowed to take legal action against journalists who failed to correct stories the ministry deemed to be incorrect.Bush Says U.S. to Stay in Iraq as Long as Needed Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:02 PM
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to speed the training of Iraqi security forces and that the U.S. will stay in Iraq as long as needed, calling the idea of a ``graceful'' exit unrealistic.Bush sees no 'graceful exit' from Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:38 PM
US President George W. Bush, set to rule in weeks on a possible course change in Iraq, warned against expecting him to lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from the war-torn country.Vintage to publish Iraq report next week AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:20 PM
An authorized edition of the much-anticipated "Iraq Study Group Report" will be published next Wednesday by Random House, Inc., the same day President Bush and congressional leaders are to receive the bipartisan committee's recommendations.Pa. soldier died from 'huffing' in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:49 PM
A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier found dead in his room in Iraq in March accidentally killed himself by inhaling gases from a container of pressurized air to get high, an Army investigation concluded.Bush says Iraq reviews will not tie his hands AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:04 PM
US President George W. Bush warned against expecting that high-profile reviews of his Iraq war-fighting strategy would change his approach or lead to a "graceful exit" of US forces.Iraq panel set to urge major withdrawal AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 10:17 AM
A leader of a bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq said the group has agreed on a set of recommendations due next week, and published reports said the panel will urge a major withdrawal of U.S. forces but set no firm deadlines.Iraq Panel to Follow Unanimous Report With U.S. Tour Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:30 PM
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The independent commission studying U.S. policy in Iraq has reached unanimous agreement on a report to be released next week and plans to tour the country promoting its conclusions, according to a person familiar with its deliberations.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,885 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:52 PM
As of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at least 2,885 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 2,314 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Iraq forces to take over security in '07 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 10:45 AM
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday he believed Iraqi forces would be ready by June 2007 to take full control of security in Iraq, an issue on which he pressed President Bush during their meeting in Amman, Jordan.Bush to take weeks to decide Iraq policy: official Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:14 AM
President Bush will take weeks rather than months to start making changes in Iraq policy after he receives high-level recommendations on the conduct of the war, his national security adviser said on Thursday.Iraq withdrawal timetable would cut US leverage: Clinton AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 9:25 AM
Former US president Bill Clinton has said that setting a timetable to pull US troops out of Iraq would reduce US leverage on neighboring countries and on Iraqi leaders to help quell the violence.Bush Dismisses Iraq Panel?s Pullback Plan New York Times - Nov 30 9:18 AM
In a joint news conference, President Bush also proclaimed Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ?the right guy for Iraq.?Levin Says Iraq Panel's Report Will Help Bush to Change Course Bloomberg via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 12:01 PM
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Carl Levin said the recommendations of the independent commission studying U.S. policy in Iraq will put pressure on President George W. Bush to change strategy yet won't go far enough in setting timetables to withdraw troops.Pataki, after visit to Iraq, says things are much worse USA Today - Nov 30 10:42 AM
Gov. George Pataki, eyeing a run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, flew out of Iraq to Kuwait on Wednesday and said things were much worse from the security standpoint than when he first visited in early 2004.Three options for Iraq war, but dangers, risks abound USA Today - Nov 30 7:05 AM
There is no shortage of reviews in the works on U.S. policy in Iraq from the Pentagon to the White House to an independent commission led by former secretary of State James Baker.Bush backs Iraq PM, says no U.S. "graceful exit" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 9:44 AM
President Bush strongly backed Iraq's prime minister on Thursday, saying Iraqi forces would be trained more quickly to take over security and Washington was not seeking a "graceful exit" for U.S. troops.Levin, Unheeded at Start of War, Will Be Key Democrat on Iraq Bloomberg.com - 16 minutes ago
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Four years ago, as U.S. lawmakers debated going to war in Iraq, Senator Carl Levin offered a measure that would have forced President George W. Bush to either win United Nations blessing for an invasion or return to Congress for a second vote authorizing force.Some Improvement Seen In Local Marine Shot In Iraq Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:22 AM
There is encouraging news regarding an Avon Lake Marine injured in Iraq.SKorea to end mission in Iraq by end-2007 AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 6:40 AM
South Korea's 2,300 troops in Iraq will be able to end their aid and reconstruction mission by the end of next year, Defence Minister Kim Jang-Soo said.Bush hails Iraq PM as 'right guy' for job AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 8:01 AM
US President George W. Bush has vowed to speed up transferring security duties to the embattled government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, praising him as the "right guy" for the job and saying there will be no "graceful" exit from Iraq.Rep. Dennis Kucinich: There is Only One Way to End The War in Iraq, Part I HuffingtonPost - Nov 30 6:00 PM
On November 7, 2006, the American public voted for a New Direction for our Iraq policy. That direction is--out. As Democrats prepare to take the majority for the first time in twelve years, Democrats now have the responsibility to act on the overwhelming mandate issued by the American public. Will that new direction mean an exit from Iraq? Because, if not, America will be held hostage by the Iraq Study Group Proposals Face Early Critiques Fox News - Nov 30 6:26 PM
The Iraq Study Group's long-awaited report on a resolution for the Mideast nation isn't coming out until Wednesday, but it is already meeting resistance from some who say they are not in favor of certain recommendations expected to emerge.Military trying to ID Iraq crash remains AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:12 AM
The American pilot whose F-16 crashed in Iraq this week was described by military members and his family as a husband and father of five who always completed his missions.Iraq Panel To Call For Gradual Pullback CBS News - Nov 30 5:37 PM
A bipartisan commission next week will unveil long-awaited recommendations for a new U.S. policy in Iraq, which call for a gradual pullback of U.S. troops there and direct diplomacy with Iran and Syria.Bush calls Maliki "right guy" for Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:22 AM
President Bush praised Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the "right guy" for Iraq on Thursday and said he agreed with the Iraqi leader that partitioning the country would only increase violence.Kuwaiti emir urges U.S. to stay in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 4:57 AM
A U.S. pullout from Iraq would prompt a civil war with global repercussions, the emir of neighboring Kuwait warned in an interview published Thursday.James Fallows: Getting Out of Iraq: What's the Right Idea When All Ideas Are Bad? HuffingtonPost - Nov 30 5:29 PM
For much of the last five years I have been writing about the buildup to the Iraq war, the management of the war, and the war s likely consequences. Apart from this article in the Atlantic a year and a half ago, I have avoided writing or saying much about what the United States should do next in Iraq. About the general management of the war on terror sure, no problem, as shown in one Iraq Study Group Expected to Suggest Drawdown NPR - Nov 30 12:49 PM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group allegedly plans to recommend a gradual troop withdrawal from Iraq when it presents its report to President Bush next week. Washington Post military correspondent Thomas Ricks talks with Mike Pesca about the recommendations that could come from the panel.Two soldiers with Texas ties die in Iraq, Afghanistan Houston Chronicle - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
A soldier from Texas and another based at Fort Hood died in Afghanistan and Iraq this week, the Pentagon said today. Iraq Spending Bill to Test Democrats Los Angeles Times - Nov 30 3:02 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is hammering out its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds -- a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.Bush hails Iraq PM as 'right guy' for the job AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:01 AM
US President George W. Bush praised Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the "right guy" for the job and said US forces would stay in Iraq "to get the job done".'Civil war' doesn't begin to describe the chaos in Iraq USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 5:12 AM
The reason the White House doesn't want to call the fighting in Iraq a "civil war" is no mystery. Civil war represents the failure of the Bush administration's effort to implant a stable, pro-U.S. democracy in Baghdad. And it's easier to rally public support for fighting terrorists than it is for leaving U.S. troops caught in a murderous struggle among rival religious militias.Bush praises Maliki, rules out Iraq partition Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 1:05 AM
President Bush praised Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as a "strong leader" on Thursday and said he agreed with him that any partition of Iraq would only increase violence.Is Iraq a civil war? Scholars say yes. Media debate it. The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 12:00 AM
Bit by bit, the mainstream media are referring to the war in Iraq as a "civil war" in news coverage. NBC News took the leap on Monday. The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times have made the switch. Other news organizations are still using "sectarian conflict" or "on the verge of civil war," but are actively debating using the more loaded term, which the Bush administration still eschews.Paul Rieckhoff: Is Iraq in a Civil War? Are You Kidding Me? HuffingtonPost - Nov 30 2:29 PM
Today I want to use my space to introduce you to Chris McGurk , a smart young Army veteran who served in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Chris got out of the Army just a couple weeks ago, and since then he's been volunteering here at the IAVA offices in New York. The recent discussion of whether or not Iraq has descended into a civil war inspired Chris to write the following piece for the IAVA US panel to recommend troop withdrawal from Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 12:07 AM
An independent commission will call on President George W. Bush to order a measured withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, media reported amid mounting frustration at violence in the country.Bush Vows To Speed Iraq Security Handover CBS News - Nov 30 12:07 PM
President Bush has told Iraq's leader that the U.S. will work to quicken its turnover of security in the war-torn country to domestic forces, and will increase support for those forces to make it happen.US May Boost Troops In Iraq by Pamela Hess UPI Pentagon Correspondent Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2006 Space War - Nov 30 6:41 PM
There is a 16,000-soldier "gap" in Baghdad, according to a secret White House memo leaked to the New York Times. The memo, from National Security Adviser Steve Hadley, lays out a way ahead for U.S. policy in Iraq that suggests the number of U.S. forces there could increase, rather than decrease.Iraq violence strains US-Saudi relations AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:02 PM
The deteriorating situation in Iraq has put a strain on Washington's relations with Saudi Arabia, a top Middle East ally seeking greater US involvement in the region to counter Iran's influence.Hirsh: Why the Iraq Study is a bust MSNBC - Nov 30 11:14 AM
Iraq can no longer be won or lost. Why the study group won't solve anything.Bush: U.S. troops will remain in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:47 AM
President Bush pledged Thursday that U.S. troops will remain in Iraq to strengthen the authority of embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and said the two agreed to speed a turnover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces.Bush, Maliki hold crunch talks on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:31 PM
President Bush met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.More On The Iraq Study Group CBS News - Nov 30 10:37 AM
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus and is expected to deliver a report next week calling for a gradual troop withdrawal, without a specific timetable. Find out more about the ISG.Iraq: A Bonfire Of Our Vanity? CBS News - Nov 30 2:08 PM
Harry Smith says getting the U.S. out of Iraq is going to be a messy task.Panel reaches deal on U.S.-Iraq policy AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 10:38 PM
A bipartisan commission, under pressure to offer a U.S. exit strategy for the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, has reached a consensus and will announce its recommendations next week, the group's co-chairman said Wednesday.Iraq war dominates Sundance 2007 BBC News - Nov 30 8:25 AM
The war in Iraq is a strong theme at the Sundance Film Festival for the second year running.U.S. pullout from Iraq would cause chaos: Kuwait Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:12 AM
A U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would push the country into a civil war that would damage the whole world, the emir of neighboring Kuwait said in comments published on Thursday.Scores more bodies found in Iraq BBC News - Nov 30 8:29 AM
Dozens of people, many bearing gunshots or signs of torture, are found dead in Iraq, officials say.Taylor Marsh: Iraq Study Group Punts HuffingtonPost - Nov 30 12:30 PM
by Taylor Marsh This is what happens when you get a bunch of prominent people together, none of whom have any Middle East or military experience, and set them loose on recommendations for something as complex as the Iraq war. You don't get jack back. They've reached a consensus and will call for a "major withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq," but hey, don't worry about when. No big Iraq Is Bush's Boomerang War CBS News - Nov 30 9:08 AM
The White House is desperately twisting itself into knots to find a way out of an Iraq debacle sure to top the political agenda in the '08 presidential election, and now President Bush is forced to beg Syria and Iran for help, The Nation says.Bush Returns to Washington, Plans to Change Iraq Policy Within Weeks Voice of America - Nov 30 6:31 PM
President Bush has returned to Washington after meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Jordan. En route back to Washington, President Bush's national security advisor, Stephen Hadley, told reporters that Mr. Bush will make changes to his Iraqi policy in "weeks, rather than months."The Skinny: Did Iraq PM Diss Bush? CBS News - Nov 30 1:07 PM
Did Nuri al-Maliki snub President Bush? You make the call. Plus, Iraq Study Group leaks, FEMA follies and thoughts on charity. The Skinny is Hillary Profita 's take on the top news of the day and the best of the Web.Iraq panel to call for troop pullback International Herald Tribune - Nov 29 9:46 PM
An Iraq Study Group report will recommend a gradual pullback of 15 brigades but stops short of setting a firm timetable for withdrawal. Far left, Lee H. Hamilton, one of the group's chairmen, and former Democratic senator Tom Daschle.Iraq panel to recommend troops pull back: NYT Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 8:48 PM
The independent panel studying U.S. policy in Iraq has unanimously agreed to a report that will call for a gradual pullback of American combat troops in Iraq but stops short of setting a firm timetable for withdrawal, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.Bush, Maliki to hold crunch talks on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:18 PM
President Bush holds crunch talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday on ways to try to stem sectarian carnage threatening to tear Iraq apart.Iraq panel recommends U.S. move away from combat role Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 9:13 PM
The Iraq Study Group has decided to recommend the U.S. military transition from a combat to a support role in Iraq roughly over the next year, a source familiar with the panel's deliberations said on Wednesday.Family fears remains found in Iraq are Luke pilot The Arizona Republic - 27 minutes ago
An Air Force pilot stationed at Luke Air Force Base was listed as missing but was feared dead Wednesday with the recovery of remains at the site of an F-16 crash in Iraq.Bush, al-Maliki agree not to divide Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 12:25 AM
President Bush said Thursday that he and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed in high-stakes talks that Iraq should not be partitioned into separate, semiautonomous zones.Bush presents firm front on Iraq BBC News - Nov 30 6:44 AM
US President Bush gives no sign of the troubles surrounding his policy in Iraq as he meets Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.Bush, Webb Have Chilly Moment Over Iraq CBS News - Nov 30 8:37 AM
Democratic Sen.-elect Jim Webb skipped a White House receiving line at a recent reception for new members of Congress and had a chilly exchange with President Bush over the Iraq war and his Marine son.Panel to Urge Troops Pullback in Iraq RedNova - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON - A bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq will recommend a gradual reduction of American forces in Iraq and a significant diplomatic shift that enlists U.S.Iraq memorial stirs bad blood in Calif. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:40 PM
The hundreds of white wooden crosses planted on a quiet suburban hillside honor the memory of troops killed in Iraq or, depending on your leanings, exploit personal grief for politics.Iraq Survey Group to recommend U.S. pullback, but set no timeline Seattle Times - Nov 30 10:16 AM
A leader of a bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq said the group has agreed on a set of recommendations due next week.Report: Iraq Study Group Supports Withdrawal NPR - Nov 30 7:20 AM
Details of the Iraq Study Group's final report have been leaked to The New York Times. The report does not advocate a firm timetable for withdrawal, but does call for phased pullback of American troops now in Iraq.SKorea to withdraw all troops from Iraq by end-2007: ruling party AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 11:20 PM
South Korea's government will pull all of its 2,300 troops out of Iraq by the end of next year, the ruling Uri party said.Iraq report to be on sale next week WHNT-TV Huntsville - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
NEW YORK Just as the Nine-Eleven Commission's report was on bookstore shelves, that'll be the case when the Iraq Study Group presents its findings. Random House will...Archbishop of York attacks UK and US policy in Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
The Archbishop of York last night launched an outspoken assault on US and UK policy in Iraq, warning of the dangers of "militarism out of control".Iraq ministry forms unit to monitor news coverage, threatens legal action WIS News 10 Columbia - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Iraq is cracking down on news reports it feels are inaccurate. The Interior Ministry is forming a special unit to monitor news coverage. It says it will take legal action against journalists who don't correct stories the ministry feels are incorrect.Iraq report to be on sale next week WALB News 10 - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
NEW YORK Just as the Nine-Eleven Commission's report was on bookstore shelves, that'll be the case when the Iraq Study Group presents its findings.China down Iraq Khaleej Times - 47 minutes ago
DOHA China got their Asian Games football campaign off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over Iraq despite playing the whole second half with 10 men.Bush says there'll be no "graceful exit" from Iraq Seattle Times - Nov 30 1:17 PM
The president today rejected calls for a measured withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq just days before the Iraq Study Group is to issue its recommendations.CNN Link: Colin Powell Says Iraq in a "Civil War" Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Former secretary of state Colin Powell says "civil war" describes Iraq now. Bush, top advisers have avoided the term.Austin Marine Killed In Action In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
A U.S. Marine from Austin was killed in Iraq on Saturday. He's being remembered as a hero by friends and family. Cpl. Michael Craig Ledsome was killed in combat in the Al-Anbar province.Senator-elect, Bush have unfriendly chat on Iraq CNN.com - Nov 29 7:15 PM
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- Democratic Sen.-elect Jim Webb avoided the receiving line during a recent White House reception for new members of Congress and had a chilly exchange with President Bush over the Iraq war and his Marine son.Details Emerge from Iraq Study Group Discussions NPR - Nov 30 9:19 AM
NPR.org , November 30, 2006 · Details of the Iraq Study Group's upcoming report are beginning to show up in the media. They point to a compromise recommendation calling for a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq -- with no specific timetable.Bush Vows to Keep U.S. Troops in Iraq to Support Iraqi PM Fox News - Nov 30 5:11 AM
President Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki reject calls to partition Iraq into regional factions; Bush pledges to give Iraqi government the tools to provide greater security and order.Bush sees no 'graceful exit' from Iraq INQ7.net - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush, set to rule in weeks on a possible course change in Iraq, warned Thursday against expecting him to lay out plans for "a graceful exit" from the war-torn country.S. Korea to withdraw troops from Iraq USA Today - Nov 29 7:02 PM
The South Korean government plans to withdraw all its troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, the ruling party said Thursday.Democrats like what they hear about Iraq commission's recommendations WIS News 10 Columbia - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Democrats are cautiously welcoming a report by a special commission that will recommend a major cutback in US troops in Iraq.Pa. Soldier Died From 'Huffing' in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 30 2:26 PM
A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier found dead in his room in Iraq in March accidentally killed himself by inhaling gases from a container of pressurized air to get high, an Army investigation concluded. Frederick Carlson IV, 25, was found... Iraq: Why Media Avoided 'Civil War' Term Newsweek - Nov 30 5:40 AM
The media is finally referring to the Iraq conflict as a 'civil war.' It shouldn t have taken so long. Powell: Iraq meets civil war definition USA Today - Nov 29 6:46 PM
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday at a business conference here that the war in Iraq "could be considered a civil war," the conference organizer said.Iraq Study Group Strikes A Compromise CBS News - Nov 30 4:22 AM
Sources reportedly say the Iraq Study Group is calling for a gradual pullback of 15 brigades of troops ? with no deadline. President Bush, meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, says the U.S. will stay in Iraq "so long as the government wants us."Maliki hailed as 'the right guy for Iraq' as civil war is ignored Independent - Nov 30 4:32 PM
President George Bush yesterday insisted that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was the "right guy" for Iraq and pledged to accelerate the handover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces. Dismissing calls for what he derided as a "graceful exit" by the US, Mr Bush declared: "We'll be in Iraq until the job is complete."Iraq ministry forms unit to monitor news coverage, threatens legal action WAVY 10 - Nov 30 6:35 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq is cracking down on news reports it feels are inaccurate.Iraq panel to call for US to trade troops for diplomacy Independent - Nov 30 4:32 PM
A high-level bipartisan panel will recommend a "gradual but meaningful" pull-back of US combat forces in Iraq, and call for a stepped-up diplomatic effort by Washington, including direct contacts with Iraq's neighbours Iran and Syria, to try and restore stability to the country.Iraq leaders slam Saudi remark on Sunnis The Peninsula - 0 minute ago
baghdad Iraq s Shi ite leaders yesterday said they were angered by a Saudi Arabian official saying that Riyadh would support the violence-wracked country s Sunni Arabs in the event of a US pullout.Analysis: Bush Avoids Major Changes on Iraq Newsweek - Nov 30 5:41 AM
Despite the Democratic congressional victory and James Baker's independent commission, President Bush seems unwilling to make major policy changes on Iraq.