added 2007 Sun Jun 10 7:24:44 by Beau7890
U.S. military officials here are increasingly envisioning a "post-occupation" troop presence in Iraq that neither maintains current levels nor leads to a complete pullout, but aims for a smaller, longer-term force that would remain in the country for years. One of the guiding principles is that the U.S. should leave Iraq more intellige
U.S. military officials here are increasingly envisioning a "post-occupation" troop presence in Iraq that neither maintains current levels nor leads to a complete pullout, but aims for a smaller, longer-term force that would remain in the country for years. One of the guiding principles is that the U.S. should leave Iraq more intellige
added 2007 Sun Jun 10 4:04:57 by TechnologyExpert
Across Iraq, millions of people are looking for safer places to live, and not finding them. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last week that 4.2 million Iraqis have been forced out of their homes. There are also ominous signs that the 4-month-old US security plan for Baghdad is failing to reduce the level of violence.
Across Iraq, millions of people are looking for safer places to live, and not finding them. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last week that 4.2 million Iraqis have been forced out of their homes. There are also ominous signs that the 4-month-old US security plan for Baghdad is failing to reduce the level of violence.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 5:53:33 by TechnologyExpert
Three months after the start of the Baghdad security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the capital, they control fewer than one-third of the city's neighborhoods, far short of the initial goal for the operation, according to some commanders and an internal military assessment.
Three months after the start of the Baghdad security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the capital, they control fewer than one-third of the city's neighborhoods, far short of the initial goal for the operation, according to some commanders and an internal military assessment.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 6:09:04 by TechnologyExpert
For the first time, the Bush administration is beginning to publicly discuss basing American troops in Iraq for years, even decades to come, a subject so fraught with political landmines that officials are tiptoeing around the inevitable questions about what the United States' long-term mission would be there.
For the first time, the Bush administration is beginning to publicly discuss basing American troops in Iraq for years, even decades to come, a subject so fraught with political landmines that officials are tiptoeing around the inevitable questions about what the United States' long-term mission would be there.
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 16:29:51 by TimALoftis
Nearly 2000 Iraqi civilians died in May, almost a third more than the previous month, government ministries reported, showing that after a brief improvement the country's conflicts are worsening.
Nearly 2000 Iraqi civilians died in May, almost a third more than the previous month, government ministries reported, showing that after a brief improvement the country's conflicts are worsening.
added 2007 Thu May 31 5:45:54 by TechnologyExpert
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) made an unannounced trip to Iraq today, telling reporters, 'what I see here today is progress, significant progress.' Hours later, he was confronted by U.S. soldiers with a very different message: 'We don't feel like we're making any progress.'
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) made an unannounced trip to Iraq today, telling reporters, 'what I see here today is progress, significant progress.' Hours later, he was confronted by U.S. soldiers with a very different message: 'We don't feel like we're making any progress.'
added 2007 Tue May 29 2:44:09 by TechnologyExpert
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan commemorated Memorial Day by writing her "resignation letter as the 'face' of the American anti-war movement." Sheehan joined the anti-war movement in after her son, Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, 24, was killed on April 4, 2004, in Baghdad after his unit was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propell
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan commemorated Memorial Day by writing her "resignation letter as the 'face' of the American anti-war movement." Sheehan joined the anti-war movement in after her son, Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, 24, was killed on April 4, 2004, in Baghdad after his unit was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propell
added 2007 Sun May 27 21:11:57 by TechnologyExpert
If there was ever any lingering doubt about whether the White House might finally be considering a redeployment, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol put those hopes to bed this morning on Fox News. He revealed that Bush is 'furious' over the NYT report and that the White House is aggressively pushing back on the story over the Memorial Day weekend.
If there was ever any lingering doubt about whether the White House might finally be considering a redeployment, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol put those hopes to bed this morning on Fox News. He revealed that Bush is 'furious' over the NYT report and that the White House is aggressively pushing back on the story over the Memorial Day weekend.
added 2007 Sat May 26 23:26:24 by TimALoftis
Eight more U.S. soldiers have been killed in five attacks in different areas of Iraq over the past four days, the U.S. military said on Saturday. In the worst attack, three soldiers were killed and two were wounded while on patrol in Salahaddin
Eight more U.S. soldiers have been killed in five attacks in different areas of Iraq over the past four days, the U.S. military said on Saturday. In the worst attack, three soldiers were killed and two were wounded while on patrol in Salahaddin
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added 2007 Sat May 26 2:48:30 by TechnologyExpert
President Bush signed a bill Friday to pay for military operations in Iraq after a bitter struggle with Democrats in Congress who sought unsuccessfully to tie the money to U.S. troop withdrawals.
President Bush signed a bill Friday to pay for military operations in Iraq after a bitter struggle with Democrats in Congress who sought unsuccessfully to tie the money to U.S. troop withdrawals.
added 2007 Thu May 24 20:13:02 by TimALoftis
As President Bush and Congress hammer out an Iraq war funding bill, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows the number of Americans who say the war is going badly has reached a new high, rising 10 percent this month to 76 percent.
As President Bush and Congress hammer out an Iraq war funding bill, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows the number of Americans who say the war is going badly has reached a new high, rising 10 percent this month to 76 percent.
added 2007 Wed May 23 17:12:49 by TechnologyExpert
Seeking to rally support for the war, President Bush released intelligence asserting that Osama bin Laden in 2005 ordered creation of a terrorist unit to hit targets outside Iraq, including the United States.
Seeking to rally support for the war, President Bush released intelligence asserting that Osama bin Laden in 2005 ordered creation of a terrorist unit to hit targets outside Iraq, including the United States.
added 2007 Wed May 23 16:58:52 by TimALoftis
CBS Exclusive: With War Support and Army Wearing Thin, Goverment Calculates Iraq Pullout Costs And Timeframe.
CBS Exclusive: With War Support and Army Wearing Thin, Goverment Calculates Iraq Pullout Costs And Timeframe.
added 2007 Wed May 23 14:05:59 by TimALoftis
Twenty people were killed by a suicide bomber in a crowded cafe northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, while the U.S. military reported the deaths of seven more soldiers.
Twenty people were killed by a suicide bomber in a crowded cafe northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, while the U.S. military reported the deaths of seven more soldiers.
added 2007 Tue May 22 17:30:43 by TechnologyExpert
The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday. The little-noticed second surge, designed to reinforce U.S. troops in Iraq, is being executed by sending more combat brigades and extending tours of duty for troops already there.
The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday. The little-noticed second surge, designed to reinforce U.S. troops in Iraq, is being executed by sending more combat brigades and extending tours of duty for troops already there.
added 2007 Fri May 18 19:48:50 by TechnologyExpert
The Democrats, in a meeting with Bush's top aides on Capitol Hill, said they would strip from a war spending bill billions of dollars in domestic spending that the White House had opposed. They also pledged to give Bush authority to waive compliance with a timetable to pull combat troops out of Iraq. But no agreement emerged.
The Democrats, in a meeting with Bush's top aides on Capitol Hill, said they would strip from a war spending bill billions of dollars in domestic spending that the White House had opposed. They also pledged to give Bush authority to waive compliance with a timetable to pull combat troops out of Iraq. But no agreement emerged.
added 2007 Thu May 17 3:08:58 by TechnologyExpert
Iraq is on the brink of collapse and it can no longer be assumed that it will survive as a state, according to a report which spells out a bleak prognosis for the country. Published by respected international relations think tank Chatham House, it warned that the surge in US troop levels earlier this year has failed to stem the growth in violence.
Iraq is on the brink of collapse and it can no longer be assumed that it will survive as a state, according to a report which spells out a bleak prognosis for the country. Published by respected international relations think tank Chatham House, it warned that the surge in US troop levels earlier this year has failed to stem the growth in violence.
added 2007 Sun May 13 16:05:47 by TimALoftis
In the first 11 days of this month, there have already been 234 bodies - men murdered by death squads - dumped around the capital, a dramatic rise from the 137 found in the same period of April.
In the first 11 days of this month, there have already been 234 bodies - men murdered by death squads - dumped around the capital, a dramatic rise from the 137 found in the same period of April.
added 2007 Sun May 13 2:49:59 by TechnologyExpert
"The problem with the National Guard is not being exaggerated or overstated," said Loren Thompson, a military analyst at the Lexington Institute, a Virginia-based national security think tank. "It is very real, and it is a very big deal."
"The problem with the National Guard is not being exaggerated or overstated," said Loren Thompson, a military analyst at the Lexington Institute, a Virginia-based national security think tank. "It is very real, and it is a very big deal."
added 2007 Sat May 12 19:16:07 by TechnologyExpert
Now in the fifth year, Bill Moyers asks and tries to answer the question: How do you make tangible the true costs of the Iraq war? Video on Site.
Now in the fifth year, Bill Moyers asks and tries to answer the question: How do you make tangible the true costs of the Iraq war? Video on Site.
added 2007 Sat May 12 5:31:32 by TechnologyExpert
Following up on this post, it did happen. Here's a screen grab from CNN International around midnight ET. This appeared on screen for 12 seconds. (Two seconds before, President Bush had appeared on screen, but the chyron accurately said "Pressure over Iraq.")
Following up on this post, it did happen. Here's a screen grab from CNN International around midnight ET. This appeared on screen for 12 seconds. (Two seconds before, President Bush had appeared on screen, but the chyron accurately said "Pressure over Iraq.")
added 2007 Fri May 11 20:36:03 by TechnologyExpert
The Army is so undermanned that soldiers are going to Iraq for a year, coming home for a year - and heading right back to combat. "The U.S. military is too small to meet current needs or expected contingencies," write Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Fred Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute.
The Army is so undermanned that soldiers are going to Iraq for a year, coming home for a year - and heading right back to combat. "The U.S. military is too small to meet current needs or expected contingencies," write Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Fred Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute.
added 2007 Wed May 9 19:19:34 by TechnologyExpert
VP Dick Cheney said Wednesday that Iraq remains a dangerous place, a point underscored by a thunderous explosion that rattled windows in the US embassy where he was. After talks with Iraqi military and political officials, he said Iraq's leaders seem to have a better sense now that they need to do more to reconcile sectarian, political differences.
VP Dick Cheney said Wednesday that Iraq remains a dangerous place, a point underscored by a thunderous explosion that rattled windows in the US embassy where he was. After talks with Iraqi military and political officials, he said Iraq's leaders seem to have a better sense now that they need to do more to reconcile sectarian, political differences.
added 2007 Wed May 9 2:11:48 by TimALoftis
Most Americans disagree with President Bush's decision last week to veto the war funding bill that contained a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.
Most Americans disagree with President Bush's decision last week to veto the war funding bill that contained a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.
added 2007 Mon May 7 1:03:43 by TechnologyExpert
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich advised fellow conservatives not to talk about President Bush's record. "President Bush is not the future. He's not a solution. He doesn't solve Social Security. He doesn't solve Medicare. He doesn't solve the economy. He doesn't solve the environment. He doesn't solve education. He's a current fact."
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich advised fellow conservatives not to talk about President Bush's record. "President Bush is not the future. He's not a solution. He doesn't solve Social Security. He doesn't solve Medicare. He doesn't solve the economy. He doesn't solve the environment. He doesn't solve education. He's a current fact."
added 2007 Sat May 5 11:42:12 by TechnologyExpert
Bush's "surge" has put army and police checkpoints everywhere in Baghdad but Iraqis are terrified approaching them because they do not know if the men in uniform they see are in fact death squads.
Bush's "surge" has put army and police checkpoints everywhere in Baghdad but Iraqis are terrified approaching them because they do not know if the men in uniform they see are in fact death squads.
added 2007 Sat May 5 0:50:08 by TimALoftis
The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase.
The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase.
added 2007 Fri May 4 17:45:05 by TechnologyExpert
House Democratic leaders are indicating they are not ready to back down in their confrontation with President Bush on Iraq, even as pressure mounts to approve new funding for U.S. troops. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other party leaders are considering a bill that would fund the war as Bush wants, but only guarantee the money through July.
House Democratic leaders are indicating they are not ready to back down in their confrontation with President Bush on Iraq, even as pressure mounts to approve new funding for U.S. troops. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other party leaders are considering a bill that would fund the war as Bush wants, but only guarantee the money through July.
added 2007 Thu May 3 20:08:06 by TechnologyExpert
The Washington Post reports today that House and Senate leaders have made "the first major concession" in the Iraq debate: "an agreement to drop their demand for a timeline to bring troops home from Iraq." It turns out the report is false.
The Washington Post reports today that House and Senate leaders have made "the first major concession" in the Iraq debate: "an agreement to drop their demand for a timeline to bring troops home from Iraq." It turns out the report is false.
added 2007 Thu May 3 18:52:55 by TechnologyExpert
"Two years after writing a law requiring highway 'Welcome to Texas' signs to tout the state as the home of President Bush, state Rep. Ken Paxton [yesterday] passed a bill that will remove the designation once the 43rd president leaves office."
"Two years after writing a law requiring highway 'Welcome to Texas' signs to tout the state as the home of President Bush, state Rep. Ken Paxton [yesterday] passed a bill that will remove the designation once the 43rd president leaves office."
