Petraeus Setting up for a Proper Withdrawal from Iraq
Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are FragileBy DEXTER FILKINS
Yet for all the signs of fatigue, General Petraeus is preparing to leave Iraq a remarkably safer place than it was when he arrived. Violence has plummeted from its apocalyptic peaks, Iraqi leaders are asserting themselves, and streets that once seemed dead are flourishing with life. The [...]
Holy Crap! The AP Admits We're Winning in Iraq!
Analysis: US now winning Iraq war that seemed lostBy Robert Burns and Robert H. Reid
The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost.
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You know, it’s tempting to bust the AP’s chops over this as so many others are doing, but I choose to look on [...]
The War in Iraq: Don't Withdraw Based Solely on a Timeline
Bush adviser says Iraq timeline “very dangerous”By Reuters Staff Writer
President George W. Bush’s top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous.
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This makes sense; withdrawal based on conditions in Iraq will leave the people with a much more [...]
Saddam Targeted Israel, and Not Just with a Bunch of Scuds in 1990.
Saddam collected information on dozens of potential targets in IsraelBy Amir Oren
Saddam Hussein’s intelligence service collected information on dozens of sites in Israel, including airports, other transportation centers, as well as scientific and religious centers that were thought to be potential targets for attacks.
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So, Saddam was planning a possible attack on Israel with [...]
Young Iraqis turn against religious extremism
By Thomas Lifson
One of the claims of leftist critics of the war and occupation in Iraq is that we have supposedly alienated Iraqis and now Al Qaeda has a strong presence there. The latter claim is at odds with the reality that AQ is on the run and has turned to places like Somalia [...]
'Stop exporting terror,' Bush tells Ahmadinejad
CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) — US President George W. Bush on Saturday told his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that he must “stop exporting terror” on the eve of the Iranian leader’s first visit to Iraq.
Ahmadinejad hopes his historic visit to Iraq on Sunday will mark a major step in strengthening ties between Iran and its conflict-torn [...]
'Bush will be tried just like Saddam'
US President George W. Bush will one day be tried in court just like deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for his involvement in the Iraq tragedy, said Iran’s supreme leader Friday.
Speaking to thousands of worshippers during the first Friday prayer of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said [...]
Israel Warned US Not to Invade Iraq after 9/11
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (IPS) – Israeli officials warned the George W. Bush administration that an invasion of Iraq would be destabilising to the region and urged the United States to instead target Iran as the primary enemy, according to former administration official Lawrence Wilkerson.
Wilkerson, then a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff and [...]
