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2010-09-03 21:23

Tony Blair memoir: I'd do Iraq again, and I considered firing Gordon Brown (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Tony Blair began his leadership as a dashing popular British Bill Clinton -- a fresh answer to รข

2010-09-03 21:23

As Iraq combat operations end, US forces try to cement gains (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The shrinking US military footprint here is particularly evident in this community south of Baghdad, where a few dozen American soldiers live among 1,000 Iraqi troops in an area crucial to Baghdad's security.

2010-09-03 21:23

Iraqi army needs US help: commanders (AFP)

An Iraqi soldier mans his position at a checkpoint in central Baghdad on August 31. Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.


2010-09-03 15:21

Obama's Iraq Speech: Reactions from Afghanistan (Time.com)

Time.com - President Obama's Oval Office address indicated that the Iraq withdrawal would lead to more forces for Afghanistan. But Afghans only see an eventual withdrawal from their own troubled country

2010-09-03 15:21

US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP)

Iraqi policemen stand guard at a check point in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The U.S. marks the transition to the final phase of the Iraq war Sept. 1, shifting the focus of the remaining 50,000 American troops from combat operations to preparing Iraqi security forces to protect the country on their own. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents.


2010-09-03 15:21

Biden says Iraq close to forming government (Reuters)

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden, in Baghdad to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraq's political stalemate was nearly over and officials would form a government in "the next couple of months."

2010-09-03 09:20

After U.S. War in Iraq, Iran Gains Political Influence (Time.com)

Time.com - Analysis: Even as the U.S. remains the supreme military power in Iraq, Iran has more influence over Iraqi politics

2010-09-03 09:20

US, Iraqi leaders praise sacrifices of war, 'historic opportunity' (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The United States marked the official end of its combat role in the seven-year Iraq war today, acknowledging the immense sacrifices of a war that has divided Americans as well as Iraqis and pledging to help the country move forward.

2010-09-03 09:20

U.S. touts Iraq trade mission as war mission wanes (Reuters)

Reuters - The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it will lead 15 U.S. companies, including Boeing, General Electric and Wamar International, on a trade mission in October to help rebuild Iraq.

2010-09-03 03:19

Biden launches new US mission in Iraq (AFP)

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the United States Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in Baghdad. Biden Wednesday launched a new American military mission in Iraq, ushering in a fresh phase in a seven-year-old deployment that has cost the lives of more than 4,400 troops.(AFP/POOL/Jim Watson)AFP - Vice President Joe Biden launched a new American military mission in Iraq on Wednesday, opening up a fresh phase in a seven-year deployment that has cost the lives of more than 4,400 US troops.


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