Thursday 9th September, 2010
U.S. Withdrawal Echoes in Iraq
U.S. soldiers carry flags during a departure ceremony of U.S. Forces, at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad, August 7, 2010. (Thaier Al-Sudani/Courtesy Reuters)
Getting the Troops Out of Iraq: Lessons from the Balkans
Should the U.S. draw down to a non-combat presence of 50,000 troops by the end of August? The answer depends on the purpose of the U.S. presence and what problem it's meant to solve. The Balkan experi...
Headed for the Exits in Iraq
After seven years of war, the United States military is heading for the exits in Iraq. "Make no mistake, our commitment in Iraq is changing--from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effo...
Behind Iraq's Long Political Indecision
CFRThe Iraqiya Party, led by Ayad Allawi, emerged from Iraq's parliamentary elections in March with a two-seat lead over the State of Law Party headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But Iraq still ha...
Iraq and the American Pullout: Separate We Must
CFRThe United States has dug its military into the landscape, requiring enormous sums of taxpayer dollars to maintain its presence. It justifies its Iraq addiction by claiming only its soldiers can preve...
Iran Wins a Round in Iraq
CFROn Monday, the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met with Iyad Allawi, who is vying to become Iraq's next prime minister after his coalition narrowly won parliamentary elections in March.It ...
Is the Iraq Mosaic any Different?
CFRLast week, President Barack Obama declared that the US military had concluded its combat role in Iraq. It was a bitter milestone seven years after US troops marched into Baghdad hoping to reshape the ...
Bad Boy of Iraqi Politics Returns
CFRThe bad boy of Iraqi politics, the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, is once again positioning himself as kingmaker--this time in forming a government and the selection of a new prime minis...
RAND: The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War
CFRThis report offers a comprehensive analysis of the Iraq War's impact on the Middle East as it relates to U.S. policy in the region. The research reported here was sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, Dir...
Iraq's Slow, Steady Political Progress
CFRIraq's new parliament convenes Monday in Baghdad, nearly one hundred days after the general election. This period has witnessed bare-knuckle political brawls, a vote recount in Baghdad, ebbs and flows...
Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Stabalization of Iraq, May 2010
CFRIt appears that you are using either an older, classic Web browser or a hand-held device that allows you to view our content but may not work with every feature of our site. If you are using an older ...
Maliki's Actions, and Obama's Inaction, Threaten an Iraq Democracy
CFRSince the success of the 2007 surge in Iraq, violent attacks have fallen more than 90% and Iraqis have been making steady progress toward stability and democracy. That momentum is now threatened by th...
Academic Conference Call: Teaching the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars in the Classroom 1
CFRCFR President Richard N. Haass discusses strategies for teaching the Afghanistan and Iraq wars with professors as part of the Academic Conference Call series.
Iraq: A Compromise PM?
CFRIraq is under U.S. pressure to form a new government quickly in the wake of the March 7 elections that saw two Shiite blocs--Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's State of Law and challenger Ayad Allawi's ...
Iraq's Gathering Political Clouds
CFRAn Iraqi judicial panel on April 26 disqualified a member of the winning list led by Ayad Allawi for prior ties to the Ba'ath Party. If that ruling stands, Allawi could lose a seat and have his margin...
Lipscomb President Randolph Lowery heading to White House for Iraq talks
Nashville Business JournalLipscomb University president Randolph Lowry is headed to the White House on Thursday to help consult on the situation in Iraq. Lowry, a conflict management expert, will be one of 40 faith-based leade...
Iraqi soldier fires on U.S. troops, kills 2
Deseret NewsBAGHDAD — An Iraqi soldier fired a barrage of bullets at American troops protecting one of their commanders during a visit to an Iraqi army base Tuesday and killed two of them, the first U.S. se...
Stephen Colbert steals Obama's 'mission accomplished' moment on Iraq
Christian Science MonitorPresident Obama celebrated the end of the Iraq war with all the pomp of a pizza delivery boy, Stephen Colbert quipped. So Colbert's trying to do the thing right. Is it a dig at Obama?
Police arrest brother of Iraqi soldier
West AustralianPolice on Wednesday detained the brother of an Iraqi soldier killed after gunning down two American troops and wounding nine others, the first US deaths since combat operations were declared over.Tues...
Blair calls off book party over Iraq protest threat
Daily StarBritain's former premier Tony Blair postponed a planned launch party for his memoirs at London's Tate Modern museum yesterday after anti-war protestors threatened to target the event, his office said....
U.S. Says Killings Won’t Affect Iraq Mission
International Herald TribuneBAGHDAD — The killing of two American soldiers by an Iraqi solider at a military base north of Baghdad was a “deliberate act” but one that would not undermine the new American missio...
Iraq vets fight for re-election
General Sources- They enlisted in the military, served in the recent war in Iraq and successfully ran for public office. Now they are fighting for their political lives. Of the handful of members of Congress who sa...
Bombs targeting Iraqi police kill three in Baghdad
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb and a roadside bomb exploded near a bus terminal in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a score of others, police and interior ministry sou...
Iraq attack on US soldiers shows ongoing vulnerabilities
Christian Science MonitorIn what appears to be the first attack on US soldiers after the official end of combat operations, a man thought to be an Iraqi Army soldier killed two American soldiers and wounded nine others.
Return of king highlights Iraq’s lawlessness
Financial TimesThe just announced return to Iraq of the headless statue of a Sumerian king – looted in the lawless aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2003 – seems an apposite footnote to the recent departure of...
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