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It's a tad embarrassing (but not all that surprising) to see top Shia politicians in Iraq unwilling to reconcile with Sunni Arabs in government. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
President Obama is about to badly alienate antiwar Democrats by sending more troops to Afghanistan. So who will lead the charge on their behalf against the new policy? David Obey seems to want the job. Full Article at The New Republic
Coincidentally, last night I watched Milk, a movie about the gay rights movement in San Francisco in the early 70s. Even in San Francisco there were people, many of them police, who attacked gay men. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
When should the U.S. withdraw from Iraq? The U.S. should stay in Iraq for as long as it takes Should Iraq be split up? Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
November 23, 2009 is the strategy that Israel has used against Hamas and Hezbollah. The result is that Hamas controls Gaza, and Hezbollah controls southern Lebanon. Full Article at Real Clear World
'Hopes for a January election in Iraq faded today after Shiite Muslim and Kurdish legislators teamed up to vote for a new version of an election law that in effect takes seats away from Sunnis and is almost certain to draw another veto from the... Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
Despite recent large-scale insurgent suicide bombings that have killed scores of civilians and the fact that well over 100,000 US troops are still deployed in that country, coverage of the US war in Iraq has been largely replaced in the mainstream... Full Article at Mother Jones
President Obama said that there has been progress made in renewing dialogue between Israel and Palestine, but that more needs to be done. Full Article at CBS News
"[T]he countries of the Arabian Peninsula are key partners... CENTCOM ground, air, maritime, and special operations forces participate in numerous operations and training events, bilateral and multilateral, with our partners from the Peninsula. Full Article at Huffington Post
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year. Full Article at Reuters
policies and the corruption that is ruining the society. THE INTERNATIONAL positive reaction to President Barack Obama's election was unprecedented. Full Article at Contra Costa Times
'A senior Kurdish leader on Friday moved to defuse the latest threat to Iraq's imperiled elections – a possible Kurdish boycott – saying ongoing discussions with Iraqi leaders and political party blocs were close to resolving their differences. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
Baghdad - A senior Kurdish leader on Friday moved to defuse the latest threat to Iraq's imperiled elections – a possible Kurdish boycott – saying ongoing discussions with Iraqi leaders and political party blocs were close to resolving their... Full Article at CSMonitor.com Daily Update
In early 2007, the U.S. military was able to “surge” five additional brigades to Iraq in relatively short order. But in Afghanistan, any major troop increase won’t happen overnight. Full Article at Wired
ROY Williams’s lauded and blisteringly topical play Days Of Significance heralds the first return of The Royal Shakespeare Company to The Lowry on November 24 since its acclaimed Romeo and Juliet in 2008. Full Article at Manchester Evening News
Baghdad: Iraqi lawmakers failed on Thursday to resolve differences over an election law, dampening hopes of holding a vote on time in January and throwing into doubt a partial U.S. troop withdrawal later next year. Full Article at DNA India
Baghdad has been increasingly segregated by sect over the last six years as a result of the conflict. I read Joel Wng's post in which he mentioned that Amriya was listed as Shiite-majority in 2003, which struck me as odd. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
A U.S. soldier walks by a wall during a combat patrol on March 6, 2005 in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. Full Article at WETM 18 - NY
According to Saddam, James Baker told Saddam that Iraq would be taken back to the pre-industrial age of if he did not comply with US conditions. After 40 consecutive days and nights of bombing, the former Secretary of State fulfilled his promise. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
The war has been huge for Iraqis, especially in terms of lives lost and forever changed by violence. For America the war in Iraq has also been very expensive. Full Article at Iraqi Mojo
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The American military has completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and U.S. Army soldiers from C Co. , 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment are seen resting in the shade at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
View Photo »The American military has completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and U.S. Army soldiers from C Co. , 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment are seen resting in the shade at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veterans prepare to join anti-war demonstrators as they stage a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veterans prepare to join anti-war demonstrators as they stage a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veteran Brian Endicart (L) prepares to join anti-war demonstrators as they stage a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veteran Brian Endicart prepares to join anti-war demonstrators as they stage a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veterans join anti-war demonstrators as they staged a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veterans join anti-war demonstrators as they staged a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »Iraq war veteran Brian Endicart prepares to join anti-war demonstrators as they stage a protest to mark the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war in Hollywood on March 21, 2009.
View Photo »BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JANUARY 31: In this image provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki dips his finger into ink after voting in the country's provincial elections at the heavily fortified Green Zone area on January 31, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
View Photo »BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JANUARY 31: In this image provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) is helped by a poll worker (L) before voting in the country's provincial elections at the heavily fortified Green Zone area on January 31, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
View Photo »BAGHDAD, IRAQ, JANUARY 31: In this image provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister Office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki votes in the country's provincial elections at the heavily fortified Green Zone area on January 31, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 31: A Iraqi soldier patrols outside a polling station in central Basra on January 31 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Iraqis are going to the polls today to elect candidates to fill the 440 provincial council seats.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 31: A Iraqi soldier patrols outside a polling station in central Basra on January 31 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Iraqis are going to the polls today to elect candidates to fill the 440 provincial council seats.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 31: A Iraqi soldier patrols outside a polling station in central Basra on January 31 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Iraqis are going to the polls today to elect candidates to fill the 440 provincial council seats.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 31: An Iraqi army soldier patrols outside a polling station on January 31, 2009 in central Basra, Iraq. Iraqis are going to the polls today to elect candidates to fill the 440 provincial council seats.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: Iraqi Army soldierws gesture as they patrol close to polling stations which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: An Iraqi Army soldier gestures from the top of a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: An Iraqi Army soldier watches from a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: An Iraqi Army soldier watches from the top of a Humvee parked outside a polling station which will be used in tomorrow's election on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A Iraqi Army Humvee passes election posters for tomorrow's election posted on the streets of central Basra on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A Iraqi Army vehicle passes election posters for tomorrow's election posted on the streets of central Basra on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A Iraqi Army soldier checks the arrangements outside a polling station preparing for tomorrow's election posted on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: A Iraqi Army Humvee passes election posters for tomorrow's election posted on the streets of central Basra on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »BASRA, IRAQ - JANUARY 30: Iraqi Army Humvees pass election posters for tomorrow's election posted on the streets of central Basra on January 30, 2009 in Basra, Iraq.
View Photo »The American military has completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and U.S. Army soldiers from C Co. , 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment are seen resting in the shade at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq, Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
View Photo »We want to help the Obama administration have a very successful, smooth withdrawal from Iraq ... so that lives can be saved and so that Iraq can continue to evolve and prosper, because a secure, stable, prosperous Iraq is a matter of paramount strategic importance for Syria.
The training is important because as coalition forces withdraw from Iraq, the Iraqi Army needs to develop the skills necessary to be a self-sustaining Army after our departure. Medical skills are an essential part of that development
The consensus behind Mr. Obama's plan [to withdraw from Iraq] may stem in part from the subsiding violence since Mr. Bush changed strategies and sent more troops地 shift that the new president, who opposed it, did not directly address in his speech.
Committee members were hopeful that the prize would add momentum to Obama's efforts as he considers whether to expand the war in Afghanistan, prepares to withdraw from Iraq, and struggles to build momentum to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and assemble an international effort to stop Iran's nuc...
I think he’s getting credit for the withdrawal from Iraq
Obama really is a man of peace, and he really deserves this prize because he is working to complete the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, and is not planning to intervene in other countries' affairs
So does this mean that the pressure is on for Obama to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan??
In any case, America's choice has effectively already been made -- to withdraw from Iraq on the Obama schedule, by the end of 2011, and refocus the American effort in Afghanistan.
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