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Iraqi drawdown on schedule
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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, Dec. 10, 2009 – Three weeks before Multinational Corps Iraq cases its colors and rolls into the new U.S. Forces Iraq organization, its commander said plenty of operational activity still is under way in partnership with Iraqi security forces and on track with the U.S. drawdown timetable. The mission here continues in support of the strategy of turning the security lead ...
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10 hours ago ago from DOPYT.ORG
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday morning, after canceling a meeting with him a day earlier.
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1 day ago ago from AirForceDad.com
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here Dec. 10 to meet with Iraqi and U.S. military leaders about continuing progress toward building Iraqi security forces and drawing down the U.S. force presence here to 50,000 by late August. The visit, Secretary Gates' first since July, comes as the Iraqis have resolved election law issues and set a March 7 date for national elections, and amid a rash of violence that a senior defense official ...
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8 hours ago ago from The Antiques Guide.com
Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator. Cigarette smugglers? Certainly. Foreign fighters? Sometimes. ...
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17 hours ago ago from Iran Affairs
Some more old articles for your enjoyment : War crimes trial for Saddam could reveal details of past U.S. help Associated Press Sat Jan 24, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) _ Saddam Hussein’s loyalists may not be the only ones edgy about the prospect of a war crimes trial for the former Iraqi leader. Vexing questions also could surface about how much the United States helped Iraq during its eight-year war with Iran _ and whether it tried to ...
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Defense Secretary Gates Arrives In Iraq : NPR
43 minutes ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Defense Secretary Gates Arrives In Iraq by The Associated Press Enlarge Master Sgt Jerry Morrison / AP U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tours Camp Eggers in Kabul, ...
Related contentIraqi prime minister cancels meeting with U.S. defense secretary
1 day ago ago from CNN - World
Iraqi prime minister cancels meeting with U.S. defense secretary Defense Secretary Robert Gates walks with Lt. Gen. Kenneth Hunzeker on Thursday at Baghdad International Airport STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Iraqi lawmakers summon Nuri al-Maliki to discuss bombing in Baghdad earlier this week NEW: Robert Gates says missed meeting not a looks forward to rescheduling Gates, who is visiting Iraq after two ...
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2 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
KIRKUK, Iraq U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year. In a town hall meeting, Gates spoke with about 300 soldiers and airmen gathered outside on a sunny day at an airbase. Gates also said plans to drawdown forces there after Iraq's March ...
Related contentBBC News - Who is counting the bodies in Iraq?
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By Natalia Antelava BBC News, Baghdad We don't do body counts. These were the words of Gen Tommy Franks, the man in charge of the US-led invasion of Iraq. But more than six-and-a-half years after the invasion, the body count has become a critical measure of success and failure in Iraq. In November, officials announced that violent deaths were at their lowest since 2003. That was an important example of progress in Iraq, ...
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1 hour, 44 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post
How now, you secret, black and midnight hags! - Shakespeare, Macbeth The good news for Blackwater fans is that things are not as bleak as they might first appear. Blackwater has more lives than the victims of its blunders. Earlier this year, I erroneously suggested that Blackwater might very soon be leaving Iraq since it had been told to leave by the Iraqi government. It turned out that the Iraq government lacked the authority to tell ...
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