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'Iraq Day' marks deadline for U.S. withdrawal

Iraq Day

TV stations aligned with Sunni and Shiite extremist groups, many of whom attacked U.S. troops, have dubbed it the "Day of Defeating the Occupier."

 

Iraq pullout a "signature failure" for Obama: Romney

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Thursday attacked U.S. President Barack Obama for a "signature failure" to keep some troops in Iraq to prevent the country falling back into sectarian conflict.

Senh: Ok, Mitt Romney lost me here. The war's over. Time to move on.

 

Soldiers go from Iraq to Afghanistan

Soldiers who just returned from Iraq are among several thousand being ordered to Afghanistan in six months as part of a mission designed to beef up Afghan forces ahead of a planned 2014 U.S. military withdrawal, officials said.

 

Obama welcomes home troops, marks end of Iraq war

End of Iraq War

President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and inflicted lasting damage to its standing worldwide.

 

Clinton warns Iran: Hands off Iraq

Clinton warns Iran: Hands off Iraq

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran on Sunday not to view the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq as an opportunity to try to build its influence in the country.

Senh: My question for Republicans is - if not now, when? When's a good time to withdraw troops from Iraq? If we fear Iran's influence after we leave, then are they suggesting that we keep troops there forever?

 

Perry: Obama is endangering troops

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry accused President Obama Saturday of endangering U.S. troops by announcing plans to end the nation's military role in Iraq by Christmas. "The last thing you want to do is put those men and women's lives in peril, and I think that's what the president's done by making a political statement to his base that he's going to be out of Iraq by a date certain," Perry said.

Senh: Oh c'mon. Just leave it. The war is over. Our troops are coming home. Just give Obama some credit for ending the Iraq War. Just gotta turn every positive into a negative.

 

AP: U.S. drops keeping troops in Iraq

The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has learned.

 

Iraq, US to discuss extended stay for troops - Los Angeles Times

Iraq, US to discuss extended stay for troops - Los Angeles Times

Baghdad's decision comes on the same day Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, visits Iraq and warns that the US needs to know soon whether a training mission will proceed.

 

U.S. official: Iraq 'less safe' than year ago

The U.S. official in charge of overseeing reconstruction in Iraq says the country is more dangerous than it was a year ago, a blunt assessment that comes five months before American troops are scheduled to leave.

 

Iraq to decide on U.S. troop presence

Iraqi leaders aim to decide within two weeks whether American troops should stay in the country past the end of the year, Iraq's president announced.

 

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