Administration News

"No victory in Iraq, says Petraeus," BBC News, September 11, 2008.

"Yes Men," by Josiah Bunting III, Washington Post, September 14, 2008.

"US President George W. Bush announces troop transfer from Iraq to Afghanistan," by Aislinn Simpson, The Telegraph, September 9, 200"Bush to Keep Iraq Troop Levels Steady Until After He Leaves Office," by Dan Eggen, Washington Post, September 8, 2008.

"David Cameron rejects 'neo-conservative' foreign policy," by James Kirkup, The Telegraph, September 3, 2008.

"Compromise Led to Iraq Troop Plan," by Ann Scott Tyson & Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, September 6, 2008.

"Pentagon Recommends Holding US Troops Level in Iraq Steady Until February," by Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor, September 5, 2008.

"Fury in Iraq as Bob Woodward claims US spied on Nouri al-Maliki," by Deborah Haynes, London Times, September 6, 2008.

"White House spied on Iraq's leader, Bob Woodward says in book," Washington Post, September 5, 2008.

"Semantics to the fore in Iraq pull-out," by Demetri Sevastopulo & Andrew Ward, Financial Times, July 19, 2008.

"Bush agrees to 'time horizon' for Iraq withdrawal," by Julian E. Barnes & Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2008.

"Bush, in a Shift, Accepts Concept of Iraq Timeline," by Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, July 19, 2008.

"U.S. eyes short-term security deal with Iraq," CNN, July 14, 2008.

"US could step up Iraq pullout in September -- NYT," Reuters, July 12, 2008.

"Bush outfoxed in the Iraqi sands," by Gareth Porter, Asia Times, July 12. 2008.

"A More Confident Iraq Becomnes a Toughr Negotiating Partner for the U.S.," by Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, July 10, 2008.

"Iraq asserts itself -- so listen," Editorial, Boston Globe, July 10, 2008.

"US General: Iraqi Forces Will Need Long-Term Help," by Dan Robinson, Voice of America, July 9, 2008.

"Iraq to Reject US Deal Without Pullout Timetable," AFP, July 8, 2008.

"Iraq Presses US on Timeline for Troop Pullout," by Qassim Abdul-Zahra & Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press, July 8, 2008.

"Maliki raises troop withdrawal timetable," by Sudarsen Raghavan, Financial Times, July 7, 2008.

"Iraq Raises Idea of Timetable for US Withdrawal," by Qassim Abdul-Zahra & Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press, July 7, 2008.

"Army's History of Iraq After Hussein Faults Pentagon," by Josh White, Washington Post, June 29, 2008.

"US Army's Own Report Faults Poor Planning, Lack of Vision in Iraq, VOA News, June 29, 2008.

"Arming our own enemies in Iraq," by Gareth Porter, Salon.com, June 6, 2008.

"Bush Inflated Threat From Iraq's Banned Weapons, Report Says," by Joby Warrick & Walter Pincus, Washington Post, June 6, 2006.

"Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Strain Elite Forces," by Robert Burns, Associated Press, May 5, 2008.

"Spinning Iraq," Editorial, New York Times, May 3, 2008.

"Iraq: The Arab media gang up on Rice," by Raed Rafei, Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2008.

"Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand," by David Barstow, New York Times, April 20, 2008.

"Former Pentagon Official Calls Iraq War A Major Debacle, " AFP, April 19, 2008.

"Many Iraqi promises are called unmet," by Farah Stockman, Boston Globe, April 10, 2008.

"General resists timetable for withdrawal of troops in Iraq," by Thom Shanker & Steven Lee Myers, International Herald Tribune, April 8, 2008.

"How Does This End," by Lawrence Korb, Brian Katulis, Sean Duggan & Peter Juul, Center for American Progress, March 26, 2008.

"Will new Iraq turmoil reverse public support?" by Frank James, Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2008.

"Iraq Implodes as Shia Fights Shia," by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, March 27, 2008.

"The Iraq war's impact, in numbers," Albany Times Union, March 22, 2008.

"Pulse on Iraq: The Surge Still Isn't Working," Center for American Progress, March 20, 2008.

"Pentagon divided on Iraq strategy," by Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2008.

"Iraq war tab way over 2003 estimates," UPI, March 19, 2008.

"A Long Road in Iraq," by Greg Bruno, Council on Foreign Relations, March 17, 2008.

"Stuck in the Iraq Loop," by Fareed Zakaria, PostGlobal, March 17, 2008.

"Even progress reveals the 'storm clouds' in Iraq," by Leila Fadel, McClatchy-Tribune, March 15, 2008.

"Patraeus: Iraqi Leaders Not Making Sufficient Progress," by Cameron W. Barr, Washington Post, March 14, 2008.

"Bagdad's wall-building surge makes reconciliation less likely," by Rosa Brooks, San Jose Mercury News, December 28, 2007.

"Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities," by Michael Abramowitz & Peter Baker, Washington Post, December 17, 2007.

"US warns Iraq to speed up political progress," AFP, December 2, 2007.

"U.S. and Iraq to negotiate pact on long-term relations," by Thom Shanker & Cara Buckley, International Herald Tribune, November 26, 2007.

"Report Puts Hidden War Costs at $1.6T," by Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press, November 13, 2007.

"Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal," by Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, October 8, 2007.

"Official Calls Kurd Oil Deal at Odds With Baghdad," by Alissa J. Rubin & Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, Septembeer 28, 2007.

"Increase in War Funding Sought," by Josh White & Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, September 27, 2007.

"Petraeus calls for gradual drawdown," by Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2007.

"The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short," by Karen DeYoung & Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, September 11, 2007.

"Petraeus Backs Initial Pullout," by Peter Baker & Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, September 11, 2007.

"Independent Commission on Iraqi Security Forces," Center for Strategic & International Studies, September 7, 2007.

"Weighing the Surge," by Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, September 4, 2007.

"Sunnis at center of strategy for Iraq," by David Wood, Baltimore Sun, September 7, 2007.

"Bolten: Progress in Iraq is 'not as large as we would have hoped' " USAA Today, September 6, 2007.

"U.S. Plans Gradual Iraq Drawdown," by Steven Lee Myers & Thom Shanker, New York Times, August 18, 2007.

"UN plans Mideast and Iraq conferences in September," by Evelyn Leopold, Reuters, August 16, 2007.

"An Early Clash Over Iraq Report," by Jonathan Weisman & Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, August 16, 2007.

"Petraeus' Iraq Report Likely to Show Mixed Picture," by Steve Holland, Reuters, August 16, 2007.

"DOD Cannot Ensure That U.S.-Funded Equipment Has Reached Iraqi Security Forces, General Accounting Office, July 2007

"Gates glum as Iraq crumbles," The Australian, August 4, 2007.

"U.S. underestimated Iraq political problems: Gates," by Andrew Gray, Reuters, August 2, 2007.

"Rice, Gates Win No New Arab Help in Iraq," by Anne Gearan & Lolita Baldor, Associated Press, July 31, 2007.

"Planning pullout from Iraq a 'priority,' Pentagon says," by Kristin Roberts, Reuters, July 27, 2007.

"US general, diplomat: Give Bush's Iraq strategy time," by Robert Burns, Associated Press, July 27, 2007.

"The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland," National Intelligence Estimate, July 2007.

"U.S. Iraq envoy warns skeptical senators on pullout," by Susan Cornwell, Reuters, July 19, 2007.

"U. S. military wants new date to assess buildup: November," by Julian E. Barnes & Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2007.

"Iraq Study Groups Says Political Solutions in Iraq Crucial," by Dan Robinson, VOA, July 18, 2007.

"How to Leave Iraq," by Michael Duffy, Time, July 19, 2007.

"Intelligence Puts Rationale For War on Shakier Ground," by Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, July 18, 2007.

"Exit Strategies," by Karen DeYoung & Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, July 17, 2007.

"Midwest Towns Sour on War as Their Tolls Mount," by Peter Slevin, Washington Post, July 14, 2007.

"Iraq pullout 'massive' undertaking, officials say," by Lolita Baldor, Associated Press, July 14, 2007.

"Benchmark Report Fact Check," by Ilan Goldenberg, National Security Network, July 12, 2007.

"Progress Report on Iraq Benchmarks," BBC News, July 12, 2007.

"White House Press Conference on Iraq," Washington Post, July 12, 2007.

"CIA Said Instability Seemed Irreversible," by Bob Woodward, Washington Post, July 12, 2007.

"White House Isn't Backing Iraq Study Group Follow-Up," by Robin Wright, Washington Post, July 12, 2007.

"White House Gives Iraq Mixed Marks in Report," by Karen DeYoung & Peter Baker, Washington Post, July 12, 2007.

"Administration foiled by own Iraq goals," by Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2007.

"At Least Half of Iraq Benchmarks Unmet," U.S. News & World Report, July 12, 2007.

"Bush Criticized on Iraq Policy by Fellow Republicans, by William Roberts & Julianna Goldman, Bloomberg News, July 12, 2007.

"Measuring the Benchmarks: An Interim Report," National Security Network, July 11, 2007.

"Bush finds no way out of Iraq as approval ratings plunge," by Rupert Cornwell, The Independent, July 11, 2007.

"Bush stands behind current Iraq policy," by Ben Feller, Associated Press, July 10, 2007.

"Embattled Bush seeks to shore up Iraq support," by Mark Tran, The Guardian, July 10, 2007.

"Iraq fails to meet goals set by Bush," by Karen DeYoung & Thomas Ricks, Sydney Morning Herald, July 10, 2007.

"White House debates faster Iraq withdrawal," by Toby Herndon, The Telegraph, July 9, 2007.

"A GOP discord on Bush's Iraq strategy," by Noam Levey, Los Angeles Times, July 7, 2008.

"Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq," by T. Christian Miller, Los Angeles Times, July 4, 2007.

"Critiques of Iraq War Reveal Rifts among Army Officers," by Greg Jaffe, Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2007.

"Sept report on Iraq will tell it straight -- Petraeus," by Alister Bull, Reuters, June 28, 2007.

"White House faces tough crowd on Iraq," by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press, June 27, 2007.

"Surging toward disaster in Iraq," by Juan Cole, Salon, June 28, 2007.

"Iraq strategy geared to U.S. pullout," by Julian Barnes, Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2007.

"No Drop in Iraq Violence Seen Since Troop Buildup," by Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, June 14, 2007.

"US Chiefs: Iraq not ready to hold ground," by Robert Reid, Associated Press, June 26, 2007.

"White House Rejects Senate Calls to Alter Iraq Policy," by Laura Litvan & Roger Runningen, Bloomberg News, June 26, 2007.

Voinovich, Lugar call on Bush to Plan Iraq Withdrawal," by Noam Levey, Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2007.

"General's Report on Iraq Progress Has Competition," New York Times News Service, June 24, 2007.

"No Iraq exit yet, says U.S. general," by Stephanie Gaskell, New York Daily News, June 24, 2007.

"Iraq Push Revives Criticism of Force Size," by Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, June 23, 2007.

"Petraeus: Iraq 'Challenges' to Last 10 Years," by Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, June 18, 2007.

"Surge of optimism recedes," by Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2007.

"Insurgents' response to military push caused increased violence in Iraq, US general says," Associated Press, June 17, 2007.

"US Launches New Offensive in Iraq," by Lolita Baldor, Associated Press, June 16, 2007.

"Benchmarks: U.S. Troop Deaths Still High," by Martin Sieff, UPI, June 15, 2007.

"4 months into crackdown, security eludes Iraq," Associated Press, June 14, 2007.

"UN would consider expanded role in Iraq but first needs a building to withstand rockets," Associated Press, June 11, 2007.

"Big Boost in Iraqi Forces Is Urged," by Walter Pincus & Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, June 13, 2007.

"Parliament Batting Zero on Benchmarks for Iraq," by Damien Cave, The New York Times, June 13, 2007.

"U.S. Arming Sunnis in Iraq to Battle Old Qaeda Allies," by John F. Burns & Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, June 11, 2007.

"Military Envisions Longer Stay in Iraq," by Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, June 10, 2007.

"Latest Iraq surge falters," by Nancy Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers, June 10, 2007.

"Bush War Adviser Was Skeptical on Iraq," by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press, June 7, 2007.

"Republicans urge Bush to adopt bipartisan panel's Iraq proposal," Associated Press, June 5, 2007.

"Former Generals Slam Iraq-Korea Comparison, by Leander Schaerlaeckens, UPI, June 5, 2007.

"Gates Hints at U.S. Impatience With Iraq," by Robert Burns, Associated Press, June 5, 2007.

"Why Iraq Isn't Korea," by Bill Powell, Time, June 5, 2006.

"Discontent Over Iraq Increasing, Poll Finds," by Dan Balz & Jon Cohen, Washington Post, June 5, 2007.

"Report: Military to urge that Britain should get out of Iraq in 12 months," Associated Press, June 2, 2007.

"Pentagon chief says Iraq war will not undermine U.S. role in Asia," Associated Press, June 2, 2007.

"Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq Grow in Lethality, Complexity," by Ann Scott Tyson & John Ward Anderson, Washington Post, June 3, 2007.

"Fewer high-quality Army recruits," by Bryan Bender & Kevin Baron, Boston Globe, June 1, 2007.

"White House envisions 'Korean model' in Iraq," Los Angeles Times & Associated Press, May 31, 2007.

"Doubt cast on US Iraq 'surge' strategy," by Jane O'Brien, BBC News, May 30, 2007.

"Iraq likely to miss goals set by U.S.," by Julian Barnes, Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2007.

"US, Iran hold rare talks on Iraq violence," by Ross Colvin, Reuters, May 27, 2007.

"Troop Cut Expected After Iraq Report," Associated Press, May 27, 2007.

"Strife Foreseen in Iraq Exit, but Experts Split on Degree," by Michael R. Gordon  Alissa Rubin, New York Times, May 27, 2007.

"U.S. Security Contractors Open Fire in Baghdad," by Steve Fainaru & Saad al-Izzi, Washington Post, May 27, 2007.

"Analysts' Warnings of Iraq Chaos Detailed," by Walter Pincus & Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, Mat 26, 2007.

"To End the Iraq War -- September Will Be Key," by Representative John Murtha, Huffington Post, May 24, 2007.

"Congress' Iraq vote sets up big fight this fall," by Mark Silva, Chicago Tribune, May 25, 2007.

"After Victory on Hill, President Shifts Tone on Iraq," by Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, May 25, 2007.

"New Strategy for War Stresses Iraqi Politics," by Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, May 23, 2007.

"Second Life for Study Group." by Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post, May 21, 2007.

"Deal on Iraq bill is elusive," by Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers, May 19, 2007.

"Bush Open to Iraq Benchmarks," by Peter Baker, Washington Post, May 18, 2007.

"A battle over benchmarks for Iraq," by Daniel Schott, Christian Science Monitor, May 18, 2007.

"Bush Taps Skeptic of Buildup as War Czar," by Peter Baker & Robin Wright, Washington Post, May 16, 2007.

"Defining 'Benchmarks' in Iraq," by Lionel Beehner, Council on Foreign Relations, May 15, 2007.

"Details of Iraq benchmarks yet to be decided," by David Jackson, USA Today, May 15, 2007.

"Bush, Aiming to Quell Iraq Violence, Plans Iran Talks," by Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News, May 14, 2007.

"Iraqis resist U.S. pressure to enact oil law," by Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2007.

"More troops call as Iraq murders soar," by Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, May 13, 2007.

"Iraq troops shortage cited," by Peter Spiegel, Tina Susman & Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2007.

"Bush concedes over Iraq benchmarks," by Andrew Ward, Financial Times, May 11, 2007.

"Bush Says He's Open to Iraq Bill With Benchmarks," by Carl Hulse & Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, May 10, 2007.

"Bush: Work With Dems on Iraq Benchmarks," by Robert Reid, Associated Press, May 10, 2007.

"Pentagon restricting testimony in Congress," by Bryan Bender, Boston Globe, May 10, 2007.

"Bush Told War Is Harming The GOP." by Shailagh Murray & Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, May 10, 2007.

"Ret. Generals Ads Protest Bush Iraq Plan," Associated Press, May 10, 2007.

"Secrets of the Surge," by Martin Sieff, UPI, May 9, 2007.

"Commanders in Iraq See 'Surge' into '08," by Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, May 9, 2007.

"House Bill Ties War Funding to Iraq Benchmarks," by Karen DeYoung & Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post, May 9, 2007.

"White House says Bush would veto U.S. Democrats' bill to fund Iraq war only through July, Associated Press, May 8, 2007.

"September Could be Key Deadline in War," by Jonathan Weisman & Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, May 8, 2007.

"National Guard Slow Responding to Kansas Twister, Needed Equipment in Iraq," by Linda Young, All Headline News, May 7, 2007.

"US general says Iraq will get deadlier," by Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2007.

"Study reports on mental health, ethics of U.S. combat troops in Iraq," USA Today, May 4, 2007.

"Bush vetoes bill setting dates for Iraq pullout," by Bill Trott, Reuters, May 1, 2007.

"Iraq Timeline Could Cause Chaos," by Jennifer Loven, Associated Press, May 1, 2007.

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