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Where are Iraqs leaders?
Today, former White House policy aide Rivkin and Katulis, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, debate the formation of a legitimate Iraqi government. Previously they discussed the apparent decline of Sunni Islamism in Iraq, troop...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Civil Unrest, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Terrorism
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Vietnam's real lessons
FINDING IN THE DEBACLE of the Vietnam War a rationale for sustaining the U.S. military presence in Iraq requires considerable imagination. If nothing else, President Bush's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars earlier this week revealed a hitherto...Tags: Iraq, Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War I (1914-1918), Armed Forces, Philosophy
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Don't dump Maliki
What does sovereignty mean? In the case of Iraq, Washington can't seem to decide. On June 28, 2004, the United States ceremoniously ended its occupation of Iraq by transferring sovereignty to its hand-picked interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi. Three...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Armed Forces, Carl Levin, United Nations, Diplomacy
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Iraq Report File
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRecent U.S. reports on Iraq Friday's White House report on progress in Iraq capped two months of major government assessments. Here is a summary of the major documents as well as earlier government reports, not including military or congressional...Tags: Iraq, Religious Conflicts, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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A fistful of dinars
ISTANBULThe U.S. government isn't the only one worried about the growing influence of Iran in Iraq. Baghdad's neighbors are fretting, tooand so are some moderate Shiites in Iraq. They fear Iran's help is a mixed blessing, of a type that will keep Iraq...Tags: Iraq, Religious Conflicts, Natural Resources, Civil Unrest, Energy Resources
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Iraq says it's readying Mosul offensive
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIraqi army units reached the northern city of Mosul on Sunday in preparation for what the government said would be a major offensive there against Al Qaeda in Iraq and other Sunni militants. The reinforcements included Iraqi aircraft and tanks. "The...Tags: Health, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest, Hospitals and Clinics, Terrorism
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U.S. shifts Sunni strategy in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEager to cement the security gains of last year's troop buildup, the U.S. military has shifted its strategy from the streets to the corridors of power in a high-stakes effort to persuade Iraq's wary Shiite leaders to put thousands of predominantly Sunni...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest, Terrorism, U.S. Military
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Kurdish rebels offer Turkey a truce
Special to The TimesKurdish separatists said Monday that they would stop their cross-border attacks on Turkish forces if the Ankara government dropped its threats to launch an offensive on their remote mountain enclaves in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey, stung by a weekend raid by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, World War I (1914-1918), Ankara (Turkey), Armed Forces, Contracts
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Fencing with Tehran
The Iranians are riding high these days. While the United States is hemorrhaging $5 billion a month in Iraq trying to stabilize Iran's flattened former enemy, Tehran is hauling in $5 billion a month in oil revenues. Iran is making life miserable for the...Tags: Civil Unrest, John McCain, U.S. Military, Diplomacy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Baghdad's misguided crackdown on the Sons of Iraq
There is a gathering storm on Iraq's horizon. Over the last several weeks, its central government has embarked on what appears to be an effort to arrest, drive away or otherwise intimidate tens of thousands of Sunni security volunteers -- the so-called...Tags: Iraq, Armed Forces, Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Travel
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In Kurdistan, Iraq Seems a Million Miles Away
Times Staff WriterSULAYMANIYA, Iraq -- The night is young. The women are pretty. Danyar Farok, wearing a sparkly gray shirt and skin-tight acid-washed jeans, and a buddy are strutting along this Kurdish city's main drag. Maybe they will wind up at one of the outdoor...Tags: Iraq, Television Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Guerrilla Activity, Entertainment
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Pardon the killers? Never!
Army Spec. LINCOLN M. LEASE has been deployed in Iraq twice for a total of 18 months.TODAY I READ a newspaper article that filled me with rage and contempt. It was about the "reconciliation" that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki plans to offer the Sunni armed factions here. Maliki is reportedly considering granting a limited amnesty to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Iraq, Civil Unrest, Murder, Family
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