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Democratic lawmakers will seek a phased withdrawal from Iraq
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — Democrats poised to take control of Congress said Sunday that they would press to begin a phased U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq within four to six months, part of an agenda aimed at overhauling key aspects of U.S. policy in the...Tags: Laws, International Military Interventions, ABC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Military
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The day the hatred boiled over in Balad
Times Staff WriterBALAD, IRAQ — There were no heroes here. When gunmen murdered dozens of people in this once peaceful Shiite market city over two days last month, no one stepped in to stop the killing. Not U.S. forces, whose stated purposes in Iraq include...Tags: Religious Conflicts, International Military Interventions, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama and the Iraq we leave behind
President Obama's surprise layover in Baghdad on his way home from Europe and Turkey serves as a gloomy reminder that the war he opposed and then inherited isn't over yet. While the president has sought to shift focus to Afghanistan, Iraq has seen a spike...Tags: Religious Conflicts, International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Defense, Rebellions
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The Mideast on rewind
It's beginning to look a lot like 1998 in the Middle East. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister from 1996 to 1999, has a shot at taking over again after a very close election Tuesday. In Iran, Mohammad Khatami, the country's president from 1997 to...Tags: Knesset, Mohammad Khatami, Iran, Jerry Brown, Benazir Bhutto
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The misleading Vietnam analogy
With rhetoric that would stir any patriot but logic that should persuade few, President Bush on Wednesday waded into the historical quagmire of the Vietnam War. Then, as now, Bush said, "people argued the real problem was America's presence and that if we...Tags: Southeast Asia, Cambodia, George W. Bush, Al-Qaeda, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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U.S. will continue to hold Iraqi ex-officials
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersU.S. officials on Monday sidestepped the demand of Iraq's prime minister for the immediate transfer for execution of three former officials from Saddam Hussein's regime. The U.S. military issued a written statement reaffirming its position, shared by the...Tags: U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense, Jalal Talabani, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Iraqi shoe-thrower's case is adjourned
It was the hottest ticket in town. It drew spectators from as far away as Sweden and sparked a scramble for choice seats. Police formed human chains to block the crowds that surged forward to glimpse the star attraction: a defiant-looking man in black...Tags: Television, Laws, Entertainment, Sweden, Crime, Law and Justice
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Iraq withdrawal plan offers a ray of hope
Finally, we think we see light at the end of the Iraq tunnel. Over the weekend, the Iraqi Cabinet approved a plan hammered out by the government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and U.S. officials to restrict U.S. combat operations starting Jan. 1, pull...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Iraq, International Military Interventions, Iran
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Abu Abed: Ruthless, shadowy - and a U.S. ally in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Abu Abed, you're a hero," the retired Shiite teacher shouted from the home she had fled last winter, when the bodies of Shiites were being dumped daily in the streets of her Amiriya neighborhood. The fighter, wearing green camouflage and dark wraparound...Tags: Religious Conflicts, International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense
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Bushs final year
Today, Lomonaco and York open their second Times Dust-Up with a discussion of President Bush's remaining agenda. Later in the week, they'll discuss calls for impeachment, Bush's legacy and the White House-Congress balance of power. Watch foreign policy...Tags: International Military Interventions, Defense, National Security, George W. Bush, State Budgets
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Five years of Iraq editorials
In five years of war, The Times editorial board has written over 200 editorials discussing Iraq, from its early position against the war, penned on March 14, 2003, to last week's discussion of global insurgency and the fallout between Adm. William J....Tags: Religious Conflicts, International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Defense, National Security
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Bush's shoe toss
Shoes make news surprisingly often. Think Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the U.N. General Assembly in 1960, brandishing his shoe at a Filipino delegate who was accusing the U.S.S.R. of imperialism in Eastern Europe. Speaking of the Philippines, think...Tags: Sarah Palin, Philippines, Adlai Stevenson, Protest, Journalism
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