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Woodward: Bush 'too often failed to lead' on Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 09:53 PM CDT AP - President Bush "rarely was the voice of realism" on the Iraq war and "too often failed to lead," according to a new book by Bob Woodward examining how the president handled the war effort during some of the conflict's most difficult years.

Gates, US military leaders in agreement on Iraq recommendations (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and top US military leaders are "fundamentally in agreement" over how to proceed in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.

Obama Says Iraq Surge Success Beyond `Wildest Dreams' (Bloomberg) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 08:32 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama said the surge of American forces in Iraq has ``succeeded beyond our wildest dreams,'' though Iraqis still haven't done enough to take responsibility for their country.

Sources: Bush advised to delay troop cuts in Iraq (AP) Posted: 05 Sep 2008 12:18 AM CDT AP - President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated Press has learned.

Iraq surge succeeded beyond 'wildest dreams:' Obama (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 07:50 PM CDT AFP - Barack Obama said the US troop surge in Iraq had succeeded beyond anybody's "wildest dreams" prompting Republicans to say he showed poor judgment by at first opposing the operation.

Bush advised to back modest troop cuts in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 07:04 PM CDT Reuters - Top U.S. defense officials have recommended that President George W. Bush withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq but not until early next year, Pentagon sources said on Thursday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,154 (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 06:42 PM CDT AP - As of Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at least 4,154 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi surge exceeded expectations, Obama says (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 06:33 PM CDT AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Thursday that the escalation of U.S. troops in Iraq, which he had opposed, has succeeded in reducing violence "beyond our wildest dreams."

Pentagon wants modest U.S. troop cut in Iraq: sources (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 06:01 PM CDT Reuters - Top U.S. defense officials have recommended that President George W. Bush withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq but not until early next year, Pentagon sources said on Thursday.

Bush mulling Iraq troop recommendations (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:46 PM CDT AFP - US President George W. Bush is drawing closer to a decision on US troop levels in Iraq after receiving top US commander General David Petraeus's advice, the White House said Thursday.

Britain must disclose Iraq intelligence memos (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 12:53 PM CDT AP - Britain's Information Commissioner ruled Thursday that the government must publish memos and e-mails related to a 2002 intelligence dossier on Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction.

Two US troops charged for Iraqi detainee murder (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 11:38 AM CDT AFP - A US soldier and an officer have been charged with the murder of an Iraqi detainee and their first hearings will take place near executed dictator Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit next week, the US military said on Thursday.

Bush considering US troop levels in Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 11:37 AM CDT AP - With recommendations from his top military advisers in hand, President Bush is weighing when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and at what pace, the White House said Thursday.

Baghdad to take control of Sunni anti-Qaeda groups: US (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 10:45 AM CDT AFP - Iraq's Shiite-led government is to take control of the mainly Sunni Arab militia that have spearheaded the fight against Al-Qaeda, the US military said on Thursday, triggering renewed debate over their future status.

Iraq war blasts onto Venice screen with 'Hurt Locker' (AFP) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 09:22 AM CDT AFP - The war in Iraq blasted onto the screen at the Venice film festival on Thursday with a stunning portrayal by US director Kathryn Bigelow of the harrowing work of a bomb disposal team in "The Hurt Locker".

U.S. detains second Iraqi cameraman this week (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2008 08:28 AM CDT Reuters - The U.S. military arrested an Iraqi cameraman on Thursday, his family and employer said, two days after the detention of a freelance photographer working for Reuters news agency.

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