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Obama sets August 2010 date for end of Iraq combat (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 05:48 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama has ordered an end to US combat in Iraq within 18 months, after the war poisoned domestic politics and claimed a heavy toll in blood, dollars and lost US prestige.

Obama's Iraq plan draws fire from Left (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 05:43 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's plan to pull US combat forces from Iraq by August 2010 have drawn fire from his Democratic allies who expressed concern the withdrawal was not quick or complete enough.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,252 (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 05:20 PM PST AP - As of Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at least 4,252 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Obama sets firm withdrawal timetable for Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 06:23 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama consigned the Iraq war to history Friday, declaring he will end combat operations within 18 months and open a new era of diplomacy in the Middle East. "Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," Obama told Marines who are about to deploy by the thousands to the other war front, Afghanistan.

Obama sets Iraq deadline, unveils new strategy (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:46 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would end U.S. combat operations in Iraq in 18 months but leave up to 50,000 troops there to provide stability, a decision that riled Democrats who favored a larger withdrawal.

In twist, GOP likes Obama's Iraq plan, Democrats don't (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 02:15 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — President Barack Obama announced here Friday that he'll withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010, but his plans to leave as many as 50,000 U.S. troops there through 2011 made many Democrats in Congress angry, while Republicans cheered.

Obama Says Iraqis Must Take Control as U.S. Withdraws (Bloomberg) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 01:39 PM PST Bloomberg - Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said Iraqis must take responsibility for their own security as the U.S. withdraws combat forces over the next 18 months and removes all troops by the end of 2011.

US troops say Iraqis ready for Obama timetable (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 01:37 PM PST AP - At a sandstorm-battered base near Saddam Hussein's hometown, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Siwatu Spikes agrees it's nearly about time for combat troops to leave Iraq.

Iraqi doctors treat the wounded in Jordan (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 01:28 PM PST AP - Ali Mizhir was on his way to a market in Baghdad to buy slippers three years ago when a car bomb exploded nearby, blowing away much of his lower left leg.

FACT CHECK: Obama's changing Iraq timetable (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 12:38 PM PST AP - While President Barack Obama's determination to get the U.S. out of Iraq has been a constant theme, his timetable has been a moving target.

Iraqis find hope in their history _ 5,000 years of it (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 12:32 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Luma Yass led a visitor into the Assyrian Hall of the infamously looted museum of antiquities in Iraq's capital city.

US says enemy fire caused deadly air collision in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 12:29 PM PST AFP - The US military said on Friday that four soldiers killed last month when two helicopters crashed in northern Iraq had been the target of enemy fire.

Obama deferred to military's advice on Iraq: Gates (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 12:10 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama heeded the US military's advice in deciding to postpone by three months the pullout of most US troops from Iraq beyond a promised 16-month deadline, his defense secretary said Friday.

Gates prefers small US force in Iraq after 2012 (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 11:32 AM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he thinks it would be a good idea to keep a small number of U.S. forces in Iraq past a deadline agreed to by the U.S. and Iraq.

Army: Enemy fire caused copter collision in Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 10:13 AM PST AP - The military now says enemy fire caused two U.S. Army helicopters to collide in Iraq last month, killing four American pilots.

Lawmakers Voice Bipartisan Support for Iraq Withdrawal Plans (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 10:02 AM PST CQPolitics.com - As President Obama unveiled his plans for a withdrawal from Iraq, Republican lawmakers -- for the time being -- say he is setting the right course, and senior Democrats mostly agreed.

Obama Iraq plan fuels 'was it worth it' debate (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:43 AM PST AFP - President Barack Obama's Iraq withdrawal announcement Friday was likely to stoke a painful debate: With thousands of US dead, countless Iraqis killed, and nearly one trillion dollars spent, was the war worth it?

Most Iraqis Welcome Obama's Pullout Plan (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST Time.com - Baghdad is ready for U.S. troops to leave earlier rather than later, but Sunnis and some Iraqi military officers are not as sanguine

Iraq appeals for foreign oil expertise (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:26 AM PST AP - Iraq's prime minister appealed Friday for foreign expertise to develop his country's oil industry, which has suffered from decades of war, negligence and insurgent attacks.

Obama calls Bush, al-Maliki with his Iraq plans (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:19 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama has called former President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to brief them on his plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.

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