Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP)
• Biden in Iraq as US winds up combat mission (AFP)
• Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal (Time.com)
• Obama visits US troops, plans Bush call ahead of Iraq speech (AFP)
• Biden says US won't abandon war-battered Iraq (AP)
• U.S. ends combat in Iraq but instability lingers (Reuters)
• Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw (Reuters)
• US commander concerned over Iraq political deadlock: report (AFP)
• Iraq Shiite leader sees end to political impasse 'in days' (AFP)
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• As U.S. withdraws, Iraqis still live in crisis (Reuters)
• AP Impact: U.S. wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP)
• Iraqis say war "not ending" despite U.S. drawdown (Reuters)
• Obama cites progress in Iraq (Reuters)

Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama will have but a moment before trying to hasten peace nearby between Israelis and Palestinians. Left unclear is whether winding down the war that inflamed Arab passions will do anything to help long-shot Mideast talks.

Biden in Iraq as US winds up combat mission (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:54 PM PDT AFP - Vice President Joe Biden landed in Baghdad on Monday to mark the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq and to urge the conflict-torn country's squabbling leaders to end a political impasse.

Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal (Time.com) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - Iraqi citizens are angry and incredulous that the U.S. has withdrawn its combat troops, with the belief that Iraq is ready to fend for itself

Obama visits US troops, plans Bush call ahead of Iraq speech (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:36 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama met Monday with wounded US soldiers and prepared to call his predecessor George W. Bush a day ahead of an address marking the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq.

Biden says US won't abandon war-battered Iraq (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:57 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden sought Monday to reassure Iraq that America is not abandoning it as the U.S. military steps back and a stalemate over who will run the war-battered nation's next government approaches its sixth month.

U.S. ends combat in Iraq but instability lingers (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. military formally ends combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to fulfill a promise to end the war despite persistent instability and attacks that kill dozens at a time.

Biden visits Iraq as troops withdraw (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq on Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning them as it stops combat operations, a milestone in the 7-1/2 year war the Obama administration is trying to end.

US commander concerned over Iraq political deadlock: report (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT AFP - The US commander in Iraq voiced concern over the country's political stalemate in an interview published Monday, warning that failure to form a new government could undermine Iraqis' faith in democratic rule.

Iraq Shiite leader sees end to political impasse 'in days' (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:51 AM PDT AFP - An Iraqi Shiite leader, Ammar al-Hakim, said on Monday the long-delayed formation of a new government could be resolved within days but refused to be drawn on the name of the next prime minister.

(AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:04 AM PDT AP - Vice President Biden lands in Baghdad to mark formal end to US combat operations in Iraq.

As U.S. withdraws, Iraqis still live in crisis (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:44 AM PDT Reuters - Kareem Hassan Abboud's family of seven share a two room house in a makeshift squatter camp in the mainly Shi'ite district of Chukook in northwestern Baghdad. Sewage muddies the dirt road outside.

AP Impact: U.S. wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP) Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT AP - A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets.

Iraqis say war "not ending" despite U.S. drawdown (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:59 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's message this weekend that Iraq would "chart its own course" may have been welcome news for war-weary Americans, but it has fueled anxieties about the future among Iraqis.

Obama cites progress in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:40 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Sunday hailed reductions in violence in Iraq and said he believed Iraqis would resolve the impasse in their attempts to form a coalition government.

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