2011年12月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


War nearly over, Obama says Iraq won't stand alone (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 04:06 PM PST

President Barack Obama and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pause after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Eager to put the long and divisive Iraq war to rest, President Barack Obama declared Monday "those days are over" with the last American troops heading home, but he pledged the U.S. would remain committed to the fledgling government they leave behind. He and Iraq's leader somberly saluted America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.


Obama says U.S. will be loyal partner for Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:37 PM PST

Reuters - With Iranian influence and Syria's instability looming over Iraq as U.S. troops pack up to go, President Barack Obama assured Baghdad on Monday the United States would remain a strong partner beyond the withdrawal.

Obama, al-Maliki place wreath at Arlington (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:34 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki placed a wreath by the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the thousands of casualties from the Iraq war.

Obama hails end of Iraq war, but is it a victory for Iran? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 02:22 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki discussed post-war US-Iraq relations at the White House Monday and the two leaders visited Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the sacrifices of US troops in a nearly nine-year war.

Iraq, Where's the Thank You Card and Check? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 01:31 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki paid tribute on Dec. 12 to American fallen soldiers when they laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. It was a refreshing to see the Iraqi head of government pay tribute to all those Americans who sacrificed so much to secure their freedom.

Why some US troops are dreading end of Iraq mission (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:18 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Even as US forces are packing up and preparing to end a war that has cost the lives of 4,485 of their comrades and more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians, some troops report feeling an unexpected emotion as the mission here draws to a close: dread.

Obama concedes different view with Iraq on Syria (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 10:03 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's position on Syria — that he does not have the right to ask Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down — is based on what's best for Iraq and not influenced by Iran.

Iran's bid for power in postwar Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 08:50 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As American forces complete their withdrawal from Iraq in coming days, concern has grown in Washington that neighboring Iran is determined to fill any "vacuum" with its own influence.

NATO to end Iraqi training mission when U.S. troops go home (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:12 AM PST

Reuters - NATO will end its seven-year troop training mission in Iraq at the end of the month, the alliance said on Monday, a move that will coincide with withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.

NATO to end its training mission in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 05:54 AM PST

AP - NATO will permanently shut down its military training mission in Iraq and withdraw all of its soldiers from the country by Dec. 31, the alliance said Monday.

Digging up mass graves may heal Iraq war wounds (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:06 AM PST

Reuters - In the shadow of an earthen dam and buried under rubble and trash scattered across the al-Sadah waste ground lies one of the most frightening places in Baghdad at the peak of Iraq's sectarian slaughter.

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