2011年8月3日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Back-to-back bombs kill 9 people in western Iraq (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2007, file photo, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal judge says Rusmfeld can be sued personally for damages by a former U.S. military contractor who says he was tortured during nine months in prison in Iraq. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)AP - Two bombs targeting police exploded in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13, Iraqi officials said.

Seven killed in twin west Iraq blasts: police (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Iraqi anti-terror police stand guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Twin bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi killed seven people and wounded 13 others on Wednesday evening, part of nationwide violence that left 10 dead, security officials said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Twin bomb attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi killed seven people and wounded 13 others on Wednesday evening, part of nationwide violence that left 10 dead, security officials said.

U.S. Troop Withdrawal Rests on Decision From Iraq (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - Since President Obama declared the end of combat in Iraq last August, Washington has paid less attention to the war that cost the country more than 4,400 lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. But with the nation's foreign policy focused on withdrawal from Afghanistan and the ongoing fallout of the Arab Spring uprisings in the region, approximately 46,000 troops remain in Iraq. Whether all of those troops will leave by year's end is still uncertain.

Five American Soldiers Killed in Iraq -- Time to Talk About the Iraq War Again (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Five American soldiers were killed Monday when a rocket barrage hit a base in Baghdad. According to the Associated Press, it was the single deadliest attack against American forces in two years. It will also become the most discussed.

Iraq to open talks with US on training mission (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT

An Iraqi boys walks up to an American solider during a patrol in the restive northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk in July 2011. Iraq will open talks with Washington over a military training mission to last beyond a 2011 pullout deadline, Baghdad's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday, after months of US appeals for a decision.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraq will open talks with Washington over a military training mission to last beyond a 2011 pullout deadline, Baghdad's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday, after months of US appeals for a decision.

What We Learned About Fighting an Unconventional Enemy Eight Years After 'Mission Accomplished' (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:23 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Sunday marked eight years since the "Mission Accomplished" speech by former President George W. Bush aboard the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. While the mission of dismantling the government of Saddam Hussein had been completed, the real challenge of war in Iraq was about to begin. What has happened and what we have learned in Iraq since May 1, 2003, is worthy of examination.

Consequences of 'Mission Accomplished' Felt Eight Years Later (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:23 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - When President George W. Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln May 1, 2003, he declared combat operations in Iraq were over.

Eight Years, One New President Later, Mission Still Not Accomplished in Iraq (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:21 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On May 1, 2003, a confident President George W. Bush made an A-Gear landing on the Navy's super carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Wearing a flight suit, the commander-in-chief had a banner unfurled that read "Mission Accomplished." What was to be a historic photo opportunity -- and a symbolic statement commemorating the end of the war in Iraq -- has become what Time termed "Bannergate" by November of the same year.

Does Obama Squander Political Capital by Not Releasing Bin Laden Footage? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:20 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The news involving the capture and death of Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted terrorist, is welcome. President Barack Obama's waning approval numbers received a healthy shot in the arm. The New York Times reports the jump was as high as 11 points, propelling him from 46 percent to 57 percent. A similar war victory -- the capture of Saddam Hussein under President George W. Bush -- netted the latter an 8 percent jump.

Despite Bin Laden's Death, Money Still Gone, Americans Still Dead (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:19 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | After 9/11, I was caught up in the frenzy and I wanted to see someone pay. bin Laden's hiding in Afghanistan? Then let's go to Afghanistan. Bush says Iraq is connected to bin Laden -- somehow? Then let's beat the heck out of Hussein, I never liked him anyway.

Troop Withdrawal Could Be Double-Edged Sword for Americans, Iraqis (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:52 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | For eight years the U.S. military has been mired in a protracted war-turned-insurgency in Iraq. But now, at least on paper, the lingering engagement is marching to a close. As stipulated by the US-Iraqi Security Agreement signed in 2008, all US forces must withdraw by Dec. 31, 2011. That means starting sometime soon, probably late summer, the United States will begin to remove its remaining 47,000 troops, leaving behind only a few hundred soldiers and marines who would be tied to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Anti-Iraq Pro-Libya Presidential Doctrine (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:29 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | As a U.S. citizen, I have the right to voice my opinion in opposition or support of the government. That is one of the great aspects of being an American. Other countries are not as fortunate. Iraq was not as fortunate. Now Libya.

Obama to Have Harder Task in Justifying War Than Bush (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:18 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Libya no-fly zone has put America in another controversial war. With President Barack Obama lending weight to the no-fly zone, the political cost of the war will land squarely on him. He inherited Iraq and Afghanistan from President George W. Bush and faced criticism for expanding in Afghanistan. Yet this is his first war of choice that he did not inherit -- and it may be harder to get domestic support for it than it was for President Bush.

Is Libya the Next Iraq? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:18 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With President Barack Obama announcing Saturday that the U.S. had started airstrikes on Libya with the help of British and French forces, my mind began to wander back to May 2, 2003, when President George W. Bush made a grand entrance by helping to pilot a jet onto an aircraft carrier, then announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq were over after only about a month and a half of fighting.

President Obama to Have a Bush- or Clinton-Esque War in Libya? (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:18 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama is taking the heat for enforcing the Libya no-fly zone. In fact, Obama has been compared negatively to George W. Bush, worst thing to be in many circles. The Libya no-fly zone isn't the equivalent of the Iraq war -- at least not yet -- but it is inspiring the same kind of criticism. As such, the Bush comparisons -- and the disappointment they even need to be made -- could cost the administration a lot of support.

Libya, Gadhafi to Become Another Iraq, Hussein (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:15 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - When Saddam Hussein finally went too far and invaded Kuwait, the United States and coalition forces had to step in to push him back over the border in 1991. Now, strife in Libya may be moving this new crisis in the same direction.

Iraq War by the Numbers (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:09 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Iraq War has been ongoing in March 2003. Although no longer in combat mode and troops are slowly being withdrawn from the country, the United States still maintains a presence there as requested by the Iraqi government.

Iraq War Timeline (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:04 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The Iraq War was part of President George W. Bush's war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

The Challenges of Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:25 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Thursday the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, briefed Congress on what the National Intelligence Community (NIC) believes to be the top threats to the United States over the coming year.

Iraq Readies for U.S. Troop Departure (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:24 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Less than 11 months from now, the freely elected government of Iraq will be in charge of all functions, including security, that the Coalition Forces handled since the liberation of Iraq in 2003. Between now and then, the United States military will be handing over bases and material to the Iraqi Security Forces. With the safety of U.S. forces and Iraqis in mind, troops will be withdrawn with the goal to be finished by the deadline in the Security Agreement, Dec. 31, 2011.

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