Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraqi admits trying to send weapons to al-Qaida (AP)
• U.S. hands over last detainee to Iraq (Reuters)
• Iraqi pleads guilty to trying to kill US troops (Reuters)
• Jailed Hezbollah commander turned over to Iraqis (AP)
• An End to a War in Iraq that Should Never Have Begun (ContributorNetwork)
• The Iraq War and the Steep Price of American Bravado (ContributorNetwork)
• Iraq War Not Worth It: Too Much Blood and Treasure for No Guarantee of Stability (ContributorNetwork)
• U.S. withdrawal in Iraq rolls into final act (Reuters)
• Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw (Reuters)
• Mission accomplished, really: US war in Iraq officially ends (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iraqi admits trying to send weapons to al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 04:50 PM PST AP - An Iraqi man who had claimed he was innocent of terrorism-related charges did an abrupt about-face Friday, pleading guilty in a Kentucky courtroom to trying to funnel weapons and cash to al-Qaida operatives in his home country.

U.S. hands over last detainee to Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 03:45 PM PST Reuters - The United States handed over its last detainee in Iraq to Iraqi authorities on Friday, the White House said, after months of failed efforts to convince Baghdad to extradite him because of his suspected role in the killing of Americans.

Iraqi pleads guilty to trying to kill US troops (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 03:17 PM PST Reuters - An Iraqi living in Kentucky pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he tried to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq, aided al Qaeda operatives there and taught how to make roadside bombs, the Justice Department said.

Jailed Hezbollah commander turned over to Iraqis (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 01:12 PM PST AP - The last American prisoner in Iraq, a Hezbollah commander linked to the kidnapping deaths of four U.S. soldiers, was turned over to the Iraqi government Friday, the White House said.

An End to a War in Iraq that Should Never Have Begun (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY| An eight-and-a-half year war that claimed over 100,000 lives, created a deadly power vacuum that will undoubtedly increase that death toll, and that should never have been started reached its official end Thursday, but this time there will be no American president boldly proclaiming "Mission Accomplished."

The Iraq War and the Steep Price of American Bravado (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:31 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Obama marked the end of the war in Iraq on Wednesday, December 14, but his salute of returning troops was no declaration of victory. Obama's low-key wrap-up of the war contrasts starkly with President George W. Bush's infamous "mission accomplished" celebration. That celebration, which marked the end of major combat operations, was full of the self-assured bravado that led us into the Iraq War.

Iraq War Not Worth It: Too Much Blood and Treasure for No Guarantee of Stability (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:25 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to CNN, the U.S. military intervention in Iraq, which began in 2003, has cost the nation almost 4,500 dead soldiers. Additionally, more than 32,000 U.S. soldiers have been wounded and the financial cost of the 8 1/2-year conflict, as alleged by the Christian Science Monitor, may total up to more money than it cost our nation to fight in World War II.

U.S. withdrawal in Iraq rolls into final act (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST Reuters - American soldiers signed over their last military base to Iraqi officials on Friday with the U.S. troop pullout drawing to an swift end nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Iraq oil security tested as U.S. forces withdraw (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 06:32 AM PST Reuters - A bombing of southern Iraqi crude pipelines despite a nationwide alert against a possible surge in insurgent attacks has heightened fears for the future security of Iraq's vital oil sector as American troops withdraw.

Mission accomplished, really: US war in Iraq officially ends (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Pentagon’s top officials flew into Iraq Thursday to mark the end of the American war here.

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