Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraqi Prime Minister Woes -- Biting the Hand of the U.S (ContributorNetwork)
• Iraq Sunni bloc suspends parliament participation (Reuters)
• NATO ends its 7-year training mission in Iraq (AP)
• NATO closes up training mission in Iraq (Reuters)
• Iraq: A war of muddled goals, painful sacrifice (AP)
• The Iraq War was Justified (ContributorNetwork)
• Iraq ledger: War by the numbers (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hezbollah prisoner held by Iraq faces minor charge (AP)
• Obama welcomes home troops from Iraq (AP)
• Arab League considers turning to UN over Syria (AP)
• Iraqi pleads guilty to trying to kill U.S. troops (Reuters)
• As US troops leave Iraq, some ask: Was the war worth it? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iraqi Prime Minister Woes -- Biting the Hand of the U.S (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:04 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Being an Iraq War vet, every once in a while somebody will ask me what I think of the state of affairs in that country. Even though I had held fast to the hope that eventually the Iraqi people would be able to govern themselves; it's becoming increasingly clear that this is wasted hope.

Iraq Sunni bloc suspends parliament participation (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's Sunni-backed bloc on Saturday suspended its participation in parliament accusing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led government of concentrating power, a sign of rising political tensions as U.S. troops withdraw.

NATO ends its 7-year training mission in Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:30 AM PST AP - NATO has ended its seven-year training mission in Iraq with a ceremony in Baghdad's Green Zone.

NATO closes up training mission in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 09:58 AM PST Reuters - NATO closed its seven-year training mission in Iraq on Saturday, at the same time as U.S. troops withdraw from the country after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Iraq: A war of muddled goals, painful sacrifice (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 09:40 AM PST AP - In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world.

The Iraq War was Justified (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 08:01 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The last American soldiers are departing Iraq, leaving the Iraqi people a republic that has been won with considerable blood and treasure. Whether they can keep that republic on their own is still a question unanswered.

Iraq ledger: War by the numbers (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 06:10 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Reckoning the costs of war in Iraq will take years, especially the impact on US prestige and power in the world. Historians, political scientists, and economists will write doctoral dissertations on the subject, and some will devote careers to calculating and analyzing the data and each others’ conclusions â€" as continues to be the case with the Vietnam War.

Hezbollah prisoner held by Iraq faces minor charge (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:59 AM PST AP - A Lebanese Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible for killing four U.S. soldiers in Iraq will be prosecuted for a lesser charge of illegal entry with a forged passport, Iraqi officials said Saturday.

Obama welcomes home troops from Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:54 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, saying that their service offers a lesson about the nation's character.

Arab League considers turning to UN over Syria (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST AP - The Arab League has given Syria until Wednesday to allow observers into the country or else it will likely turn to the U.N. Security Council for action to try to end the deadly violence against regime opponents, Qatar's prime minister said Saturday.

Iraqi pleads guilty to trying to kill U.S. troops (Reuters) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 07:54 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.

As US troops leave Iraq, some ask: Was the war worth it? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Dec 2011 09:43 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As the American war in Iraq comes to an end, some troops find themselves grappling with a question that has dogged them through multiple deployments: Was the sacrifice worth the price that US forces paid here?

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