For U.S., The Goal Is Now 'Iraqi Solutions'
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In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic officials have begun their own quiet policy shift. After countless unsuccessful efforts to push Iraqis toward various political, economic and security...
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The ministerâs comments suggested a longer U.S. commitment in Iraq than had previously been indicated.
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The United States, Iran and Iraq have agreed to set up a security subcommittee to carry forward talks on restoring stability in Iraq, the U.S. envoy said Tuesday at the end of a second round of groundbreaking talks with his Iranian counterpart.
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As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense.
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In talks with some groups, the US aims to convince Shiite militias that political reconciliation, not violence, is the way forward.
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a House panel yesterday that the United States should know in a few months if the Iraqi government is making progress toward peace and whether the United States "is going to have to look at other alternatives and consequences."
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U.S. Army leaders on Monday said the  all-volunteer Army was up to the task of crushing the Iraqi  insurgency and defeating terrorism even if it might take many  years, possibly decades.
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Resolving Iraq may be easy compared with the challenge of its neighbor's nuclear program
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By opening the door to a high-level dialogue with Iran and Syria, the United States appears to be embracing a diplomatic strategy that its critics have long said was essential to stabilize Iraq.
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The Bush administration is re-evaluating its efforts to unite Iraq's fractious sectarian and political factions in an attempt to preserve U.S. options in Iraq no matter what happens, officials familiar with an internal administration review of Iraq policy said Friday.
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In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop "surge" and a new strategy, U.S. military and diplomatic officials have begun their own quiet policy shift. After countless unsuccessful efforts to push Iraqis toward various political, economic and security go...
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At the beginning of this week the interim Iraqi government and US occupation forces were hoping to reach a peaceful solution to clashes that have continued for monthsin the
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The Iraqi government has made mixed progress in meeting political and security goals, a U.S. official said on Thursday citing a report that may add to rising calls for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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The U.S. wants to turn over security to the Iraqis. But that sometimes means ignoring their crimes
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The US, Iran, and Iraq agreed Tuesday to form a subcommittee on stability in Iraq.
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The White House said today that Iraq has made "satisfactory progress" toward meeting nine of 18 political, economic and security benchmarks and cited "encouraging signs" of conditions that would allow the United States to reduce its forces there.
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The U.S. strategy in Iraq, Marine Col. T.X. Hammes observed in a recent interview, is a three-step process. "Clear out the insurgents, build up the Iraqi security forces, and then develop and install local governments in preparation for national elections," said Hammes.