Nominee to Oversee War Offers Grim View on Iraq
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President Bush's nominee to be war czar  said yesterday that conditions in Iraq have not improved significantly despite the influx of  U.S. troops in recent months and predicted that, absent major political reform, violence will continue to rage  over the next year.
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Robert Gates, nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. defense secretary, on Tuesday said he did not believe America was winning the war in Iraq and that he would consider all options for changing course.
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Ryan C. Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, gave Congress an assessment that left unmentioned some of the most troubling developments of the past nine months.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should step down, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., said Thursday, ratcheting up his criticism after thinking more about what he saw and heard in Iraq this week.
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Five senators vying to become commander in chief railed, postured and questioned the top U.S. general in Iraq about the war Tuesday &#151; all they can do unless they get their wish, win the election next year and inherit the quagmire.
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Senators expressed deep skepticism  on Thursday at President Bush&#39;s nomination of a &quot;war czar&quot; for  Iraq and Afghanistan, saying it muddled the White House chain  of command but likely signaled no strategy change.
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Michael Mukasey, the man President Bush will nominate Monday to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, will likely see a less hostile confirmation environment than someone considered more partisan.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate paints a grim view of the violence and political situation facing the United States in Iraq
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President Bush said he nominated Robert Gates to be his next secretary of defense to provide a "fresh perspective" on Iraq, but it's not clear how the former CIA chief will influence administration policy on the war.
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The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday offered a stark assessment of the situation in Iraq after a trip there this week, saying that parts of the country have taken "steps backwards" and that the United States is at risk of losing the campaign to control an...
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Along with a recent spike in deadly violence in Iraq, a classified US government report paints a bleak picture of Iraq&#39;s immediate future.
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The Bush administrationâs decision makes Gen. Peter Pace the highest-ranking officer to be a political casualty of the issue of Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld _ scarred by postwar violence and prison scandal in Iraq _ accepted President Bush&#39;s request that he remain for the second-term Cabinet.
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The Bush administration should expect tougher oversight of its war-on-terrorism strategy and perhaps some all-expense-paid tickets to Iraq to help train the corrupt police force there, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday.
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A US Senate election has become a broader barometer of voter disgust with the war in Iraq, as Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman -- a strong supporter of US policy there -- fights for his political life against a little-known challenger.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq "getting worse" as planned elections approach, and the top U.S. military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence ahead.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States may have to lower expectations for Iraq as it embarks on a new war plan, President Bush's choice to become the top US military commander for the Middle East said yesterday.