Thomas L. Friedman: To gauge Iraq, listen to the troops
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WASHINGTON Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Sunni Triangle, prepared for the visiting
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Disguising policy proposals as sentimental appeals to the well-being of American troops does little to advance the debate on Iraq
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Gen. David H. Petraeus proposed an American presence that would provide for a greater American combat role in protecting the Iraqi population.
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Some of the military's finest minds helped craft the strategy that has produced some signs of good news out of Iraq. But even they don't know if it will work.
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If just listening could make policy, then George W. Bush might have found a way forward in Iraq nearly a year ago. After all, this past week is not the first time the White House has mounted a listening offensive to turn things around.
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President Bush and his top aides have signaled in recent days that they are beginning to look more closely at a "post-surge" strategy that would involve a smaller U.S. troop presence in Iraq and a mission focused on fighting al-Qaeda and training the Iraqi army.
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As calls to withdraw from Iraq grow louder, the first front in the war on terror may get some much-needed attention
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For two hours, President Bush listened to contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq. Gen. David H. Petraeus dominated the conversation by video link from Baghdad, making the case to keep as many troops as long as possible to cement any security progress. Adm. William J. Fallon, his superior,...
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General David Petraeus believes his Iraq strategy is slowly making progress. But as Joe Klein reports from Baghdad, convincing a skeptical congress is another story
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The US should reduce troop presence in Iraq so as not to appear an "occupying force", a key report says.
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Reaction to the Iraq Study Group's recommendations:
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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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Hearings on the war in Iraq began just before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but the significance of the timing depended on oneâs view of the conflict.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus warned today that U.S. troops face a long road ahead, and left open the possibility that even more soldiers would be called to serve here. Gen. David H. Petraeus warned today that U.S. troops face a long road ahead, and left open the possibility that even more soldiers would be needed.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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Gen. David Petraeus is testifying this week on Capitol Hill with the nation split on whether he can be trusted to tell the truth about the Iraq war. Mel Wilmoth, in California, said Petraeus' words are little more than a salute to President Bush, but from Indiana, John Chiazza said Americans need to trust the general.
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When the Army of Ansar al Sunna - a group tied to al Qaeda â-ttacks an American base near Mosul it should be apparent that Iraq is the front line in the War on Terrorism.