Thompson wary of long-term Iraq presence
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Republican Fred Thompson warned Saturday that suggestions the U.S. could maintain a long-term presence in Iraq "would not be a good development," and he conceded that mistakes were made that are only now being rectified.
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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says Fred Thompson, who is expected to jump into the 2008 race next month, will have trouble meeting expectations about his candidacy.
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WASHINGTON -- Colin L. Powell, the former secretary of state, cast doubt yesterday on the feasibility of a plan to send tens of thousands more US troops to Iraq, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy and other Democrats vowed to oppose the idea.
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London, Sept. 18: Tony Blair was warned a year before invading Iraq that a stable post-war government would be impossible without keeping large numbers of troops there for âmany yearsâ, secret government papers reveal.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that a White House bid by fellow Southerner Fred Thompson would make him less likely to join the race.
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By all accounts, Fred D. Thompson will soon be running for president, portraying himself as a Washington outsider on the campaign trail. But over the past three years he showed up every two weeks or so at a lobbying and law firm in downtown D.C. to plot how best to persuade Congress to help a...
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The defense secretary will keep his post, but Tommy Thompson checks out of Health and Human Services. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld - scarred by postwar violence and the prison scandal in
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BAGHDAD -- U.S. military officials here are increasingly envisioning a "post-occupation" troop presence in Iraq that neither maintains current levels nor leads to a complete pullout, but aims for a smaller, longer-term force that would remain in the country for years.
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A lesson of history hangs over debate on President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq: Once a U.S. presence is established overseas, it often lasts a very long time. Look at South Korea, Germany and Japan: U.S. troops are still there more than a half century later.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - Fred Thompson's new role as a presidential candidate means separating fact from fiction for those Americans accustomed to seeing him in dramatic TV and movie roles.
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Latecomer Fred Thompson, who hasn't officially entered the 2008 presidential race, is setting Republican pulses racing in this early voting state.
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President George W. Bush would like to see a lengthy U.S. troop presence in Iraq like the one in South Korea to provide stability but not in a frontline combat role, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual scaling-down of forces.
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The threat posed by Iran can only be contained if the use of force is kept on the table, potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Tuesday.
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The proposal to change the original Iraq resolution is a long-shot, but Democrats may be more interested in stockpiling ammunition against Republicans than actually changing policy
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Differences have emerged between the U.S. and British views of how to operate in southern Iraq, with U.S. officials encouraging the British to be more aggressive for as long as they keep troops there, said an American official closely familiar with Iraq policy.
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LONDON -- The threat posed by Iran can be contained only if the use of force is kept on the table, potential GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson said yesterday. Thompson, an actor and former senator in London to address a conservative policy group , said the United States and allies must ensure that rogue nations cannot "carry out their evil ...