Iraq is facing 'decisive moment'
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The situation in Iraq is coming to a head with the approach of  elections, US President George W Bush says.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Heavy fighting broke out between  U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf,  where Iraq's interim defense minister said he expected a  "decisive battle" to take place on Wednesday.
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Iraqâs interim prime minister warned today that efforts to resolve the stand-off in Fallujah peacefully have entered their âfinal phaseâ.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now, and the insurgency there is increasingly drawing warnings from neighbouring countries, particularly about the viability of the elections due to be held in Iraq in January.
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Appeals for calm by Shiites and Sunnis, as well as American officials in Iraq, appeared to have headed off the risk of a new sectarian convulsion, at least for now.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim president and defense minister said yesterday that withdrawing US troops from Iraq is out of the question for the time being, in a stark reminder of the danger posed by the Iraqi insurgency even after Sunday's election.
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Iraq could splinter into civil war and  destabilize the whole region if the interim government, U.S.  forces and United Nations fail to hold the ring among factions  struggling for power, according to a British thinktank.
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An urgent overhaul of US policy on Iraq is needed to stop "a slide towards chaos", says a major report.
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There is a growing sense that John Kerry&#39;s campaign has reached a tipping point. The watershed moment was a sharply worded and highly publicized speech attacking George Bush&#39;s policy on Iraq on Sept.
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Experts say the stability of opinion has been striking, differentiating Iraq from other conflicts.
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A sectarian split is a risk in Iraq's Jan. 30 election.
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Iraq could splinter into civil war and destabilize the whole region if the interim government, U.S. forces and United Nations fail to hold the ring among factions struggling for power, according to a British thinktank.
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WARSAW - Poland should decide soon when to pull its troops out of Iraq and end a political debate that encourages Al-Qaeda, Prime Minister Marek Belka says.
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An uptick in airstrikes and other military moves point to an imminent showdown between U.S. forces and Sunni Muslim insurgents west of Baghdad &#151; a decisive battle that could determine whether the campaign to bring democracy and stability to Iraq can succeed.
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The president is facing intense pressure to adjust an Iraq strategy that most experts conclude is failing.
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Which of the following best characterizes the situation in Iraq?
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Iraqi leaders broke a rancorous   stalemate over plans for regional autonomy on Sunday by   agreeing to put off any final decision for at least 18 months   on an issue many fear might tear the country apart in sectarian   civil war.