Iraq panel pushes for more U.S. diplomacy
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The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.
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A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the White House said.
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High-level discussions begin in New York on how to help Iraq and to bolster the UN presence in the country.
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Under pressure to start  withdrawing U.S. troops, the Bush administration wants the  United Nations to play an expanded role in Iraq as a mediator  both internally and with neighboring countries.
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President Bush meets today with a top Iraqi Shiite leader in what could be a key week in the reshaping of U.S. policy toward the conflict in Iraq -- with hearings beginning Tuesday on the confirmation of Defense Secretary nominee Robert M. Gates, a bipartisan panel scheduled to release its...
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It would take a major policy shift for the Bush administration to expand its sporadic dialogue with two old foes, Iran and Syria, as the Iraq study commission is expected to recommend.
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Representatives of two dozen nations and international organizations attending a conference on the future of Iraq pressed the country&#39;s interim government
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The Bush administration and the Congress must work together in forging a new course in Iraq despite partisan differences over how to end U.S. involvement in the long-running war, the co-chairmen of the Iraq Study Group said Thursday.
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The United States should begin to withdraw its forces from combat in Iraq and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in the country, a high-level panel recommended on Wednesday.
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The United States is talking to Iraqi leaders about ways to guarantee minority Sunni Muslims a minimum level of top posts in Iraq&#39;s future government, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
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A briefing on Iran's role in Iraq was low-key, and aimed more at diplomacy than placing blame, experts say.
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The Bush administration cast a wary eye Monday on signs that Iran and Syria were taking a more active diplomatic role in Iraq, even as debate in the U.S. centered on how many troops to keep in the war.
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The world&#39;s top diplomats joined officials of Iraq and its neighbors Tuesday to open a conference to discuss the future of the war-torn country.
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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Iraq has met only three out of 18 goals set by Washington for political and security progress, according to a draft of a key report being prepared for Congress, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Iraq's top diplomat said Thursday that more progress had been made in bringing security to the country than in advancing the tumultuous political situation, and cautioned against expecting "magical solutions" from the upcoming status report to U.S. Congress.
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WASHINGTON  - The United States is talking to Iraqi leaders about ways to guarantee minority Sunni Muslims a minimum level of top posts in Iraq &#39;s future government, The New York Times reported.