US-led forces in Iraq must speed up Iraq &#39;exit strategy&#39; ...
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LONDON, Dec 7  - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, speaking Tuesday during an official visit to Britain, urged US-led multinational forces to hasten their departure from Iraq by training local troops more quickly.
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President Bush will ask embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at their summit in Jordan how best to train Iraqi forces faster so they can shoulder more responsibility for securing the nation torn apart ...Comment
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The rapid US push into Fallujah has come without the sort of fateful showdown that would break the back of the insurgency. In fact, advance US and Iraqi
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As Iraq&#39;s elections due on Jan. 30 draw near, the US appeals to key allies and international organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United Nations
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Iraq's Sunni vice-president demands the US speed up troop deployments in Baghdad for a new security drive.
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With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq's planned elections, the U.S. force is about to expand to its highest level of the war &#151; even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States needs 3,000 more Iraqi forces to join the battle in Baghdad, but requests have not been met because Iraqi soldiers are reluctant to leave their home regions, the commander of US forces in Baghdad said yesterday.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he expects US troops to withdraw from Iraq within four years, conditions permitting, the New York Times said.
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Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says Iraq is entering the &quot;final phase&quot; of efforts to peacefully resolve the Fallujah situation, but he&#39;s warning that patience is running thin.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said US-led multinational forces should hasten their departure from Iraq by training local troops more quickly.
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(sh) - The Bush administration strategy for an exit from Iraq depends heavily, perhaps even solely, on training enough Iraqi soldiers and police to secure the country for a handover to an elected Iraqi government.
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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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The Pentagon is considering delaying the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the January elections, US officials said on Tuesday.
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In rare criticism of US-led forces in Iraq, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi yesterday blamed foreign troops helping secure the country for
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Pentagon planners and military commanders have identified areas in Iraq that must be brought under control before elections.
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The U.S. military is delaying the   departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the   arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the   ground to handle unrelenting violence, the Pentagon said on   Monday.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today suggested that sending British troops to relieve American forces outside Baghdad could ultimately speed up Britain&#39;s withdrawal from Iraq, as it may increase the chance of elections being held on time.