U.S. general paints candid picture of Iraq army, police
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Iraqi security forces should be in a position to take control of 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces by year's end, although they will not be ready to fight on their own for some time, a top U.S. general said on Sunday.
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HILLA, Iraq  - The top U.S. military commander in Iraq on Thursday promised the truth from a progress report on the country that he will deliver to Washington in September.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met top U.S. military commanders in Iraq on Saturday to assess a troop build-up designed to buy time for the Shi'ite-led government to win over disaffected Sunni Arabs.
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If the U.S. hopes to withdraw from Iraq, it needs to succeed in training a police force
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress today that the military objectives of the Bush administration's troop increase strategy in Iraq "are in large measure being met," and he forecast a reduction of U.S. forces "to pre-surge levels" without jeopardizing gains in the months ahead.
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In an interview with Time.com, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the man in charge of combat operations in Iraq, reflects on the troubled mission
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
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U.S. military commanders in Iraq, where bombings pose the deadliest threat to their soldiers, have welcomed news the Pentagon wants to speed up production of upgraded armored Humvees, a military spokesmen said Saturday.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates used a surprise visit to Iraq on Friday to express support for the top U.S. commander here, denying that the military is painting an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
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Gen. David H. Petraeus declared that American troopsâ mission in Iraq is hard but not hopeless.
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In a candid interview, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki talks about his struggles, relationship with President Bush and nation's future.
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The top US general in Iraq says he is confident the new Baghdad security drive can cut sectarian strife.
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U.S. soldiers sent to beef up security in Baghdad were seen for the first time on the streets of the capital Saturday as Iraqi police used loudspeakers to reassure people that the Americans were there to protect them.
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Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch has spent years thinking about the war in Iraq, both as a senior strategist in 2005 and now as a division commander. He has seen strategies, missions and buzzwords come and go, but he now believes U.S. commanders finally have a feel for the battlefield.
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The top American commander in Iraq on Wednesday said U.S.-trained Iraqi security forces were still not ready to take over the counterinsurgency and there was no guarantee they will ever be able to defeat it on their own.
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The senior commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq on Tuesday played down a classified intelligence report indicating that American troops had failed to dampen the insurgency in volatile Anbar province.
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ALEXANDRIA, Ky  - Police Chief Keith Hill respects Americans who have left civilian jobs to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the fact that so many of them are police officers means he's been short-staffed for years.