Top U.S. Iraq commander faces criticism from senator
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.
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A senior U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday criticized the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for "foot-dragging" in failing to hire thousands of Sunni and other volunteers needed to expand and balance the police force.
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Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced and criticized the U.S. military for killing civilians.
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Iraq's PM hits back at US senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin, who have called for him to be removed.
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CAPITOL HILL A Democratic senator isn&#39;t satisfied with the answer Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave to a US soldier in Kuwait today.
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The Defense secretary is drawing fire from increasingly vocal critics, including some senior Republicans and top military officers.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki today criticized U.S. senators and other officials who have called for his ouster.
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The former Senate majority leader joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing the Pentagon chief's failure to call for more troops in Iraq and to properly equip troops.
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A top US senator accuses a former key Pentagon official of twisting intelligence in the run-up to the Iraq war.
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The outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad warned on Monday against pulling American troops from Iraq too quickly, saying Iraqi security forces are not ready to assume responsibility.
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Under pressure to withdraw troops from Iraq, the White House this week will try to iron out differences among top U.S. officials over how large a force the U.S. military can sustain into next year, a key Republican senator said on Sunday.
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Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, angrily rejected Republic challenger John Thune&#39;s claim Sunday that he had emboldened the enemy in Iraq and undermined US troop morale.
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Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, angrily rejected Republic challenger John Thune's claim on Sunday that he had emboldened the enemy in Iraq and undermined U.S. troop morale.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should step down, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., said Thursday, ratcheting up his criticism after thinking more about what he saw and heard in Iraq this week.
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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq   issued an unusual statement declaring support for Prime   Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday, after news media quoted   senior U.S. military officials criticizing the government.
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Two senators said on Sunday they  were troubled by a report that U.S. intelligence officials  secretly transferred as many as a dozen detainees out of Iraq  in the last six months, possibly violating international  treaties.
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The Pentagon, concerned over a bold  and growing insurgency in Iraq, is sending a retired Army  general to Iraq to review U.S. military operations and the  training of Iraqi forces, defense officials said on Friday.