U.S.: Too Early to Tell Iraq Unit's Fate
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Monday no decision had been made on whether to discipline Army reservists who refused a supply mission last week, despite statements from their relatives that the soldiers would be discharged...
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If he knew now what he knew then, he might have made some different decisions before the start of the Iraq war in 2003, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters Friday.
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President Bush knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy on Iraq but won't announce it until next month, the White House said Tuesday. Military commanders were recommending more U.S. advisers and equipment for Iraqi forces, said a defense specialist.
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LONDON, Sept. 7 -- The general who led the British army from the 2003 Iraq invasion until last year said that it was "too soon" to declare Iraq a failure and that Britain and the United States have a "moral commitment" not to withdraw troops prematurely.
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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, U.S. officials said on   Monday.
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Military officials said they know why the leader of a notorious insurgent group in Iraq has eluded capture.
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The U.S. military on Friday cast doubt on a report from the Iraqi government that al Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Ayyub al-Masri was wounded in clashes with police.
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The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraqi forces assuming control of the   country's security within 12 to 18 months with "very little"   support from U.S.-led forces.
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Instead of sending Marines into Fallujah, where anti-American forces have been expanding their presence, U.S. commanders said they want to wait until Iraq's new army is trained enough to assume a leading role in retaking the city.
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Before troops can leave Iraq, the U.S. must learn who, if anyone, is in control of the gunmen.
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A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation in which the US has little control if the violence continues.
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BAGHDAD -- General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said yesterday that he would examine "some months" from now whether to seek an extension of the administration's troop increase, and that he had no plans to request additional forces.
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The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three to four months will be crucial in determining whether the United States can start to withdraw troops from Iraq without sacrificing security gains since the troop buildup began early this year.
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The first U.S. military unit to  reach the site in Iraq where U.N. officials say 377 tons of  high explosives are missing did not carry out a hunt for such  material, the unit's commander said on Wednesday.
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Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said Sunday it was too early to talk about a withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from his country.
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Do Americans trust the top U.S. military commander in Iraq to report what's really going on without making the situation sound better than it is?
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TOKYO - The beheading of a Japanese hostage and the closely fought US presidential election have injected new caution into Tokyoâs deliberations on whether to extend its historic troop dispatch to Iraq.