New Pentagon chief warns of calamity in Iraq
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Robert Gates, sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Monday, said he understood the desire to bring troops home from Iraq but that failure would be a "calamity" that haunts and threatens America for decades.
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The former U.S. commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was "unable to sustain readiness." In a memo obtained by the Washington Post, Army Lt.-Gen. Ricardo ...
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A senior Iraqi official cautioned Thursday against expecting "magical solutions" from the upcoming reports to Congress on military and political progress in Iraq and acknowledged the Iraqis are still not ready to defend the country on their own.
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WASHINGTON : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned Wednesday that the deadly chaos in Iraq will likely continue after the January 30 elections, as the military&#39;s top general said the attack on a base in Mosul was apparently a suicide bombing.
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With the surge assessment just weeks away, U.S. commanders worry about massive insurgent attacks
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Stabilizing Iraq will require "new and different actions" to improve security and promote political reconciliation, the Navy admiral poised to lead American forces in the Middle East said Tuesday.
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America's new top general in Iraq said Thursday that force alone cannot halt the violence and the U.S. must talk to insurgent groups &#151; an old idea that's been tried before but has in the past faltered in the complex web of Iraqi politics.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.
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President Bush's top two military and political advisers on Iraq will warn Congress on Monday that making any significant changes to the current war strategy will jeopardize the limited security and political progress made so far, The Associated Press has learned.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld flew  into Iraq on Friday and warned it would take time to build  Iraqi security forces capable of crushing the country's bloody  insurgency.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 10 -- Gen. David H. Petraeus, assuming his position as the new U.S. military commander in Iraq, said Saturday that the "rucksack of responsibility" was too heavy to carry alone there and that without cooperation between Iraqi and U.S. forces, "Iraq will be doomed to continued violence...
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The U.S. military reported four more combat deaths on Wednesday after the man tapped to take over command of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Americans may have to lower their expectations for Iraq.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate depicts an Iraq involved in a multi-faceted struggle among religious groups and sects and says that without a sharp reversal in the violence and changes among the Shiite, Sunni and Kurd leadership, the situation could further deteriorate.
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LONDON -- Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawer warned in an interview published yesterday that long-term instability and violence in his country could create the conditions for an ''Iraqi Hitler&quot; to emerge.
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Al Qaeda's new leader in Iraq said the   country's Sunni politicians were treacherous and warned of more   attacks against U.S.-led forces there, according to an Internet   audio tape posted on Thursday.
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The new U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday military force would not end violence unless talks were held with some militant groups and warned of more "sensational attacks" during the current crackdown in Baghdad.