Murtha moves to forefront of Iraq debate
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Rep. John Murtha is quickly emerging as one of President Bush's most formidable foes in the Iraq war debate.
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Kiki Munshi was showcased by the media in September as a seasoned U.S. diplomat who came out of retirement to lead a rebuilding group in Iraq.
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A debate is set to begin in the US House of Representatives on President Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq.
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Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to
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Representatives from Iraq's different communities are to holds talks aimed at curbing bloodshed in the country.
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Halting violent sectarian strife in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, will dominate President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki next week in the Middle East.
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Wide public discontent over the war in Iraq helped sweep Democrats to the control of Congress last year. But Iraq is becoming less of an issue for both parties, either on the campaign trail or in the nation's capital, ahead of the fast-approaching presidential primaries.
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WASHINGTON - The Iraq war moved front and center in the presidential campaign on Monday as John Kerry delivered a blistering critique of President Bush&#39;s Iraq policy, accusing him of &quot;colossal failures of judgment&quot; that had undermined American security.
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The president's first press conference since December came as the House debated an Iraq resolution.
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President Bush took advantage of a vacationing Congress, a surprise visit to once-restive Anbar province and supportive words from Australia's prime minister to trumpet his claims of progress in Iraq. Now he must press his case to skeptical lawmakers and a war-weary U.S. public.
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The candidates have sharpened debate on how the United States reached this point in Iraq, but less clarity has emerged over who might have the better idea for the future.
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John P. Murtha, chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is one of the most influential players in challenging President Bushâs Iraq policy.
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Three days of intense debate over the Iraq war begins in the House today, with Democrats planning to propose a narrowly worded rebuke of President Bush's troop buildup and Republicans girding for broad defections on their side.
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BAGHDAD, June 20 -- Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a senior Shiite politician often mentioned as a potential prime minister, tendered his resignation last week in a move that reflects deepening frustration inside the Iraqi government with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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House debate over the Iraq war did more than pit Democrat against Republican. It pitted ghosts of the past against each other.
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Iraqi lawmakers reconvened on Tuesday after a month-long summer recess, under mounting pressure to get legislation passed that Washington believes will help heal deep sectarian rifts in the country.
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The President tries to rally the country with good news on Iraq, but some Republicans question why he took the risk