Experts ponder future of Iraq
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This capital's absorption with the war in Iraq is prompting former senior officials and ex-generals to look beyond the debate over whether U.S. troops should be withdrawn to ways in which the United States might bolster the battered Mideast country.
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A NEW breed of kidnappers, described as &#39;strategic terrorists&#39;, in Iraq has led experts with experience of negotiating hostage releases to admit that lessons from the past may no longer apply.
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Iraqis are making some progress toward enacting legislative "benchmarks" the United States demands &#151; but probably not fast enough to satisfy critics of Iraq's political impasse. The bigger question: Would any laws passed by a parliament at each others' throats really lead to true unity?
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Analysis: There's little reality behind many of the reassuring claims made by both men, though Iraqis will take comfort from their agreement that partition is out of the question
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For two hours, President Bush listened to contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq. Gen. David H. Petraeus dominated the conversation by video link from Baghdad, making the case to keep as many troops as long as possible to cement any security progress. Adm. William J. Fallon, his superior,...
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The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
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It could be five years before Iraqi forces can guarantee security and allow US-led coalition troops to wind down their role, a leading think tank said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- A highly classified US intelligence assessment that lays out dismal predictions for the future of Iraq -- including the possibility of civil war by 2005 -- mirrors assessments that are being made by analysts around the world, according to diplomats and members of the intelligence community.
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Bush's top two men in Iraq are finally about to deliver a verdict on progress there. Here are the questions to ask about it
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Iraqi and U.S. officials are nervous about whether the recent handover of power in Iraq is too late. They also are worried about whether Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has sufficient legitimacy among Iraqis.
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The Iraq Study Group has its say. Now Bush has to figure out what to do next
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The Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan panel that mapped out an alternative U.S. strategy for Iraq last December, may be reconstituted for a sequel.
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The secretarys of state and defense have expressed concerns over Iran's attempt to shape Iraq's future.
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Two recent assessments warned that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating and may not rebound any time soon, according to government officials.
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Experts say the stability of opinion has been striking, differentiating Iraq from other conflicts.
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A bipartisan commission on U.S. options in Iraq will recommend a gradual reduction of American forces in Iraq and a significant diplomatic shift that enlists U.S. adversaries to stabilize the increasingly chaotic country, officials familiar with the panel's deliberations said Thursday.
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Most Iraqis believe that no major or drastic change will take place in the war-torn country after the US elections since the coming White House