Analysis: Iraq changing Mideast balance
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President Bush's chaotic summit with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is a telling sign of U.S. worries that the raging conflict in Iraq could tip the balance of power in the Middle East well beyond embattled Baghdad.
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Jihadists battling the Lebanese army in north Lebanon were either on their way to or from Iraq, Palestinian political sources believe, a sign that the shadow of Sunni militancy there has started to fall over Arab countries nearby.
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When the Bush administration decided to invade Iraq two years ago, it envisioned a quick handover to handpicked allies in a secular government that would be the antithesis of Iran's theocracy -- potentially even a foil to Tehran's regional ambitions.
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Viewpoint: The President has hailed the new Iraqi government as a turning point. But what happens when you run out of turning points?
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To understand current issues in the Mideast landscape, Washington must first understand the influence of Sh'ite forces across the region
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It will take three to five years before Iraq's government is stable enough to operate on its own, according to the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who said the surge of American forces has not solved the country's broader problems.
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The Iraqi government has made mixed progress in meeting political and security goals, a U.S. official said on Thursday, citing a report that may add to rising calls for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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BASRA, Iraq -- Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, who is responsible for bringing democracy to Iraq, got a stirring taste of electoral politics on a recent swing through the impoverished Shi'ite south of the country.
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White House goals may be chastened by Iraq, but new challenges also loom in Iran and North Korea.
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Developments in Iraq on Tuesday:
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Â·   Mashal predicts explosion across Middle East Â·   Fatah conflict blamed on foreign intervention
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 -- When President Bush meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday, it will be clear that the real power in Iraq rests with radical cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr.
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Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to withdraw from the Shiite bloc is the most dramatic sign of the transformation in Iraqi politics. Old alliances are fraying, new ones are forming.
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George Bush's choice to command US forces in the Mid-East calls for a new Iraq approach.
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Analysis: Whatever the U.S. President and Iraq's Prime Minister promise after their talks in Jordan, neither man really has the power to deliver
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New statistics provided by Iraqi officials appear to mirror the geographic pattern of the American troop increase.
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Which of the following best characterizes the situation in Iraq?