What's behind US strategy shift in Iraq war
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Plan to channel funds from reconstruction to security signals focus on shorter-term goal of holding elections.
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The odds of success in Iraq are less than even &#151; maybe as slight as one in four &#151; but the United States should continue to play a fighting role although a diminished one, for at least two or three years, a prominent analyst says in a new book.
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The clever, cruel and deadly methods insurgents are using to counteract the U.S.-led surge  -  and the reasons their maneuvers are working
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A US-Iraq security pact won't set troop levels now, but it could set the stage for long-term strategy.
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If the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is reversed before the summer of 2008, the military will risk giving up the security gains it has achieved at a cost of hundreds of American lives over the past six months, the commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad said Friday.
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As pressure mounts for a change of course in Iraq, the Bush administration is groping for a viable new strategy for the president to unveil by Christmas, with deliberations now focused on three main options to redefine the U.S. military and political engagement, according to officials familiar with...
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US commander in Iraq to launch new drive to defer any exit of troops until April 2008.
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Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch has spent years thinking about the war in Iraq, both as a senior strategist in 2005 and now as a division commander. He has seen strategies, missions and buzzwords come and go, but he now believes U.S. commanders finally have a feel for the battlefield.
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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WASHINGTON -- The United States may have to lower expectations for Iraq as it embarks on a new war plan, President Bush's choice to become the top US military commander for the Middle East said yesterday.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait  - President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America's change of strategy in Iraq had sharply reduced violence and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.
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While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles &#151; in addition to the troop withdrawals announced earlier in the week.
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A bold, innovative insurgency has become more effective against US supply lines in Iraq and explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a senior American general said on Wednesday.
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The security situation in Iraq is challenging and attacks could increase in coming months, a U.S. progress report said on Thursday as President George W. Bush faces rising pressure to shift course in the unpopular war.
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US, Iraqi operation in Diyala Province draws on a new counterinsurgency model.
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The United States is revising its $18.4 billion Iraq rebuilding plan and in a major policy shift will hand over some contracting power to Iraqi ministries for U.S.-funded work, said U.S. officials Tuesday.
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US commanders intend to use the increase of US troops in Iraq in more offensive operations.