U.S. forces struggle to get on terms
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The 68,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany should blend in better with the millions of World Cup fans thanks to a crash course on &quot;clean sheets&quot;, &quot;nutmegs&quot; and &quot;bicycle kicks&quot; from forces radio.
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Eight US soldiers are challenging the Army&#39;s enlistment policy. The policy requires them to serve longer than the terms of their contracts.
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The incursions into Iraqi Kurdistan have the U.S. military and the Baghdad government walking on tightropes
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Frictions between US diplomats and military officials add to on-the-ground woes as surge begins.
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Their deaths shook a nation that had grown used to the slowly mounting U.S. military casualties in Iraq.
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Description: On the fourth day of battle, American troops slow their assault, with US forces battling pockets of resistance in several parts of the city.
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The resurgent Taliban militia poses a tactical problem for the U.S.-led coalition but it cannot take over Afghanistan again, a top U.S. general said.
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Political leaders in the capital struggled to reach a deal that would end the fight over splitting Iraq into autonomous states.
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America's presence in Iraq is moving into its 22nd month, a time that has been alternately frustrating and fulfilling to the young men and women who are far from home and far from done with their mission.
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Iraqi forces, whose performance is crucial to securing January elections, are riddled with problems, say local U.S. officials.
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U.S. commanders in Iraq say the insurgents are on the run. The problem is that when they're chased from one place, like Fallujah, they pop up in another, to deadly effect.
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In-depth look at U.S. struggle to defeat improvised explosive devices used by insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2002.
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U.S troops just don't have the means to stop Iraq's death squads. Why the Baker proposals could turn into a nightmare.
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It was the kind of exchange that U.S. troops are counting on.
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As a well-funded insurgency stiffens, US officials worry about lack of inside knowledge of resistance cells.
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The streets of Baghdad are filled with anxiety and war-weariness -- much of it hinging on whether U.S. troops should go. Some say the sooner they get out, the better. Others say the Americans are needed to prevent a sectarian bloodbath.
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The governmentâs inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo.