Rumsfeld gives US troops timetable in Iraq
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld didn&#39;t bring much good news to a group of Marines in Iraq. He warned Sunday during a town-hall meeting in at an airbase in the country&#39;s west that violence may well
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was set to meet defense chiefs from about 18 nations aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Gulf Saturday as the United States looks to improve the security situation in Iraq with January elections looming.
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Geoff Hoon is to address the Commons on Monday about proposals to put some British troops under US command in Iraq. The defence secretary is expected to confirm a formal request for assistance has been received from the Americans.
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[World News]: Baghdad, Dec 24 : US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Friday visited US troops at a main base outside the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings on Christmas Eve amid tight security at a military base in northern Iraq where an insurgent's attack killed 14 US troops and eight other people earlier this week.
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Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq and told US troops he believes
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BAGHDAD - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is on his first visit to Iraq since its interim government was installed in June. Speaking to 1,500 Marines at an air base he said the insurgent violence is likely
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Donald Rumsfeld said US troops, celebrating Thanksgiving after some of their bloodiest weeks in Iraq, should brace for even more losses as they pursue insurgents bent on wrecking an election scheduled for January.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by US and Iraqi forces as a model for the military
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Iraq will need time to build up forces sufficient to handle a potential threat from its neighbors &#151; specifically Iran &#151; even after Baghdad proves capable of overcoming the insurgency at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Iraq to thank troops for their efforts, days before leaving office.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise dawn visit to US troops in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul as investigators probed a devastating suicide attack on a US army base.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld faced tough questioning Wednesday from troops about to be deployed to Iraq. Soldiers in Kuwait peppered Rumsfeld with queries about the standard of equipment they
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BAGHDAD -- US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld told US troops in Iraq yesterday that they face a ''determined and vicious enemy" that is likely to strike again and again in the run-up to next month's elections.
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The United States does not have to  wait until Iraq "is peaceful and perfect" before it begins to  withdraw military troops from that troubled country, Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  paid a surprise Christmas visit to Iraq on Friday and told U.S.  troops the war could still be won.