Doubts About Iraqi Leader's Capabilities Persist
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Even as the White House contemplates a faster turnover of responsibilities to the Iraqi government, severe doubts remain within and outside the Bush administration over whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can execute the steps necessary to stabilize the country, according to sources familiar with...
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Analysis: It has been clear for some time that the U.S. is not in control of events in Iraq. But the latest sectarian bloodshed suggests that even help from Iran and Syria  may not be enough to stop the slide into chaos
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Analysis: Harith al-Dari was in danger of drifting into obscurity until the Iraqi government ordered his arrest. Now he could emerge as the leader of Iraq's Sunnis
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, on Wednesday sought to strengthen Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to quell rising violence amid U.S. doubts about his capacity to ...Comment
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Saddam Hussein hid behind ambiguities and evasions about whether Iraq possessed illicit weapons, partly as a deterrent to Iran.
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Confusing enough on its face, the situation in Iraq and the policies surrounding it may have been bent beyond recognition in the crossfire of accusations in the presidential campaign.
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Iraqi leaders insisted they were making military and political progress, defending their efforts after the Bush administration gave the Baghdad government a spotty report card on a series of benchmarks aimed at bringing stability to the war-torn nation.
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The top American commander in Iraq on Wednesday said U.S.-trained Iraqi security forces were still not ready to take over the counterinsurgency and there was no guarantee they will ever be able to defeat it on their own.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he has grave doubts regarding Iraqâs plans for January elections. He told Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at the Kremlin he could not see
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Iraq's army, despite measurable progress, will be unable to take over internal security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months and "cannot yet meaningfully contribute to denying terrorists safe haven," according to a report on the Iraqi security forces published today.
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Will he have the political capital to tackle his agenda while Iraq demands his attention?
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his doubt that the Iraqi elections will be held at their due time. Putin said during his meeting with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi that he
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Iraq was scrambling to confirm on Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with top officials making contradictory statements.
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RUMPLED and engaging, in his rhetoric a Middle Eastern strongman, in his stated principles a democrat, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi seemed, when he assumed sovereign power just three months ago, to be the ideal man for his nation&#39;s difficult
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BAQOUBA, Iraq -- The US commander of a new offensive north of Baghdad, reclaiming insurgent territory day by day, said yesterday his Iraqi partners might be too weak to hold onto the gains.
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U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser has raised serious doubts about Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to control sectarian violence, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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AD-DAWR, Iraq - Confusion reigned yesterday over whether Iraqi forces had captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein&#39;s loyal henchman, after an Iraqi general and the US military raised doubt over reports of his arrest.