Powell Says U.S. Losing in Iraq, Calls for Drawdown by Mid-2007
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Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the United States is losing what he described as a "civil war" in Iraq and that he is not persuaded that an increase in U.S. troops there would reverse the situation. Instead, he called for a new strategy that would relinquish...
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that "we are all worried" about events in Iraq after the election set for Jan. 30, but he rejected an assertion that the election might leave Iraq even less secure.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the insurgency in Iraq is getting worse and that the US occupation there has increased anti-American sentiment in Muslim countries, but
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Conditions in Iraq will not  improve sufficiently by September to justify  a drawdown of U.S. military forces, the top  commander in Iraq said yesterday.
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The US has written off on Friday all of its $4.1bn in Iraqi debt and called on other nations to follow suit. At a ceremony in Washington to mark the move, US Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed the move
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WASHINGTON -- Outgoing Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday he doesn't regret being the public face for the Bush administration's international call to war in Iraq. He also believes diplomacy is making headway in containing nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea, he said in an interview.
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_ Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq ``getting worse&#39;&#39; as planned elections approach, and the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence ahead.
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Unlike his boss (George Bush), who claims Iraq is making steady progress towards the election next year, the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, admits that the violence in Iraq is getting worse.
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In a report to be released Sunday, a panel of experts assembled by the U.S. Institute of Peace calls for a 50 percent reduction in U.S. forces in Iraq within three years and a total withdrawal and handover of security to the Iraqi military in five years.
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Cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq will not derail recent security gains, but the Iraqi government must move quicker to take advantage of the falls in violence, a senior U.S. general said on Sunday.
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U.S. military planners have begun work on a fallback strategy in case the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq fails, including a gradual pullout of U.S. forces and more emphasis on training and advising Iraqi forces, the Los Angeles Times reported in Monday's editions.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has stayed largely out of the presidential campaign, said he doubted claims by Democratic challenger John Kerry that he could attract more US allies on Iraq if he defeats President George W. Bush on November 2.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell admitted Sunday that the United States miscalculated the difficulty in post-war Iraq and the insurgency in the country would go on for some time.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday said anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world had increased and the insurgency in Iraq was worsening, but the United
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Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
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Iraqi officials warned on Monday that an early withdrawal of U.S. troops could tip the country into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing inside the White House over a gradual drawdown.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has admitted the violence in Iraq is worsening, a harsher view of the insurgency than George W. Bush, who said at the weekend the country was making steady progress toward elections.