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Admiral: Iraq has troops; Afghanistan waits The U.S. military has too many troops tied down in Iraq to send needed reinforcements to Afghanistan this year, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs said Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Bush to order 8,000 troops out of Iraq
(Reuters) Reuters - President George W. Bush on Tuesday will announce plans to withdraw about 8,000 American troops from Iraq by February 2009 and deploy soldiers to Afghanistan where violence has been surging. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Afghanistan troop deaths topping those in Iraq Foreign troop deaths in the Afghan war have been exceeding those in the Iraq conflict in recent weeks, according to figures compiled by CNN. The trend reflects a surge in attacks and clashes during the warmer months in Afghanistan, where U.S.- and NATO-led troops have been fighting tenacious Taliban Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Obama: Bush's Afghanistan, Iraq plan isn't enough
(AP) AP - Barack Obama said President Bush isn't acting quickly or forcefully enough to get more U.S. forces into Afghanistan and out of Iraq. Bush "is tinkering around the edges and kicking the can down the road to the next president" with his decision Tuesday to bring home only 8,000 combat and supp Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Pentagon announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop deployments
(AP) AP - The Pentagon on Monday announced upcoming deployments of more than 42,000 troops, including 25,000 active duty Army soldiers who would be sent to Iraq beginning in the fall to replace troops scheduled to come home by year's end. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
(AP) AP - Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Bush says US to send more troops to Afghanistan - The Associated Press AFPBush says US to send more troops to AfghanistanThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more US troops into Afghanistan by year's end.President Bush ca Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Thousands more US troops poised to go to Afghanistan - CNN International Blackanthem.comThousands more US troops poised to go to AfghanistanCNN International - 35 minutes agoWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon may send 3000 Marines to Afghanistan in the coming weeks to reinforce the country's British-led sector ahead of an expected spring offe Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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U.S. military to hand over Iraq's Anbar province next week
(AP) AP - Conditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over responsibility for security in the Sunni stronghold to Iraq within days. Troops freed up in Iraq could shift to Afghanistan. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Bush to cut Iraq troops, boost forces for Afghanistan
(AFP) AFP - President George W. Bush announced Tuesday modest cuts in US troop levels in Iraq, a move that drew a sharp attack from opponents of the war pushing for a speedier drawdown. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Obama vows to exit Iraq and rebuild US 'moral stature'
(AFP) AFP - President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part of a dramatic foreign policy break with George W. Bush. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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US to Leave Iraq by 2011, Maliki says - New York Times Times OnlineUS to Leave Iraq by 2011, Maliki saysNew York Times - 54 minutes agoBy CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and RIYADH MOHAMMED BAGHDAD - Iraq and the United States have agreed on a date for the departure of all American troops, as part of a broader security pact they are neg Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Four US troops killed in Iraq - Los Angeles Times CBC.caFour US troops killed in IraqLos Angeles Times - 7 hours agoThe death toll nears 4000 as a roadside bomb kills 3 today while indirect fire claimed a soldier on Friday. By Ned Parker and Hameed Rasheed, Special to The Times BAGHDAD -- - The number of US troops ki Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bush pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times Enews 2.0Bush pledges to send more troops to AfghanistanLos Angeles Times - 1 hour agoAt the NATO summit, Putin says non-military-cargo flights to Afghanistan can fly through Russian airspace. By James Gerstenzang, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer ZAGREB, CROATIA -- Pres Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars - The Associated Press NewsHourHouse rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan warsThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-led House on Thursday rejected more funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as many Republicans angry over the majority party's tactics s Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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9 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan, source says In the deadliest attack on U.S. troops in Afghanistan in three years, nine Americans died Sunday in a Taliban attack on a base in a remote eastern province, a Western source said. NATO confirmed that nine troops were killed in fighting that "began in early morning hours and continued into the day" a Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Admiral: Al Qaeda in Iraq 'killing off' ex-allies Video provided to CNN shows an al Qaeda in Iraq firing squad executing one-time allies -- fellow Sunni extremists -- who were not loyal enough to the terror organization, coalition military analysts said. The video shows armed men wearing masks standing behind nine kneeling men. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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U.S.-Iraq deal would whittle troops' immunity U.S. troops or contractors who commit "major and premeditated murders" in Iraq while off-duty and outside U.S. facilities would fall under Iraqi jurisdiction, according to a copy of a draft U.S.-Iraq agreement obtained by CNN. The United States had preferred its troops and contractors retain immunit Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Top Turk general says Iraq withdrawal on schedule - Reuters Alalam News NetworkTop Turk general says Iraq withdrawal on scheduleReuters - 15 hours agoBy Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA, March 1 (Reuters) - Turkey's top general said on Saturday the Turkish armed forces withdrew its troops from northern Iraq on schedule and dismissed specu Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama stance on Iraq shows evolving view - Boston Globe Boston GlobeObama stance on Iraq shows evolving viewBoston Globe - 19 hours agoBarack Obama responded to a question at a party caucus in Casper, Wyo., yesterday. Rival Hillary Clinton has questioned whether Obama has been consistent in his position on withdrawing troop Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |