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Missing in Action Obama has opted out of the Iraq–Syria crisis. By John P. Hannah It’s hard to believe, but nearly three weeks into a major crisis involving Syrian sponsorship of terrorism in Iraq, the United States is feigning neutrality.Report: Big Cuts Needed at Baghdad Embassy
Washington - The U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the government's largest overseas diplomatic mission, is significantly overstaffed and needs to be downsized to reflect the reduced American role in the country, according to a new State Department report. "There is a clear consensus from the top to the bottom of the embassy: The time has come for a significant rightsizing," says the report Wednesday by the department's inspector general.Dramatic Advances Sweep Iraq, Boosting Support for Democracy (ABC News/BBC/NHK National Survey of Iraq)
Dramatic Advances Sweep Iraq, Boosting Support for Democracy ABC News/BBC/NHK National Survey of Iraq ANALYSIS by GARY LANGER Dramatic advances in public attitudes are sweeping Iraq, with declining violence, rising economic well-being and improved services lifting optimism, fueling confidence in public institutions and bolstering support for democracy. The gains in the latest ABC News/BBC/NHK poll represent a stunning reversal of the spiral of despair caused by Iraq's sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007. The sweeping rebound, extending initial improvements first seen a year ago, marks no less than the opportunity for a new future for Iraq and its people.Have any of you "Iraq is lost" crew noticed
Iraq held provincial elections in an environment of calm that would have been unimaginable two years ago. That the elections came off in such an orderly, peaceful manner is further testament to the success of the surge and suggests that the change American efforts have achieved in Iraq’s security environment may be sustainable over the long run. We won’t know the final results of the elections for weeks, but early reports are that Sunni and Shiite secular parties have fared relatively better than their religious counterparts.Lieberman, Graham Threaten To Shut Down Senate Over Detainee Photos
Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) lambasted transparency advocates at a press conference Tuesday, when they renewed their promise to bring Senate business to a halt until their bill blocking the release of detainee photographs becomes law. "We're not going to do any more business in the Senate," Graham said, his face flushed red.Final Text of Iraq Pact Reveals a US Debacle (public)
Published on Thursday, October 23, 2008 by Inter Press Service by Gareth Porter WASHINGTON - The final draft of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces agreement on the U.S. military presence represents an even more crushing defeat for the policy of the George W. Bush administration than previously thought, the final text reveals.From The London Times
The Sunday Times December 21, 2008 Britain has lost the stomach for a fight Michael Portillo Last week Gordon Brown announced a date for Britain’s withdrawal from Iraq. Most troops will be back in time for a spring general election. The prime minister posed with soldiers and expressed his sorrow over yet more fatal casualties in Afghanistan.Angelina Jolie: We Have a Moral Obligation to Help Iraqi Refugees
We have finally reached a point where humanitarian assistance, from us and others, can have an impact.UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie visited Iraq earlier this month and penned her experience for The Washington Post.Here are some excerpts from Angie’s excellent opinion piece: “During my trip I also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has announced the creation of a new committee to oversee issues related to internally displaced people, and a pledge of $40 million to support the effort. “My visit left me even more deeply convinced that we not only have a moral obligation to help displaced Iraqi families, but also a serious, long-term, national security interest in ending this crisis.“Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq — and the potential consequences for our national security — are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?” Read the full article at WashingtonPost.com.Staying In Iraq To Help
Staying In Iraq To Help
We have finally reached a point where humanitarian assistance, from us and others, can have an impact.
By Angelina Jolie
Thursday, February 28, 2008; 1:15 PM
The request is familiar to American ears: "Bring them home."
But in Iraq, where I've just met with American and Iraqi leaders, the phrase carries a different meaning.
Angelina Jolie visits Iraq
The sexy Angelina Jolie is getting used to playing serious roles and this time it is really serious.Jolie visited the Iraqi capital on Thursday as United Nations good will ambassador, on a mission to highlight the plight of Iraqi refugees. Angelina did lunch with the boys while on a visit to a US military base in the heavily guarded Green Zone in central Baghdad.But she also gave her message to the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. She said that there is a need to have a plan to deal with two million displaced Iraqis, who have begun to come back home, now that there is a lull in violence in their country.
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