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U.S. troops battle both Taliban and their own rules - Washington Times
"U.S. troops battle both Taliban and their own rules"
"We have to follow the Karzai 12 rules. But the Taliban has no rules," he said. "Our soldiers have to juggle all these rules and regulations and they do it without hesitation despite everything. It's not easy for anyone out here."
Iraq wins right to prosecute crimes by US troops
Iraq has secured the right to prosecute US soldiers and civilians for crimes committed outside their bases and when off duty
US combat troops could exit Iraq by 2012
While Mr Bush has rejected calls to set a timeline for withdrawal, his officials insist that 2011 remains an “aspirational” goal.
8,000 Troops to Leave Iraq Next Year - NYTimes.com
President Bush has accepted the recommendation of his senior civilian and military advisers to reduce the number of American troops in Iraq by 8,000 in the early months of next year.
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“Here is the bottom line: While the enemy in Iraq is still dangerous, we have seized the offensive, and Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly capable of leading and winning the fight,”
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Mr. Bush also announced a decision to increase American force levels in Afghanistan by about 4,500 troops.
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My Way News - Bush to pull out 8,000 troops from Iraq by Feb.
President Bush plans to pull 8,000 more combat and support troops out of Iraq by February
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"Here is the bottom line: While the enemy in Iraq is still dangerous, we have seized the offensive, and Iraqi forces are becomingly increasingly capable of leading and winning the fight," Bush said in remarks prepared for delivery to the National Defense University in Washington.
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One Marine battalion, numbering about 1,000 troops, will go home on schedule in November and not be replaced. An Army brigade of between 3,500 and 4,000 troops will leave in February. Accompanying that combat drawdown will be the withdrawal of about 3,400 support forces over next several months
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Russia plans 7,600 force in Georgia rebel regions | U.S. | Reuters
Europe depends on Russia for more than a quarter of its gas supplies and Washington needs Russia's cooperation in efforts to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
FT.com / World - US says troops could quit Baghdad soon
General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said declining violence in Baghdad raised the possibility that American combat troops could leave the capital by next summer.
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timeline for US combat troops to leave Iraqi cities by next summer, and the country by 2011.
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Military experts attribute the decline in violence to the surge, as well as to a ceasefire by Shia militias aligned with Moqtada al-Sadr, the firebrand cleric, and the emergence of “Sons of Iraq”, roughly 100,000 predominantly Sunnis who switched sides to fight with the US against al-Qaeda
US, Iraq have draft to pull US troops out
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq and the U.S. have reached preliminary agreement to withdraw American forces from Iraqi cities by next June
Iraqi Public Opinion on the Presence of US Troops - World Public Opinion
Testimony of Dr. Steven Kull
Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA),
University of Maryland
Director, WorldPublicOpinion.org
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More broadly, the Channel 4 poll asked Iraqis whether they want the US to play a larger or smaller role in the future of Iraq. Only 22 percent said they want the US to play a smaller role. The largest number--40 percent--said they want the US to play a bigger role and another 13 percent want America's role to remain the same as now.
Iraq minister: US troops will pull out in three years unde deal - Times Online
American soldiers will withdraw from cities across Iraq next summer and all US combat troops will leave the country within three years, provided the violence remains low, under the terms of a draft agreement with the Iraqi Government.
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The strategic framework provides a legal basis for US forces in Iraq after a
UN mandate expires at the end of the year - another contentious notion for
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The Iraqi Government must also sign a status-of-forces agreement with Britain
and all other countries with troops in Iraq.
Iraq demands 'clear timeline' for US withdrawal
Iraq's foreign minister insisted Sunday that any security deal with the United States must contain a "very clear timeline" for the departure of U.S. troops.
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Shiite-led government believes a withdrawal schedule is essential to win parliamentary approval.
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"We all look forward to the day when Iraqi security forces take the lead on more combat missions, allowing U.S. troops to serve in an overwatch role, and more importantly return home."
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US troops on Iraqi murder charge
Two American soldiers have been charged with the murder of an Iraqi prisoner, US military officials have said.
Bush Says Progress Made in Iraq, Troop Tours' Length to Be Shortened
President George W. Bush declared progress in the Iraq war Thursday, saying terrorists "are on the run" and a generally improved security environment should permit further U.S. troop reductions.
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"We have now brought home all five of the combat brigades and the three Marine units that were sent to Iraq as part of the surge. The last of these surge brigades returned home this month."
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"We are also making progress in the discussion with Prime Minister Maliki's government on a strategic framework agreement. This agreement will serve as the foundation for America's presence in Iraq once the U.N. resolution authorizing the multinational forces expires on Dec. 31," the president said. "We remain a nation at war. Al Qaeda is on the run in Iraq, but the terrorists remain dangerous and they are determined to strike our country and our allies again."
US monthly toll in Iraq at lowest since invasion
Eleven US soldiers were killed in Iraq in July, the lowest monthly toll since the 2003 invasion, according Pentagon figures, highlighting what US commanders say is a marked drop in overall violence.
Bush adviser says Iraq timeline very dangerous | Reuters
President George W. Bush's top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous.
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We've reduced five brigades in the last several months and, again, if conditions continue to improve, I would be able to make recommendations to President Bush in the fall to continue those reductions."
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The last of five extra combat brigades that Bush sent to Iraq in 2007 will finish withdrawing next week, leaving 140,000 U.S. troops there. Bush had ordered the "surge" of forces to stop Iraq's slide into sectarian civil war.
U.S. considers increasing pace of Iraq pullout
The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional combat forces from Iraq beginning in September, according to administration and military officials, raising the prospect of a far more ambitious plan than expected only months ago.
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y the time President George W. Bush leaves office on Jan. 20, at least one and as many as 3 of the 15 combat brigades now in Iraq could be withdrawn or at least scheduled for withdrawal,
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the wisdom of the war and keeping American troops there, security in Iraq has improved vastly, as has the confidence of Iraq's government and military and police, raising the prospect of additional reductions that were barely conceivable a year ago
Pakistan says US not hunting bin Laden on its turf
Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.
AFP: Iraq at odds with US over troop presence beyond 2008
What is going on here with Iraq's delay in agreeing to having U.S. troops in Iraq?
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The proposed pact has come under fire from religious and political leaders both in Iraq and in neighbouring Iran with anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr vowing to keeping up protests until the deal is scrapped.
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Baghdad had sent teams to several countries to study their military pacts with the US.
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Bush Offers No Sign of Large Iraq Troop Withdrawals - New York Times
President Bush is staying the course, as he said he would, to obtain peace in Iraq
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