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Sunday, September 09, 2007
IRAQ News Alerts by Google - 09/09/07
Democrats Say They Will Keep Pressing for US Iraq Withdrawal
Bloomberg - USA
A Washington Post/ABC News poll released today shows 53 percent of Americans say they expect Petraeus will try to make the situation in Iraq look better ...
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Setbacks outweigh successes in Iraq since surge began
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Responsibility for security in most of Iraq would be turned over to Iraqi security forces by November, he said. With better security would come the ...
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Bin Laden Branded `virtually Impotent'
The Associated Press -
The president responded to bin Laden's tape last week by saying it was a reminder that the world is dangerous and that Iraq is part of the war against ...
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Poll: More Think The 'Surge' Is Helping 35% Say Iraq War Strategy ...
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
Fifty-six percent of Republicans think surge is making things better in Iraq, while only 19 percent of Democrats and 32 percent of Independents do. ...
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Iraq Government Defends Security Efforts
ABC News - USA
When things get better and the security situation gets better the Iraqi government will be able to talk about a timetable," al-Dabbagh told reporters.
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US tells generals to 'lay off' Britain as Mahdi Army claims it ...
Times Online - UK
The question now is whether this can be maintained for long enough to allow a handover of the whole of southern Iraq to the Iraqi authorities next month. ...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Defends Government, Urges Regional Support
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague,Czech Republic
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari stressed that the better security is not achievable without reconciliation inside the country and good relations with ...
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Iraq says fired 14000 Interior Ministry employees
Reuters - USA
"When things get better, then the Iraqi government will be in a position to talk about a timetable" for a US troop withdrawal, he said. ...
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Confusion Over Iraq
Hartford Courant - United States
That remains a fond hope at best. The most that can be said at this juncture is that although the security situation in Iraq is getting worse, ...
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Bloomberg - USA
A Washington Post/ABC News poll released today shows 53 percent of Americans say they expect Petraeus will try to make the situation in Iraq look better ...
See all stories on this topic
Setbacks outweigh successes in Iraq since surge began
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Responsibility for security in most of Iraq would be turned over to Iraqi security forces by November, he said. With better security would come the ...
See all stories on this topic
Bin Laden Branded `virtually Impotent'
The Associated Press -
The president responded to bin Laden's tape last week by saying it was a reminder that the world is dangerous and that Iraq is part of the war against ...
See all stories on this topic
Poll: More Think The 'Surge' Is Helping 35% Say Iraq War Strategy ...
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
Fifty-six percent of Republicans think surge is making things better in Iraq, while only 19 percent of Democrats and 32 percent of Independents do. ...
See all stories on this topic
Iraq Government Defends Security Efforts
ABC News - USA
When things get better and the security situation gets better the Iraqi government will be able to talk about a timetable," al-Dabbagh told reporters.
See all stories on this topic
US tells generals to 'lay off' Britain as Mahdi Army claims it ...
Times Online - UK
The question now is whether this can be maintained for long enough to allow a handover of the whole of southern Iraq to the Iraqi authorities next month. ...
See all stories on this topic
Iraqi Prime Minister Defends Government, Urges Regional Support
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Prague,Czech Republic
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari stressed that the better security is not achievable without reconciliation inside the country and good relations with ...
See all stories on this topic
Iraq says fired 14000 Interior Ministry employees
Reuters - USA
"When things get better, then the Iraqi government will be in a position to talk about a timetable" for a US troop withdrawal, he said. ...
See all stories on this topic
Confusion Over Iraq
Hartford Courant - United States
That remains a fond hope at best. The most that can be said at this juncture is that although the security situation in Iraq is getting worse, ...
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Labels: 14000 Iraqi's Fired, Bin Laden Impotent, Confusion, Democrats, Surge Helping, withdrawal
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Active-duty troops petition to end withdrawal plans
By Leo Shane III
Stars and Stripes
European edition
Friday, March 2, 2007
WASHINGTON — A campaign by active-duty troops asking Congress to drop plans for a withdrawal from Iraq has collected more than 1,200 signatures in its first few weeks.
The “Appeal for Courage” — which reads as a response to the anti-war “Appeal for Redress” presented to Congress last month — has been circulating both at bases in Iraq and online though military blog sites.
Organizer Lt. Jason Nichols, a 33-year-old naval projects officer who has been in Baghdad since mid-January, said the goal is to keep lawmakers focused on letting the military finish its mission in Iraq, and not prematurely declare failure.
“The primary military lesson of Vietnam was that you could win a war on the battlefield, but lose it at home,” he said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. “We feel that although there are still tough days ahead, we are going to win the war in Iraq as long as we are allowed to stay until our job is done.”
The appeal, available at www.appealforcourage.org, calls for Congress “to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat.” It calls the war in Iraq a necessary and just cause, and asks lawmakers to actively oppose “media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home.”
Nichols, who joined with Vietnam veteran Larry Vandergrif and Vets for Victory on the campaign, said not enough media attention has been paid to troops who support the fight in Iraq.
“The vast majority of fellow military members I communicate with feel we can win this war and that calls for withdrawal are premature,” he said.
Last year a group of active-duty troops collected more than 1,000 signatures calling for an end to operations in Iraq, saying that military operations “will not work.” The group said more than 60 percent of those who signed had served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Nichols said so far around half of his signers have served downrange. Two-thirds are enlisted, and about one-quarter are E-5s and E-6s.
“I think a lot of servicemembers are greatly frustrated by how negatively they see their efforts portrayed and are relieved to have a means to communicate their support for completing the mission successfully,” he said.
Organizers of both appeals said that participating troops are protected from reprisals by commanders Defense Department regulations, which allow troops to submit any grievance directly to Congress.
Stars and Stripes
European edition
Friday, March 2, 2007
WASHINGTON — A campaign by active-duty troops asking Congress to drop plans for a withdrawal from Iraq has collected more than 1,200 signatures in its first few weeks.
The “Appeal for Courage” — which reads as a response to the anti-war “Appeal for Redress” presented to Congress last month — has been circulating both at bases in Iraq and online though military blog sites.
Organizer Lt. Jason Nichols, a 33-year-old naval projects officer who has been in Baghdad since mid-January, said the goal is to keep lawmakers focused on letting the military finish its mission in Iraq, and not prematurely declare failure.
“The primary military lesson of Vietnam was that you could win a war on the battlefield, but lose it at home,” he said in an e-mail to Stars and Stripes. “We feel that although there are still tough days ahead, we are going to win the war in Iraq as long as we are allowed to stay until our job is done.”
The appeal, available at www.appealforcourage.org, calls for Congress “to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat.” It calls the war in Iraq a necessary and just cause, and asks lawmakers to actively oppose “media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home.”
Nichols, who joined with Vietnam veteran Larry Vandergrif and Vets for Victory on the campaign, said not enough media attention has been paid to troops who support the fight in Iraq.
“The vast majority of fellow military members I communicate with feel we can win this war and that calls for withdrawal are premature,” he said.
Last year a group of active-duty troops collected more than 1,000 signatures calling for an end to operations in Iraq, saying that military operations “will not work.” The group said more than 60 percent of those who signed had served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Nichols said so far around half of his signers have served downrange. Two-thirds are enlisted, and about one-quarter are E-5s and E-6s.
“I think a lot of servicemembers are greatly frustrated by how negatively they see their efforts portrayed and are relieved to have a means to communicate their support for completing the mission successfully,” he said.
Organizers of both appeals said that participating troops are protected from reprisals by commanders Defense Department regulations, which allow troops to submit any grievance directly to Congress.
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Labels: Appeal for Courage, Baghdad, Congress, Iraq, LT Jason Nichols USN, Stars and Stripes, withdrawal
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