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William Kristol

Sep 1, 2010 1:54 PM CDT

Hawks Should Applaud Iraq Speech

The president showed respect for a war he opposed

(Newser) - Even the staunchest Iraq war supporters had to be happy with the speech Barack Obama delivered last night to mark the end of combat operations, writes William Kristol of the Weekly Standard . “President Obama opposed the war in Iraq. He still thinks it was a mistake,” he reasons....

O’Reilly Slams 'Boring Prof' Obama on Iraq

Iraq Speech:
O’Reilly Slams
'Boring Prof'

OPINION ROUNDUP

Sep 1, 2010 6:45 AM CDT

Iraq Speech: O’Reilly Slams 'Boring Prof'

Pundits underwhelmed by 'grim' war-end speech

(Newser) - The verdicts are in on President Obama's Oval Office address to mark the end of major US combat operations in Iraq, and he apparently didn't please many people.

The president just wasn't entertaining enough for Bill O'Reilly. The president seemed like a "boring professor," the O'Reilly Factor host

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Obama Salutes George Bush in Iraqi Speech

Obama Salutes George Bush
in Iraq War Speech

oval office address

Aug 31, 2010 7:21 PM CDT

Obama Salutes George Bush in Iraq War Speech

President declares end of combat operations in Iraq

(Newser) - President Obama stuck to the script tonight in declaring the end of the 7-year US military operation in Iraq. "Our combat mission is ending," he said. "Our commitment to Iraq's future is not." But Obama also acknowledged George W. Bush's stewardship of the war, along with...

Obama: 'Operation
Iraqi Freedom Is Over'

speech excerpts

Aug 31, 2010 5:41 PM CDT

Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over'

It's not just in Iraq's interest, 'it is in our own'

(Newser) - Midnight has passed in Iraq, marking the official end of US combat operations. A few hours before President Obama's prime-time address on the subject (8pm EST), the White House has released excerpts. No big surprises here, and no clue as to whether Obama will mention George W. Bush (the two...

Obama to Troops:
'Job Well Done'

Aug 31, 2010 1:39 PM CDT

Obama to Troops: 'Job Well Done'

Says speech tonight won't be a 'victory lap'

(Newser) - Hours before addressing the nation, President Obama told US troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces "is not going to be a victory lap" nor a cause for celebration. "There's still a lot of work that we've got to do."...

What the Iraq War Cost Us

Anne Applebaum

Aug 30, 2010 1:59 PM CDT

What the Iraq War Cost Us

It's too soon to tell how the war went

(Newser) - Anne Applebaum was an outspoken supporter of the war in Iraq. Yet as Barack Obama prepares to announce the official end of combat operations tomorrow, she has mixed feelings. “Even if violence abates, even if all American troops go home, we have still paid a very high price for...

Biden Visits Iraq to Mark
End of US Combat Ops

Aug 30, 2010 1:06 PM CDT

Biden Visits Iraq to Mark End of US Combat Ops

VP to discuss security with al-Maliki

(Newser) - Joe Biden returned to Iraq for the sixth time today to mark this week's formal end to US combat operations, and will preside over Wednesday's military change-of-command ceremony. Officials said Biden will also make a new appeal to Iraqi leaders to end a six-month post-election stalemate blocking formation of a...

Iraq Vet Kills Family, Himself

Aug 20, 2010 9:54 AM CDT

Iraq Vet Kills Family, Himself

Matthew Magdzas left no note

(Newser) - An Iraq war veteran killed his pregnant wife and young daughter before turning the gun on himself, and police are having a tough time figuring out why. The bodies of Matthew Magdzas, 23, April Oles-Magdzas, 26, and 13-month-old Lila, along with their three dogs, were found Wednesday—the day April...

As Troops
Leave Iraq,
Many Simply
Call It 'a Job'

reflections

Aug 20, 2010 8:03 AM CDT

As Troops Leave Iraq, Many Simply Call It 'a Job'

Mood shifts as the US presence shifts

(Newser) - As combat operations wind down , the American troops who remain in Iraq must come to terms with a new reality: What was once, in some minds at least, a war of liberation, is now a mostly a training and diplomatic mission. “It’s almost not worth the trip,”...

Last US Combat
Brigade Leaves Iraq

Aug 18, 2010 6:40 PM CDT

Last US Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq

Military mission ending after 7 years, 5 months

(Newser) - The US military mission in Iraq is essentially rolling to a close tonight as the last combat brigade rolls across the border into Kuwait, reports the AP . For the record, it's the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The departure comes 7 years and 5 months after the US invasion....

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Plots
Comeback as US Departs

Aug 11, 2010 7:00 AM CDT

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Plots Comeback as US Departs

Disgruntled Awakening forces offered raises to switch sides again

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda in Iraq is trying to make a comeback, by luring Awakening Council fighters to defect. Awakening leaders tell the Guardian that the terrorist group is offering to pay its fighters more than the $300 a month militia members get from the government. One says he believes 100 of his...

July Is Iraq's
Deadliest Month
Since 2008

Aug 1, 2010 10:12 AM CDT

July Is Iraq's Deadliest Month Since 2008

US disputes official Iraqi toll

(Newser) - July was Iraq's deadliest month in more than two years, according to new official figures, suggesting that a resilient insurgency is successfully taking advantage of the months of political deadlock. The figures released late yesterday show that 535 people were killed last month, the highest since May 2008 when 563...

Al-Qaeda Steals Blood From
Iraq Hospitals

Jul 27, 2010 1:06 PM CDT

Al-Qaeda Steals Blood From Iraq Hospitals

Terror group uses fluid to treat its own wounded soldiers

(Newser) - As if working in an Iraqi hospital isn't challenge enough: The New York Times reports that Al-Qaeda groups routinely steal blood at gunpoint to treat their own wounded soldiers, often while Iraqi security forces stand by and watch. It's been going on for years, ever since Iraqi police began making...

Pentagon Lost Track of
$8.7B in Iraqi Oil Money

Jul 27, 2010 12:19 PM CDT

Pentagon Lost Track of $8.7B in Iraqi Oil Money

It didn't wind up in specially designated accounts

(Newser) - The Pentagon can’t account for $8.7 billion of the $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money given to it for reconstruction expenditures between 2004 and 2007, according to a new audit. The military has no audit at all for $2.6 billion of that money, and the rest...

Pentagon Looks at Army Intel Analyst's Role in Afghan Leak

Jul 26, 2010 5:45 PM CDT

Pentagon Looks at Army Intel Analyst's Role in Afghan Leak

Bradley Manning only worked on Iraq war

(Newser) - Who could've given nearly 1 million classified Afghanistan war documents to WikiLeaks? The military is taking a close look at Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst already charged with leaking documents to the site. Manning would be a perfect suspect, except for one fact: He was stationed in Iraq and had...

Iraq Takes Over Prison
—and 4 Inmates Escape

Jul 24, 2010 11:39 AM CDT

Iraq Takes Over Prison —and 4 Inmates Escape

Three are high-ranking members of insurgent group

(Newser) - Lock the cells, please: US and Iraq made a big deal of it earlier this month when the American military turned over control of the last US-run prison in the country. (See summary here .) But within a matter of days, four prisoners—three of them high-ranking members of the...

Bush Didn't Lie About Iraq

Karl Rove

Jul 15, 2010 1:07 PM CDT

Bush Didn't Lie About Iraq

Rove says he should have told president to fight

(Newser) - When Democrats accused George W. Bush of falsifying evidence to start the war in Iraq, Karl Rove advised him not to re-litigate the past—and now he thinks it was his biggest mistake in the White House. The Democrats’ assault “was a monument to hypocrisy and cynicism,” Rove...

US Hands Over
Last Iraq Prison

Jul 15, 2010 5:33 AM CDT

US Hands Over Last Iraq Prison

A milestone for sovereignty, challenge for the government

(Newser) - The last American-run prison in Iraq will be handed over to the Iraqis today, marking the end of a massive US prison system that has processed more than 100,000 Iraqis since the fall of Baghdad. Tariq Aziz and other former high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein's regime were handed over...

Rules Eased
for Vet PTSD
Disability

Jul 8, 2010 2:54 AM CDT

Rules Eased for Vet PTSD Disability

Conservatives wary of $5 billion plan

(Newser) - A new rule will make it easier for American veterans to get disability payments for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD . The $5 billion plan erases the need for warriors to document the specific horror, be it bomb blast or raid, that made them sick. That's especially good news for those...

Biden Makes Surprise Stop
in Iraq

Jul 3, 2010 10:10 AM CDT

Biden Makes Surprise Stop in Iraq

In Afghanistan, meanwhile, Petraeus calls for unity

(Newser) - Joe Biden and his wife will be spending the Fourth of July weekend with the troops in Iraq. The vice president landed in Baghdad today for the surprise visit, where he will also meet with Iraqi leaders. It's likely an attempt to reassure Iraqis that the US is still engaged,...