Iraq War Updates -- June 4, 2008

NEWS REPORTS
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed by Small-Arms Fire in Iraq -- ABC News
3 GIs killed during small-arms attack in Iraq -- MSNBC
Car bomb kills at least 16 people in Baghdad -- Newsweek
25 killed, injured in acts of violence until Tuesday afternoon -- Aswat Aliraq
U.S. military: 3 key suspects captured in Iraq -- MSNBC
Iraq Security Pact Pits U.S. Against Iran -- CBS
US-Iraq Pact Shapes Up As Major Battle -- CBS
Can the U.S. and Iraq Have a Long-Term Relationship? -- Pajamas Media
Iraq at odds with US over troop presence beyond 2008 -- Breitbart
US captures suspects in separate Iraqi raids -- Yahoo News
Iraq Kurd PM says ready for power-sharing in Kirkuk -- Reuters
Australia Ends Iraq Combat Operations -- ABC News
Iraq: The Problem With Creating a New Police Force -- Newsweek
Turkey sends troops to border with Iraq -- China View
With Iraq toll down, U.S. more optimistic -- Christian Science Monitor
NEFA Foundation: Iraqi Insurgents Quarrel Over Recognizing International Law -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Iraq police arrest five Shiites wanted for over 720 murders -- Yahoo News
Thousands of detainees released in Iraq -- Khaleej Times

COMMENTARIES
Obama And Iraq -- Andrew Sullivan
Perpetuating the al-Qaeda-Iraq Myth -- Time Magazine
Why We Went to Iraq By Fouad Ajami -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: Terrorist and insurgent attacks increased a bit these past few days .... but consolidation by the Iraq Army in many regions continues.