Monday, August 23, 2010

Iraq News Updates -- August 23, 2010



Odierno: U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq ‘Unlikely’ After Sept. 1 -- Small Wars Journal

Bob Schieffer, CBS News "Face the Nation", spoke with the Commander for U.S. Forces in Iraq General Ray Odierno on the future of Iraq after last U.S. combat brigade left the country.

Odierno: U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq ‘Unlikely’ After Sept. 1 By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2010 – It is unlikely the U.S. military will resume a combat mission in Iraq after Sept. 1, the top U.S. military commander there said today, citing progress in Iraq’s government and security forces.

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More News On Iraq

Combat brigades in Iraq under different name -- Army Times

U.S. troops could stay in Iraq well past 2011 says General Ray Odierno
-- New York Daily News
U.S. troops in Iraq could do battle, but it's very unlikely, says top official -- L.A. Times
Obama general: U.S. could lend assistance to Iraq after 2011 -- USA Today
U.S. Troops Unlikely to Resume Combat in Iraq -- Time Magazine
US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq -- AP
General: Iraqis will be ready for U.S. withdrawal in 2011 -- Washington Times
U.S. Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended Barring Disaster, Odierno Says -- Bloomberg
Resumption of US combat ops possible but unlikely: Odierno -- AFP
U.S. unlikely to resume Iraq combat role -- UPI
U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Troops Leave Iraq, But Where Will Their Stuff Go? -- NPR
U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq After the Last Combat Troops Withdraw -- CNS News
Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Iraq -- Voice of America
Iran working against Iraqi democracy: US general -- AFP

Iraq acknowledges Briton's killer escaped -- AP
Iraq confirms 2009 escape of British aid worker's killer -- CNN

9 Days to a New Dawn:Biden Addresses Final U.S. Drawdown in Iraq -- FOX News
Details About President Obama's Iraq Address Next Week -- ABC News

Our view on Iraq endgame: Departure of combat forces brings new challenge in Iraq -- USA Today
US looks to Iraq strategy for Afghanistan -- AFP
Mission Accomplished? -- Los Angeles Times editorial
5 Myths About Leaving Iraq -- Washington Post commentary
Opposing view on Iraq endgame: U.S. deadline improved Iraq -- USA Today commentary

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