Iraq After The U.S. Withdrawal

Without Our Troops, Can Iraq's Fragile Peace Hold? -- USA Today

RAMADI, Iraq – By midmorning tribal sheiks, provincial leaders and politicians from Baghdad were packed into a small office in the provincial council chambers.

The gathering was choked with smoke as the Iraqis debated several matters. Wisam al-Rawi, a council member, insisted on more security where insurgents had vandalized power substations. Ibtesam Mohammed, head of the education committee, defended her demotion of a headmistress at a school where teachers had been demanding money from students to teach them.

"There's no need to collect money from the families and children anymore," Mohammed explained later. "We have good salaries these days."

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More News On Iraq And The U.S. Withdrawal From The Country

US Troops Leave Iraq, Controversy Over War Continues -- Voice of America
US troops scramble to hand off last-minute security 'details' to Iraqis -- Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Troops (But Not Their TVs) Prepare To Leave Iraq -- NPR
Oil power struggle as U.S. leaves Iraq -- CNN
Iraqi Oil Pipeline Near Basra Burns After Explosions, AP Says -- Bloomberg
Explosions rock oil pipeline in southern Iraq, firefighters battle blaze -- Washington Post/AP
As troops leave, Iraq wants surge of American business -- CNN
Iraqi PM: US Businesses to Lead Way in Iraq After Troop Withdrawal -- Voice of America
US invasion unleashed Iraqi 'creative anarchy' -- AFP
Debt and graft slow Iraq on path to progress -- Financial Times
A second Iraqi province seeks autonomy from Baghdad -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Baghdad frets over rash of autonomy moves -- UPI
How the Iraq war followed one veteran home -- BBC
Troop Pullout Not The End Of US Presence In Iraq -- NPR (Interview)
How Iraq will fare without U.S. soldiers: 4 predictions -- The Week
Is Iraq Headed for a Crackup? -- Chuck Spinney, Time