U.S. officials rethink hopes for Iraq democracy (News) 4 discussions Nightmarish political realities in Baghdad are prompting American officials to curb their vision for democracy in Iraq. Instead, the officials now say they are willing to settle for a government that .. Tags: World Politics, Benjamin Mixon, Iraq, Politics, Espionage Intelligence, Iraq War, Iraqi Politics, Armed Forces, Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. Politics, David Petraeus, Middle East, Diyala Province, Ryan Crocker, War Conflict, Baghdad, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S.
	Iraqi official says video shows Blackwater guards firing on civilians (News) 2 discussions Iraqi investigators have a videotape that shows Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians without provocation in an incident last week in which 11 people died, a senior Iraqi official said S.. Tags: Jalal Talabani, Murder Homicide, David Petraeus, United States, Armed Forces, Iraqi Politics, Baghdad, Politics, War Conflict, World Politics, Iraq, Crime, U.S. Armed Forces Activities, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Hadi al-Amri, U.S. Army Activities, Rya
	Man kills self in front of City Council after zoning decision (News) 2 discussions A business owner shot and killed himself during a City Council meeting Thursday night after members voted against his request to rezone his property, witnesses said. Tags: Iraq, Police, 101st Airborne Division, David Petraeus, Suicide, Bill Summers, Local Politics, Johnny Piper, George Heath, Fort Campbell, Politics, Armed Forces
	Petraeus: U.S. will have to cut force in Iraq (News) 1 discussions The top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop cuts and believes the U.S. footprint in Iraq will have to be "a good bit smaller" by next summer. Tags: Washington, DC, David Petraeus, Insurgencies, Barham Saleh, Amiriyah, Baghdad, War Conflict, Iraq, United States, Ghazaliya, Iraq War, Armed Forces, Abu Abed, Al Qaeda Iraq, Anbar Province, AK-47 Assault Rifle, Al Qaeda, Terrorism
	Bush to invoke Vietnam in arguing against Iraq pullout (News) 1 discussions As he awaits a crucial progress report on Iraq, President Bush will try to put a twist on comparisons of the war to Vietnam by invoking the historical lessons of that conflict to argue against pulling.. Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, Armed Forces, War Conflict, Iraq, U.S. Politics, Terrorism, Japan, White House, Iraqi Politics, U.S. Armed Forces Activities, U.S. Congressional News, World Politics, Iraq War, Missouri, David Petraeus, U.S. Government, U.S.
	U.S. officials rethink hopes for Iraq democracy (News) 1 discussions Nightmarish political realities in Baghdad are prompting American officials to curb their vision for democracy in Iraq. Instead, the officials now say they are willing to settle for a government that .. Tags: World Politics, Benjamin Mixon, Iraq, Politics, Espionage Intelligence, Iraq War, Iraqi Politics, Armed Forces, Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. Politics, David Petraeus, Middle East, Diyala Province, Ryan Crocker, War Conflict, Baghdad, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S.
	Iraqi government gets failing marks in GAO report (News) 1 discussions The Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, congressional auditors have determined. Tags: Armed Forces, George W. Bush, Military Defense Policy, Political Policy, Iraqi Politics, U.S. Politics, White House, United States, Ryan Crocker, World Politics, Gordon Johndroe, Baghdad, David Petraeus, Politics, Geoff Morrell, Robert Gates, Iraq War
	Petraeus: "I Don't Know" if Victory Will Make America Safer (Video) 1 discussions General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testify before the Senate on the Iraq surge progress report, September 11 2007 Tags: Petraeus Crocker Iraq war surge progress report Senate testimony hearing
	Bush to announce withdrawal of troops, official says (News) 1 discussions President Bush is expected this week to announce his plans for cutting back U.S. troop numbers in Iraq, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Tags: 101st Airborne Division, George W. Bush, U.S. Congressional News, Osama bin Laden, Iraq War, Politics, David Petraeus, United States, U.S. Politics, White House, Baghdad, U.S. Government, Armed Forces, Religion, Iraq, War Conflict, Harry Reid, Nancy P
	Soldiers wish politicians would embed with them (News) 1 discussions Army Staff Sgt. Antonio Gonzales points his weapon across the Tigris River, keeping a close eye on a bridge that was cracked in half by an insurgent attack a few months ago. Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Politics, Tigris River, Politics, David Petraeus, George W. Bush, Tyler Norton, Baghdad Green Zone, War Conflict, Antonio Gonzales, Harry Thomas Morgan, David Julian, Baghdad, U.S. Armed Forces Activities, Iraq, Iraq War, U.S. Army Ac
	Bush calls the MoveOn "Betray Us" ad disgusting (Video) 1 discussions Press conference. Tags: bush petraeus moveon betray us
	Man kills self in front of City Council after zoning decision (News) 1 discussions A business owner shot and killed himself during a City Council meeting Thursday night after members voted against his request to rezone his property, witnesses said. Tags: Iraq, Police, 101st Airborne Division, David Petraeus, Suicide, Bill Summers, Local Politics, Johnny Piper, George Heath, Fort Campbell, Politics, Armed Forces
	Man kills self in front of City Council after zoning decision (News) 1 discussions A business owner shot and killed himself during a City Council meeting Thursday night after members voted against his request to rezone his property, witnesses said. Tags: Iraq, Police, 101st Airborne Division, David Petraeus, Suicide, Bill Summers, Local Politics, Johnny Piper, George Heath, Fort Campbell, Politics, Armed Forces
	Female suicide bomber targets anti-al Qaeda group, kills 16 (News) 1 discussions At least 16 people were killed and 31 others wounded when a female suicide bomber detonated in Muqdadiya, north of Baghdad, an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry said. Tags: Al Qaeda Iraq, United States, Suicide Attacks, War Conflict, Iraq War, Mohammed Al-Tamimi, Terrorism, Baghdad, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Insurgencies, Iraqi Interior Ministry, David Petraeus, Ba\ath Party, Muqdadiyah, Suhaila Ali, Victory Base Complex
	Barack Obama v. Petraeus: Iraq September Progress Report (Video) 1 discussions Petraeus' report to the Senate Armed Service Committee 9/11/2007 Tags: Barack Obama General David Petraeus Ambassador Ryan Crocker Iraq Progress Report 9/11/2007
	18 BILLION DOLLARS MISSING IN IRAQ! (Video) 1 discussions OCTOBER 05, 2007 CNN MORNING Tags: pot brownies golden mosque blackwater general petraeus report blair obama gay military rove gonzales bush cheney iraq
	MIR: What Petraeus Didn't Tell You (Video) 1 discussions General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker came to Capitol Hill to answer questions about the Iraq war. They talked about security, troop cuts among other things but one item was missing from their agend.. Tags: mir linktv mosaic jamal dajani david petraeus ryan crocker Bush iraq war refugees syria Jordan UN
	FOX News Lies About Barack Obama's Voting Record (Video) 1 discussions Last September, Barack Obama voted to condemn the "Betray Us" attack on General David Petraeus, but over the past few days, FOX News hosts have repeatedly made the exact opposite claim. In today's rep.. Tags: Barack Obama John McCain FOX News MoveOn Org Petraeus Betray Us
	Military officials: No troop cuts this year (News) 1 discussions Senior U.S. military leaders say it would be "impractical" to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the logistics required in the redeployments, two .. Tags: David Petraeus, U.S. Armed Forces Activities, Iraq, Afghanistan, U.S. Armed Forces, George W. Bush, Politics, Political Policy, United States, U.S. Army Activities, Military Defense Policy, Robert Gates, Michael G. Mullen, Armed Forces
	U.S. review likely to say Afghanistan situation 'dire' (News) 1 discussions A classified review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan is likely to judge that the United States is losing ground there, according to a government official involved with preparing the review. Tags: Afghanistan, United States, Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Politics, H.R. McMaster, Barack Obama, White House National Security Council, Iran, U.S. Politics, Armed Forces, Iraq, Asia, U.S. Central Command, Douglas Lute, Middle East, David Petraeus