Posts Tagged ‘iraq’

“US spies, not ’surge’, reduced Iraq violence: book”

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Bob Woodward book on the SurgeIn a new book, Bob Woodward makes the case that the surge in Iraq may not have been the most important factor in stabilizing the violence in Iraq.

“‘Groundbreaking’ new covert techniques enabled US military and intelligence officials to locate and kill insurgent leaders and key individuals in extremist groups such as al-Qaeda in Iraq.”

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Timetables for Iraq Withdrawal

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that U.S. and Iraqi officials agree that timetables should be set for a U.S. troop withdrawal. However, a broader pact on future US-Iraq relations is still difficult.

Rice says US-Iraq coming together on timetables