
AFP - President Barack Obama said he would not speed up troop withdrawals from Iraq, arguing the country was “moving in the right direction” but still needed US help.

AFP - President Barack Obama said he would not speed up troop withdrawals from Iraq, arguing the country was “moving in the right direction” but still needed US help.

AFP - A senior US senator cautioned Monday against deployments of national guard troops to the US border with Mexico, saying such a move would be “premature and possibly counter-productive.”

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Sunday ruled out an imminent change in the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy on gays in the military, saying President Barack Obama believes the Pentagon has “a lot on our plates right now.”