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06 26th, 2009|
AFP - As recently as a year ago, it would have been unimaginable to hear an American soldier voicing sadness on leaving Sadr City, but Captain Christopher Clyde says he enjoyed his time here.
Jun
26
AFP - The US troop pullback in Iraq next week will serve as a test for the United States, which wants to move from a warlike to a diplomatic footing with Baghdad despite fears of militants and Iran.
Jun
26
AFP - The 550.4-billion-dollar defense budget approved by US senators includes a plan to reform the controversial military tribunal process at Guantanamo Bay, the Armed Services Committee chairman said.
Jun
26
AFP - A senior US lawmaker said Thursday that he hoped a recent wave of deadly attacks in Iraq would not affect the planned US troop draw-down next week and said it appears the withdrawal is “on track.”
Jun
26
AFP - Defying a possible presidential veto, the US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a 2010 defense spending bill that would continue to fund a weapons program targeted by the Obama administration.