U.S. Commander Sees Troops Staying in Iraq for Years (Reuters)

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U.S. Commander to Keep 135,000 Troops in
Iraq Through 2005

U.S. Commander to Keep 135,000 Troops in
Iraq Through 2005 05/04/2004 10:35 PM
The plans to maintain a level of at least 135,000 soldiers in Iraq through 2005 puts on hold the goal of reducing troops.

Goldman Sees Tech Spending Growth
Staying Low (Reuters)

Goldman Sees Tech Spending Growth
Staying Low (Reuters) 03/19/2005 03:05 AM
Reuters - Companies remain cautious about spending on technology, and only marginal increases are expected for the rest of 2005, a survey of technology decision makers said on Friday.

Marine Commander Sees Complex Fight in
Falluja (Reuters)

Marine Commander Sees Complex Fight in
Falluja (Reuters) 04/23/2004 05:34 AM
Reuters - U.S. commanders preparing Marines for a possible new offensive in the flashpoint city of Falluja expect enemies from Islamists to guns for hire in a battle they say could shape the future of Iraq.

Kerry: Pull Troops From Iraq in 4 Years
(AP)

Kerry: Pull Troops From Iraq in 4 Years
(AP) 09/06/2004 04:07 PM
AP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, on a Labor Day tour of states where polls show the race against President Bush virtually tied, told voters he would try to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq within four years.

U.S. Names Gen. Casey as New Top
Commander in Iraq (Reuters)

U.S. Names Gen. Casey as New Top
Commander in Iraq (Reuters) 06/15/2004 04:32 PM
Reuters - Gen. George Casey, the No. 2 officer in the Army, has been nominated to become the top U.S. commander in Iraq, replacing Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who has come under scrutiny in the prisoner abuse scandal, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Pentagon to Replace Top U.S. Commander
in Iraq (Reuters)

Pentagon to Replace Top U.S. Commander
in Iraq (Reuters) 05/25/2004 11:33 AM
Reuters - The Pentagon will replace Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez as the top U.S. military officer in Iraq, senior defense officials said on Tuesday. But they argued that the change was not triggered by the Abu Ghraib Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.

U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes Iraq RPG
Attack (Reuters)

U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes Iraq RPG
Attack (Reuters) 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
Reuters - The U.S. commander in the Middle East, General John Abizaid, escaped unharmed from a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq Thursday, the U.S. army said.

U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes RPG Fire
in Iraq (Reuters)

U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes RPG Fire
in Iraq (Reuters) 02/12/2004 07:40 PM
Reuters - The U.S. commander in the Middle East, Gen. John Abizaid, escaped unscathed Thursday when guerrillas fired rocket-propelled grenades at his convoy in an Iraqi town noted for attacks on U.S. forces.

Bush Sees Iraq Friend Berlusconi, Iraq
Foe Chirac (Reuters)

Bush Sees Iraq Friend Berlusconi, Iraq
Foe Chirac (Reuters) 06/04/2004 06:57 PM
Reuters - President Bush will thank an Iraq war ally, Italy, and try to move beyond past differences with a war critic, French President Jacques Chirac, in a hectic day of diplomacy on Saturday.

Claim By Anon Brit Officials: America's
Military Commander In Iraq Ordered
British Troops To Prepare A Full-Scale
Ground Offensive Against Iranian Forces
That Had Crossed The Border And Grabbed
Disputed Territory

Claim By Anon Brit Officials: America's
Military Commander In Iraq Ordered
British Troops To Prepare A Full-Scale
Ground Offensive Against Iranian Forces
That Had Crossed The Border And Grabbed
Disputed Territory 06/30/2004 04:41 AM

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Reuters, NBC Staff Abused by U.S. Troops
in Iraq (Reuters)

Reuters, NBC Staff Abused by U.S. Troops
in Iraq (Reuters) 05/18/2004 02:51 PM
Reuters - U.S. forces beat three Iraqis working for Reuters and subjected them to sexual and religious taunts and humiliation during their detention last January in a military camp near Falluja, the three said Tuesday.

McCain Says U.S. Needs 10,000 More
Troops in Iraq (Reuters)

McCain Says U.S. Needs 10,000 More
Troops in Iraq (Reuters) 04/22/2004 01:24 PM
Reuters - The United States needs at least 10,000 more troops in Iraq and must curb domestic spending to pay for the war, John McCain, a Republican senator and former rival of President Bush, said on Thursday.

U.S. to Keep 138,000 Troops in Iraq
Through 2005 (Reuters)

U.S. to Keep 138,000 Troops in Iraq
Through 2005 (Reuters) 05/04/2004 05:04 PM
Reuters - The United States, faced with growing military casualties in Iraq, announced on Tuesday that it was scrapping a plan to reduce its forces and would keep about 138,000 troops in that country through at least the end of 2005.

Four U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Violence
(Reuters)

Four U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Violence
(Reuters) 05/30/2004 01:29 AM
Reuters - Three U.S. Marines were killed in action in the volatile al-Anbar province west of Baghdad on Saturday, while a U.S. Army soldier was killed in a separate mortar attack several days earlier, the U.S. military said.

No Pakistan Troops for Iraq for Now
-Musharraf (Reuters)

No Pakistan Troops for Iraq for Now
-Musharraf (Reuters) 08/10/2004 01:52 AM
Reuters - President Pervez Musharraf has ruled out sending Pakistani troops to Iraq for now, despite repeated requests from the interim government there, but he said the option had not been ruled out forever.

Rumsfeld Tells U.S. Troops in Iraq They
Can Win (Reuters)

Rumsfeld Tells U.S. Troops in Iraq They
Can Win (Reuters) 12/24/2004 12:19 PM
Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise Christmas visit to Iraq on Friday, seeing victims of a suicide bombing at a U.S. base in Mosul and troops who stormed the city of Falluja last month.

Britain Seen Reinforcing Troops in Iraq
(Reuters)

Britain Seen Reinforcing Troops in Iraq
(Reuters) 05/27/2004 04:29 AM
Reuters - Britain is to reinforce its troops in Iraq, with up to 800 extra soldiers going to the UK-controlled southern region, a military source said on Thursday.

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters)

U.S. Set to Shift 3,600 Troops to Iraq
from S.Korea (Reuters) 08/02/2004 06:22 AM
Reuters - A brigade of 3,600 U.S. troops prepared Monday to depart for Iraq from their base near South Korea's border with communist North Korea, officials said.

Kerry Foresees No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters)

Kerry Foresees No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters) 08/01/2004 04:41 PM
Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said on Sunday he did not anticipate sending more American troops to Iraq and hoped to bring "significant numbers" home during his first term.

Three U.S. Troops Killed in Action in
Iraq (Reuters)

Three U.S. Troops Killed in Action in
Iraq (Reuters) 07/21/2004 12:59 AM
Reuters - Two U.S. army soldiers and one marine have been killed in action in Iraq's Anbar province west of Baghdad in the past two days, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.

Rumsfeld: More U.S. Troops for Iraq Not
Essential (Reuters)

Rumsfeld: More U.S. Troops for Iraq Not
Essential (Reuters) 06/27/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters - The United States may not have to increase its force levels in Iraq but it has contingency plans in case the need arises, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday.

Kerry Envisions No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters)

Kerry Envisions No More U.S. Troops for
Iraq (Reuters) 08/01/2004 08:37 AM
Reuters - Democratic White House challenger John Kerry said on Sunday he did not anticipate sending more American troops to Iraq and promised a fresh start with U.S. allies "burned" by President Bush.

Russia Will Help Iraq Via Trade Not
Troops (Reuters)

Russia Will Help Iraq Via Trade Not
Troops (Reuters) 07/24/2004 09:53 AM
Reuters - Russia said on Saturday it had no intention of contributing troops to the U.S.-led force in Iraq, but was prepared to help by developing trade and easing debt burdens.

Honduras to Pull Troops Soon from Iraq
(Reuters)

Honduras to Pull Troops Soon from Iraq
(Reuters) 04/19/2004 09:53 PM
Reuters - In a blow to President Bush and his coalition partners in Iraq, Honduras on Monday followed Spain in announcing it will pull its troops out of the country.

U.S. Sees Significant Role for U.N. in
Iraq Handover (Reuters)

U.S. Sees Significant Role for U.N. in
Iraq Handover (Reuters) 01/24/2004 10:36 PM
Reuters - The United States said it envisaged a significant role for the United Nations in a planned handover of power to Iraqis, while guerrillas killed five U.S. soldiers and four civilians in Iraq.

U.S. Sees Significant UN Role in Iraq
Transition (Reuters)

U.S. Sees Significant UN Role in Iraq
Transition (Reuters) 01/24/2004 03:59 PM
Reuters - The United States believes the United Nations can help supervise the political transition in Iraq and talk to majority Shi'ites demanding early elections, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday.

At Least 20 U.S. Troops Wounded in Iraq
Jail Attack (Reuters)

At Least 20 U.S. Troops Wounded in Iraq
Jail Attack (Reuters) 04/02/2005 03:20 PM
Reuters - Dozens of insurgents attacked Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad on Saturday, detonating two suicide car bombs and firing rocket-propelled grenades at U.S. forces before the assault was repelled, the U.S. military said.

U.S. Troops, Iraq Rebels Clash in
Falluja (Reuters)

U.S. Troops, Iraq Rebels Clash in
Falluja (Reuters) 04/21/2004 12:53 AM
Reuters - U.S. forces and Iraqi insurgents traded machinegun fire, mortars and grenades in the restive town of Falluja on Wednesday despite a tentative cease-fire, witnesses said.

Suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in
Iraq (Reuters)

Suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in
Iraq (Reuters) 06/24/2005 03:16 PM
Reuters - A suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. Marine vehicle in the city of Falluja, killing six American troops in one of the deadliest single assaults on U.S. ground forces in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Friday.

Pentagon Doubts Iraq Will Ask U.S.
Troops to Leave (Reuters)

Pentagon Doubts Iraq Will Ask U.S.
Troops to Leave (Reuters) 02/19/2004 06:08 PM
Reuters - The Pentagon expressed confidence on Thursday that a new sovereign Iraqi government will agree to the continued presence of U.S. forces, but said how long American troops will remain there is "unknowable."

Roadside Bomb Kills Two U.S. Troops in
Iraq (Reuters)

Roadside Bomb Kills Two U.S. Troops in
Iraq (Reuters) 02/19/2004 08:10 AM
Reuters - A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi west of Baghdad on Thursday in the latest of a series of guerrilla attacks that have made February the bloodiest month in Iraq since the war.

Insurgents in Iraq Kill 7 Iraqis, 4 U.S.
Troops (Reuters)

Insurgents in Iraq Kill 7 Iraqis, 4 U.S.
Troops (Reuters) 08/03/2004 06:17 PM
Reuters - Insurgents launched a wave of attacks in Iraq, killing six Iraqi national guardsmen in a suicide car bombing and four U.S. soldiers in separate incidents in Baghdad and the volatile west of the country.

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf (Reuters)

U.S. Troops, Iraq Militia Battle Around
Najaf (Reuters) 05/23/2004 03:19 AM
Reuters - U.S. air strikes and heavy fighting between U.S. armored units and Iraqi Shi'ite militia in the holy city of Najaf killed at least 14 people overnight and wounded 37, hospital staff told Reuters on Sunday.

Poland to Pull Troops from Iraq at End
of Year (Reuters)

Poland to Pull Troops from Iraq at End
of Year (Reuters) 04/12/2005 06:19 AM
Reuters - Poland's government decided on Tuesday to withdraw its troops from Iraq at the end of 2005, making official an earlier proposal, Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said.

U.S. Troops Kill Two in Fierce Iraq
Clashes (Reuters)

U.S. Troops Kill Two in Fierce Iraq
Clashes (Reuters) 08/29/2004 05:15 AM
Reuters - Insurgents armed with rocket propelled grenades fought fierce clashes with U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq on Sunday that wounded 35 Iraqi civilians caught in the crossfire, police on the scene said.

Spain Says All Its Troops Will Leave
Iraq Today (Reuters)

Spain Says All Its Troops Will Leave
Iraq Today (Reuters) 05/21/2004 07:00 AM
Reuters - All Spanish troops will have left Iraq by Friday evening, the government said.

Two U.S. Troops, Civilians Missing in
Iraq -Official (Reuters)

Two U.S. Troops, Civilians Missing in
Iraq -Official (Reuters) 04/09/2004 07:55 PM
Reuters - Two American troops and an unknown number of civilian contractors are missing in Iraq after an attack on a fuel convoy west of Baghdad, a Defense Department official said on Friday.

Bush: U.S. Troops Face Serious
Challenges in Iraq (Reuters)

Bush: U.S. Troops Face Serious
Challenges in Iraq (Reuters) 05/01/2004 10:28 AM
Reuters - A year after declaring major combat over in Iraq, President Bush said on Saturday that U.S. forces still face serious challenges there but that daily life is improving for Iraqis in many ways.

Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Can Leave Before
Iraq Peaceful (Reuters)

Rumsfeld: U.S. Troops Can Leave Before
Iraq Peaceful (Reuters) 09/24/2004 02:04 PM
Reuters - The United States does not have to wait until Iraq "is peaceful and perfect" before it begins to withdraw military troops from that troubled country, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Friday.
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