The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever in the heart of the Green Zone on Monday, officially opening the fortress-like compound that was built as a testament to America's commitment to Iraq. ...more

January 5, 2009

Nineteen months after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared the war in Iraq "lost" and just nine months after Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted the war has been a "failure" because it had not brought political change leading to reconciliation, it can now be said conclusively that both were wrong. ...more

November 27, 2008

The number of American troops and Iraqi civilians killed in the war fell in September to levels not seen in more than a year. The U.S. military said the lower count was at least partly a result of new strategies and 30,000 additional U.S. forces deployed this year. ...more

October 2, 2007

There is no photograph of Satan, so we must improvise with what we have: Osama bin Laden. ...more

September 12, 2007

President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

September 12, 2007

TROOP DRAWDOWN: In an address to the nation at 9 p.m. Thursday, President Bush is expected to mostly endorse the recommendations of his top general to reduce troops in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by summer, but condition the reductions on progress. ...more

September 12, 2007

If Gen. David Petraeus has his way, tens of thousands of U.S. troops will be in Iraq for years. ...more

September 11, 2007

AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - On Monday, President Bush hinted at U.S. troop cutbacks in Iraq, saying security conditions are improving to the point 'where I'm able to speculate on the hypothetical.' ...more

September 4, 2007

Iraq's embattled prime minister defended his government Sunday against U.S. critics, saying they underestimate the problems facing his country and fail to appreciate his achievements 'such as stopping the civil and sectarian war.' ...more

September 3, 2007