Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said today that security in Iraq has improved and that the United States urgently needs to turn its attention to Afghanistan. ...more

July 22, 2008

The Iraqi government on Monday left little doubt that it favors a withdrawal plan for U.S. combat troops similar to what Sen. Barack Obama has proposed, providing Obama with a potentially powerful political boost on a day he spent in Iraq working to fortify his credibility as a wartime leader. ...more

July 22, 2008

On the eve of Sen. Barack Obama's visit to Iraq, its prime minister tried to step back Sunday from an interview in which he appeared to support Obama's plan for troop withdrawal. ...more

July 21, 2008

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday a specific time frame for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, leading to "dangerous consequences." ...more

July 20, 2008

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months "the right timeframe for a withdrawal." ...more

July 20, 2008

President Bush agreed to "a general time horizon" for withdrawing American troops in Iraq, the White House said Friday, in a concession that reflected both progress in stabilizing Iraq and the depth of political opposition to an open-ended military presence in Iraq and at home. ...more

July 19, 2008

AUSTRALIA - Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the Iraq war five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday, a Defense Department official said. ...more

June 1, 2008

The U.S. military would be willing to undertake joint combat operations with Pakistani forces against Islamic militants if Pakistani leaders request the help, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. ...more

January 25, 2008

For the second time since America's war on terrorism began, soldiers trained at the National Guard Armory here are expected to serve in Afghanistan. ...more

December 14, 2007

Conservative Prime Minister John Howard, one of the Bush administration's staunchest allies, suffered a humiliating election defeat Saturday at the hands of an opposition leader who has vowed to pull troops out of Iraq. ...more

November 25, 2007