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Bush places Iraq timeline on "horizon" (Denver Post) President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the war, a dramatic shift from the administration's once-ironclad unwillingness to talk about any kind of deadline or timetable. us.rd.yahoo.com
Business snapshots: Military contract will build stronger trucks (Detroit Free Press) General Dynamics Corp., the largest maker of armored vehicles for the U.S. military, won an order valued at $552 million to build more blast-resistant trucks used to protect troops from roadside bombs in Iraq. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bush shifts stance on troops reductions from Iraq (Chicago Tribune) In a video call with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, he says troop withdrawals still would be tied to security conditions. The shift is seen as an effort to break a deadlock in talks on security pact. President Bush has agreed to a "general time horizon" for withdrawals of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the White House announced Friday in a marked softening of his long-standing opposition to ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Iraq leader: Obama has 'right timeframe' for troop withdrawal (The Pantagraph) BERLIN -- 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.” | For better or worse, McCain is wedded to town halls | Video: Obama arrives in Afghanistan us.rd.yahoo.com
John McCain 2008 Launches New Video: 'The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand' (Christian News Wire) MEDIA ADVISORY , July 17 / Standard Newswire / -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released a new video entitled "The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand." us.rd.yahoo.com
U.S., Iraq seek so-called 'general time horizon' on troop cuts (The Pantagraph) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for deeper reductions in American combat troops in Iraq. | Video: Pentagon says more reductions possible us.rd.yahoo.com
Video: High Cost of Bush's Iraq Gambit (consortiumnews.com) Much as George W. Bush misled the United States into the Iraq War with false claims about WMD and links to al-Qaeda, he has kept the nation there with false claims about Iraq as the “central front” in the “war on terror,” says journalist Robert Parry. us.rd.yahoo.com
U.S. and Iraq Agree to Goals for Troop Cuts (New York Times) The United States and Iraq have agreed to set a ?general time horizon? for the ?further reduction of U.S. combat forces in Iraq,? the White House said in a statement Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bush agrees to principle of timeline to cut Iraq troops (International Herald Tribune) The United States and Iraq have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for the "further reduction of U.S. combat forces in Iraq" following the improvement in security conditions in the country, the White House said Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com
US steps closer to Iraq pull-out (The Age) President George Bush has agreed to a "general time horizon" for withdrawals of US combat troops from Iraq, the White House has announced, marking a softening of his longstanding opposition to deadlines for reducing the US presence. us.rd.yahoo.com
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