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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, responding to U.S. critics who say his government is moving too slowly while U.S. troops are dying, said in Syria today that "no one has the right to place timetables on the Iraq government."
"Those who make such statements are bothered by our visit to Syria," Maliki said. "We will pay no attention. We care for our people and our constitution and can find friends elsewhere."
Flashback: George W. Bush told the New York Times in January 2005 that the United States would "absolutely" leave Iraq if the government asked it to do so.
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
The author of "Fiasco" uses hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with top officers in Iraq and extraordinary on-the-ground reportage to document the inside story of the Iraq War since late 2005.
By Thomas E. Ricks
Small Wars Journal
A journal dedicated to the study of such subjects as counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, support and stability operations, peacemaking, and peacekeeping. Founded by ex-Marines.
Afghanistan is worse than you think
We all knew that the situation in Afghanistan has been rapidly becoming worse. But few people know just how steep the downward spiral has been.
By Alex Koppelman, Salon
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