Person: Sen Carl Levin

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Obama moves to sell Afghan war strategy

FAILURE in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover of the country and “have severe consequences for the United States and the world”, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday as the Obama administration set out to sell its new war strategy on Capitol Hill.

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Anti-war democrats blocked again by US Senate

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Bush may bring troops early

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Iraq leader expects favourable marks in reports to Congress

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Army general predicts 'tough days' in Iraq

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US not winning the war in Iraq, says Gates

Bush meets bipartisan group to discuss Iraq policy

US President George Bush today met with a bipartisan group seeking consensus on a new approach for the war in Iraq amid widespread agreement that the administration's current efforts have not worked well enough or fast enough.

Mon, 13 Nov, 2006

‘Sometimes it’s necessary to have fresh perspective’

AFTER years of defending his secretary of defence, US President George W Bush last night announced Donald H Rumsfeld’s resignation within hours of the Democrats’ triumph in congressional elections.

Thu, 09 Nov, 2006

Kidnappers of Egyptian diplomat threaten to kill him

Kidnappers of Egypt’s top diplomat in Iraq threatened to kill him because today on an al-Qaida-linked website.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2005

Muslim allies plead for Ramadan fighting pause

Ramadan’s holiness never stopped Iraqi Muslims from shooting at Iranian Muslims in the 1980s, or Egyptian Muslims from gassing Yemeni co-religionists in the 1960s.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2001