In These New Times

A new paradigm for a post-imperial world

Posts Tagged ‘retreat form Iraq’

Anbar handover to Iraqis finalized

Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2008


Anbar handover to Iraqis finalized
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:22:13 GMT Press TV

Al-Anbar province
Iraqi forces have finalized their preparations to take over responsibility for security in the western Anbar province from the US troops. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Iraq | Tagged: , , | Leave a Comment »

We’ve won the “War on Terror”!

Posted by seumasach on July 6, 2008

 

 

It was always inevitable that the defeat in Iraq would be declared a victory and that the charge  would be trumpeted amidst retreat . Now the project initiated by General Fallon can be resumed with Martin McGuinness helping out with a bit of “conflict resolution”. However, constructive reengagement with Iran, Syria and Russia would be indispensable as well as a clipping of the wings of Israel.

Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda

Marie Colvin in Mosul(Sunday Times)

July 6, 2008

American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Iraq | Tagged: | 6 Comments »