Feb 21 Watch Britain Announces Troop Drawdown in Southern Iraq British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that about 1,600 of Britain's 7,100 troops will begin to withdraw from southern Iraq in the coming months. A Pentagon correspondent and a policy expert analyze the politics behind the decision. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Army Hospital Struggles to Provide Iraq Veterans Adequate Care Some Iraq war veterans returning to the United States for medical treatment have found that Washington, D.C.'s Walter Reed Army Hospital has failed to provide them with adequate care. Dana Priest, a Washington Post reporter who broke the story, describes… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Militant Violence Continues to Wrack Iraqi Capital Despite a concerted effort between Iraqi forces and the expanded U.S. military presence to quell attacks in Baghdad, violence has continued in the Iraqi capital. New York Times reporter Marc Santora details the weekend's car bombings and attacks on U.S. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Analysts Weigh War Resolutions, Presidential Race NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the congressional debate over President Bush's strategy in Iraq and the latest in the 2008 race for the White House. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch House Rebukes President Bush's Iraq War Strategy In a 246-182 vote, the House passed a nonbinding resolution Friday condemning President Bush's troop surge. Following a report on the House vote, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., discusses GOP fractions in the Senate on the matter. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch House Speaker Pelosi Rejects Troop Surge Plan House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses Democratic strategy in the House debate on a nonbinding resolution that would oppose President Bush's decision to send 21,500 more combat troops to Iraq. A vote is expected Friday. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch President Bush Discusses Iraq Security, Iran President Bush held an hour-long press conference Wednesday that covered Iraq and his domestic agenda. The NewsHour presents excerpts. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch House Begins Debate on Iraq War Resolution The House of Representatives is debating a resolution that disapproves of President Bush's recently implemented Iraq strategy, which includes the deployment of 21,500 more U.S. troops. Kwame Holman reports on the first day of debate. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Iran Denies U.S. Claims It Is Arming Iraqi Militias Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad denied U.S. claims that his country is supplying arms to Shiite militants in Iraq on Monday. The NewsHour reports on the ongoing battle of words between the United States and Iran as analysts discuss the charges… Continue watching
Feb 12 Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraqi Market By PBS News Hour Two car bombs tore through a crowded marketplace in Baghdad Monday, killing at least 88 people, as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shiite shrine bombing that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Continue reading