Sep 09 President Bush Says 8,000 Troops to Return From Iraq by Early 2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday announced plans to pull out 8,000 combat and support troops from Iraq by February, a modest drawdown in U.S. forces there that would leave some 138,000 U.S. troops in the country. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Hurricane Gustav Tests Gulf Coast Rebuilding, Preparedness Hurricane Gustav lashed the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Monday. Experts examine the region's preparedness for the storm, three years after Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Iraq Sees Security Gains, but Political Progress Lags The recent U.S. troop surge in Iraq helped reduce violence in the country, giving Iraqi lawmakers time to sort out long-held political and sectarian divisions. A journalist and a regional expert discuss lingering political stalemates in Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Adm. Mullen: Iraq War Affects Deployment in Afghanistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, whose words have been parsed over the past weeks as the presidential campaign focuses on foreign policy, discusses the success of the surge and his opinion that troops would have to be… Continue watching
Jul 15 Double Suicide Bombing Kills 28 at Iraqi Army Recruitment Center By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Iraqi army recruits in the country's troubled Diyala province Tuesday, killing at least 28 people according to Iraqi police and military. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Obama, McCain Talk Economy, Iraq on the Campaign Trail Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain hit the campaign trail yesterday to discuss their views on economic policy and Iraq. Kwame Holman reports on the state of the campaign. Continue watching
May 29 Iraq Asks Leaders to Lift Sanctions, Forgive Debt By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked world leaders Thursday "to end the international sanctions that were imposed on Iraq because of the previous regime and to write off debts" that are an "impediment against reconstruction and development."… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Petraeus Tapped to Head Mideast Central Command Defense Secretary Robert Gates nominated Wednesday Gen. David Petraeus to head the U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military experts analyze the change in role and what it means for U.S. military efforts in the region. Continue watching
Apr 17 Bombing at Sunni Funeral Kills Dozens in Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour A funeral for two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesman in a town north of Baghdad was the target of a suicide bombing Thursday that killed at least 50 people and wounded many more, according to local police. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch In Wake of Iraq Report, Troop Levels Stir Debate This week, Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker spoke to Congressional panels about the current situation in Iraq and President Bush backed shorter Iraq troop tours. Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week in the news. Continue watching