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Jan 11

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Plan to Increase Troop Numbers Comes Under Broad Scrutiny

The proposed influx of more than 20,000 American troops in Iraq will change the composition of the U.S.-led operation. Middle East experts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead survey the current situation and discuss the implications of increasing troop numbers.

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Jan 11

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Newly Unveiled Iraq Proposal Draws Criticism

President Bush's proposal to add more troops to the ongoing effort in Iraq has been met with mixed reaction throughout Washington. NewsHour Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the responses to the President's speech Wednesday and the new Iraq strategy.

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Dec 28

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Sectarian Violence Driving Iraqis from Home and Country

More than 100,000 displaced Iraqis registered for aid in the last month, and thousands more are fleeing the country for neighboring states, including Syria, due largely to sectarian violence. Two experts discuss the situation.

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Dec 22

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Shields, Brooks React to Middle East Talks Debate, Bush Press Conference on Iraq

With some Democratic senators pushing for talks with Syria and Iran, and President Bush postponing his decision on Iraq policy until the new year, politics columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks offer analysis of the U.S. role in the Middle…

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Dec 22

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Senator Urges Talks with Syria to Ease Iraq Violence

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who recently returned from a trip to the Middle East where he visited several countries including U.S. foe Syria, discusses how he thinks Iraq's neighbors can help ease the sectarian violence.

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Dec 21

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Secretary of State Rice Places Conditions on Iran, Syria for Talks

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-asserts President Bush's need to seek input on Iraq strategy from a variety of sources beyond the Iraq Study Group and explains the president's hesitation to engage in talks with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria.

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Dec 12

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Experts Still Divided After Iraq Study Group Recommendations

Following up on a series of conversations about U.S. Iraq policy, six guests debate the Iraq Study Group and President Bush's response to the different options offered.

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Dec 12

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U.S. Resists Calls to Engage Syria in Iraq Planning

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The recently released Iraq Study Group report called on the Bush administration to end its isolation of Syria, a move that sparked renewed debate over the American approach to dealing with Damascus.

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Dec 11

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U.S. Policy in the Middle East Revisited Following Iraq Study Report

The Iraq Study Group Report continues to raise prickly questions about the future of Iraq and America's role in the Middle East. Experts analyze how long troops will have to stay in the region and whether the Bush administration is…

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Dec 07

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Shiite Politician Urges Faster Iraqi Takeover of Security

Leading Iraqi Shiite politician Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has urged U.S. forces to use a stronger hand against Sunni-led insurgents. Al-Hakim discusses his reaction to the Iraq Study Group report, as well as Iraqis' desire to take control of security forces…

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