"Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility."

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"President Obama needs to show that he has a plan for Iraq and Afghanistan, that he is implementing it, and that it is working,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

But at the same time,Admiral Mullen, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed confidence that with a solid Afghan partner, an increase in U.S.forces can bring a measure of security and stability to Afghanistan within a few years, as the 2007/2008 "surge" helped provide an opportunity for Iraq to move forward in a more secure environment.

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He set a time limit for withdrawal of most American troops from Iraq, while increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan.

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Officials say he shot at unarmed soldiers and civilians as troops were preparing for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

A recent security agreement between Iraq and the United States sets a plan for American troop withdrawal by 2012.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

They withdrew under a security agreement that calls for American combat forces to leave Iraq by the end of two thousand eleven.

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Fewer than one hundred thousand American troops are in Iraq for the first time since the invasion seven years ago next week.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

The next government in Iraq will have to take full responsibility for the security of the country.

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The top United Nations diplomat in Iraq says the delays are creating conditions that opponents of democracy could use for their own gain.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

The goal is for all troops to leave Iraq by the end of next year.

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"Well,I got to play with the president's own piano player. I did not play for President Bush, because I think he was on a trip to Iraq.

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Fourteen of Iraq's eighteen provinces voted for ruling councils.

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And he added this: "For six years Afghanistan has been denied the resources it demands because of the war in Iraq.

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Matthew Hoh was a former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq before he worked for the State Department in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

The action came as senators debated a $91-billion funding bill for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

A year ago,he was campaigning for the presidency on the presumption that Iraq was a big mistake and we needed to focus on Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

"Because we asked, and other parties asked, three years ago three and a half years ago for the setting up of the Iraq Inquiry."

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Mr.Obama noted the agreement allows for "the orderly and responsible transition" of U.S.combat troops from Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The International Organization for Migration says most of Iraq's more than 1.5 million internally displaced people are caught in a vicious cycle of despair.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04

He is 36-year-old Peter Moore, a computer instructor working for the U.S.management consultancy Bearingpoint in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

President Obama put it this way. "For six years, Afghanistan has been denied the resources that it demands because of the war in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Woolsey referred to a House vote on a war funding bill for Afghanistan and Iraq.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Speaking before the House of Commons, Mr.Brown said since military operations in Iraq have ended, the time had come for a thorough inquiry into the war.

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with the withdrawal from Iraq, the willingness for peace the closure of Guantanamo."

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Tony Blair's already tarnished reputation has taken another blow with former prime minister John Major now questioning his successor's motive for joining in the invasion of Iraq.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

U.S.officials say they are in a better position to mediate and press for the resolution of difficult issues while the United States has a sizable military force in Iraq.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12