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Army Col. Pat White, Commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division conducts a briefing from Iraq to provide an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
Washington, DC
: 22 min.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a press conference to announce an agreement that timetables should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops Iraq. The two sides
had come together on a draft agreement earlier this week and Sec. Rice
made a visit to Baghdad to urge Iraqi officials to
complete the accord.
Washington, DC
: 12 min.
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David Bellavia, who served in the Army First Infantry Division in Iraq, recently returned to Iraq along with other vets to serve as "embed" reporters for Vets for Freedom. The goal was to assess the security in Iraq as well as to get a progress report on Iraq operations.
Washington, DC
: 36 min.
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Mark Gilmore goes over the CBO’s new report looking at the scope and cost of U.S. government obligations for contractors in Iraq. The estimated cost was $85 billion from 2003 to 2007.
Washington, DC
: 43 min.
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Bing West also has a new book out, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics and the Endgame in Iraq.” Mr. West returned this weekend from his 15th trip to Iraq since the beginning of U.S. military action there. He shares his observations on U.S. military in Iraq, his meeting with both U.S. and Iraqi officials, and recent reports of the lowest level of violence in Iraq since the war began.
Washington, DC
: 42 min.
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Peter Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office holds a press briefing to discuss a new study quantifying the budgetary cost and number of contractors supporting U.S. activities in Iraq. The study also examines legal issues regarding the status of contractors in an armed conflict.
Washington, DC
: 35 min.
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A panel discussion was held on the status of Iraq's refugees during a special launch of Middle East Institute Viewpoints: "Iraq's Refugee and IDP Crisis: Human Toll and Implications." It is a collection of essays on the challenges facing Iraq, the international community, and the refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) themselves.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 22 min.
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The Center for American Progress hosts a discussion on the logistics of a responsible redeployment of American troops from Iraq. Speakers include Marine Corps Col. T.X. Hammes (Ret.), Army Lt. Col. John Nagl (Ret.), and Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 28 min.
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Phebe Marr, an Iraq historian at the Middle East Institute, discusses the latest Middle East Institute Viewpoints, a series of articles from their scholars looking at refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP's) as a result of the War in Iraq.
Washington, DC
: 28 min.
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