ISW News Roundup - March 16, 2009
Mar 16, 2009 - AnonymousIraq
Associated Press - Poll: Iraqis feel upbeat about future, by Meera Selva
Reuters - U.S. forces shot down Iranian drone: Iraq official
Associated Press - Poll: Iraqis feel upbeat about future, by Meera Selva
Reuters - U.S. forces shot down Iranian drone: Iraq official
Reuters - Bureaucracy, clashing rules hinder Iraq investment, by Khalid al-Ansary
Associated Press - Iraq's al-Maliki: US will stay in insecure areas, by Qassim Abdul-Zahra
New York Times - In Hard-Bitten Baghdad, Tough Tactics on Strays, by Sam Dagher
Reuters - Iraq president to retire from office next year
Reuters - Unassuming bureaucrat face of Iraq's political shift, by Khalid al-Ansary and Missy Ryan
Associated Press - Iraqi PM says nation is united against terrorism, by Tanalee Smith
Reuters - Turkey says attacks Kurd rebel targets in northern Iraq
This commentary by ISW Senior Fellow LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, ret), points to requirements of time, organization and partnerships to achieve a successful security force.
New York Times Op-Ed written by Kimberly Kagan, Frederick Kagan, and Max Boot
Associated Press - Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years, by Hamza Hendawi
Washington Post - 'No One Values the Victims Anymore', by Anthony Shadid
RFE/RL - Iraq Invited To Join ECO
Associated Press - Suicide attack on tribal leaders kills 33, by Kim Gamel
Washington Times -U.S. blames al Qaeda on 33 deaths
New York Times - Bomber Kills Dozens in Iraq as Fears of New Violence Rise, by Alissa J. Rubin and Marc Santora
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
Associated Press - UK: rocket attack on British base in Iraq kills 1, by Robert H. Reid
Department of Defense - Soldiers Train Iraqi Police in Air Assault, by Army Spc. Rebekah Lampman
Associated Press - US contractor protecting diplomats in Iraq killed
Reuters - Iraqi army called in to patch up a ruined nation, by Tim Cocks