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Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq

By United States Department of Defense
03/15/2007
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Report of specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq. read more »

Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward – A New Approach

By James A. Baker, III and Lee H. Hamilton, Co-Chairs. With Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Edwin Meese III, Sandra Day O’Connor, Leon E. Panetta, William J. Perry, Charles S. Robb, and Alan K. Simpson
United States Institute for Peace
12/06/2006
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Assessment of the situation in Iraq. Discussion of future challenges and recommendations for further U.S. action. read more »

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Iran starts installing 6000 new centrifuges

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)
April 10th, 2008

Iran has started installing “6000 new centrifuges” at the Natanz enrichment plant, President Mahmud Ahmadinejad announced after visiting the nuclear enrichment facility on Tuesday.... In his address at the meeting, the president said the testing of the new advanced centrifuges, which can enrich uranium five times faster than the current machines, will be finished in the next three months.

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"Iran starts installing 6000 new centrifuges" 9 April 2008. Tehran Times. http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=165793
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More Army Recruits Require 'Conduct Waivers'

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)
April 9th, 2008

The percentage of recruits requiring a waiver to join the Army because of a criminal record or other past misconduct has more than doubled since 2004 to one for every eight new soldiers. The increase reflects the difficulties the Army faces in attracting young men and women into the military at a time of war

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Jim MIchaels, "More Army Recruits Require 'Conduct Waivers'" USA Today, 6 April 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-04-06-Waiver_N.htm
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  • The cost of the Iraq War is more than $430 billion and counting. The average weekly cost runs nearly $2 billion, making it the most expensive war, per-week, since World War II.

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The Conservative Failure

The Conservative Failure

Schooled in the Cold War, the Bush administration focused on rogue states instead of the actual threat posed by decentralized, stateless terrorists. read more »

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Americans Reject Right-Wing Stance on Diplomacy

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
June 2nd, 2008

Conservatives condemn the idea of presidents talking to their counterparts from "enemy" countries, but 67 percent of Americans disagree, according to a June 2 Gallup poll. read more »

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The Gallup Poll, "Americans Favor President Meeting With U.S. Enemies," June 2, 2008.
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Iraq War Worsens Domestic Economic Problems

Submitted by Alex Carter
April 14th, 2008

The American public, by an overwhelming margin, believes that the cost of the Iraq war is worsening domestic economic problems. In a New York Times/CBS News poll completed on April 2, 67 percent of respondents said the war had contributed “a lot” to American economic problems, and 22 percent said it was contributing “some.” Only 10 percent said “not much” or “not at all.”

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John M. Broder. "Views on Money for Iraq War, and What Else Could Be Done With It." New York Times. April 14, 2008.
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