Iraq - Alexander, Gates Discuss Iraq, Jobs And National Guard During Meeting

Alexander, Gates Discuss Iraq, Jobs And National Guard During Meeting
The Chattanoogan - Dec 06 2:02 PM
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander met Wednesday in his Washington office with U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Nominee Robert Gates to discuss the war in Iraq, jobs, and defense-related issues in Tennessee.Save

Car Bombing Kills at Least 59 in Baghdad
Washington Post - Dec 12 10:07 AM
BAGHDAD, Dec. 12 -- A powerful car bomb exploded in central Baghdad early this morning near a crowd of mostly Shiite day laborers, killing 59 people and wounding 149, Lt. Col. Mahmoud Abdul Aziz of the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Save

Analysis: Iraq 'object lesson'
UPI - Dec 11 3:37 PM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A top U.S. general in Iraq said two critical things need to happen to turn around the violence in Iraq: jobs for the vast number of unemployed military-age men and political reconciliation between Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds.Save

'Death Square' Blast Kills 70 Iraqi Laborers
Washington Post - Dec 12 1:14 PM
BAGHDAD, Dec 12 -- They arrived Tuesday morning at a place where sudden death intersects with life. They were mostly young men from Basra, Nasiriyah, Amarah and other towns across Shiite-dominated southern Iraq. At a time when men their age were joining Shiite militias or criminal gangs, they sought... Save