US eyes Iraqi parliamentary schedule
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The White House on Friday appeared resigned to the fact that the Iraqi parliament is going to take August off, even though it has just eight weeks to show progress on military, political and economic benchmarks prescribed by the United States.
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The US Congress is expected to vote on a non-binding resolution against sending extra troops to Iraq.
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Quickening his search for a new war strategy, President Bush sought ideas from lawmakers on Friday and lined up three days of urgent talks with military brass, diplomats and outside experts on how to stop Iraq's slide toward anarchy.
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The White House is preparing for an important week: President Bush plans to meet Monday with Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the Shiite leader of the largest bloc in Iraq's parliament, and the recommendations from the bipartisan commission are to be released Wednesday.
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A US review of policy on Iraq will recommend a troop pullback and a new diplomatic offensive, reports say.
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US President George W. Bush is set to host British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House for talks likely to focus on a hard-hitting report that urged a strategic change in Iraq.
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As Iraq nears its first national election in January since the American occupation, US Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said there should be an announcement in the near future of more US troop deployments to that embattled country.
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Iraq has met fewer than half the political and military goals set by US Congress, according to an interim report.
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As Iraq&#39;s elections due on Jan. 30 draw near, the US appeals to key allies and international organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United Nations
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US President George Bush is due to address the nation on his Iraq plans, likely to include a limited troop reduction.
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UNITED NATIONS : The US administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are trying to organize an international conference in October to boost Iraq&#39;s electoral process, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a report.
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President Bush plans to fly to the Middle East next week to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as the two leaders try to overcome recent tensions and revitalize the war effort, the White House announced last night.
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Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
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A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.
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Iraqis are making some progress toward enacting legislative "benchmarks" the United States demands &#151; but probably not fast enough to satisfy critics of Iraq's political impasse. The bigger question: Would any laws passed by a parliament at each others' throats really lead to true unity?
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told a joint session of the US Congress that elections would be held in Iraq as scheduled in January, and that despite a tough struggle &quot;we are succeeding.&quot;
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President Bush on Wednesday consulted with Iraqi leaders for the fifth time in recent days about the Jan. 30 elections and the White House acknowledged the possibility that the newly elected government might seek a timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. forces.