As U.S. Combat Troops Leave, Violence In Iraq Increases

The Iraq Attacks: U.S. Mission Still Not Accomplished -- Time Magazine

For American troops pulling out of Iraq, Wednesday's news of the string of attacks across the country must come as a kick in the solar plexus. Despite the soldiers' hard work and sacrifice for over seven and a half years, it took the enemy hardly any time at all to reassert its presence across much of the country. What was it all for, a soldier may well ask.

For Iraqis, the question is not philosophical, it's existential: who can protect them now? If there was any doubt about the incompetence of their own security forces, the attacks have laid them to rest. More such spasms of violence will inevitably lead to calls for the remaining U.S. forces to drop their non-combat status and ride to the rescue. How will they respond?

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More News On Iraq

Iraq mission 'not accomplished' -- ABC News (Australia)
U.S. Pullout Met with Surge of Violence in Iraq -- CBS News
U.S. civilians chart unprecedented course in Iraq</

More News On Iraq

Iraq mission 'not accomplished' -- ABC News (Australia)
U.S. Pullout Met with Surge of Violence in Iraq -- CBS News
U.S. civilians chart unprecedented course in Iraq -- CNN
Iraq Sunni Militia Leader Fears Exit Of U.S. Troops -- Radio Free Europe
Iraqis say 'wrong time' for US withdrawal: poll -- AFP
Factbox: Iraq after U.S. troops end combat operations -- Reuters

W.H.: Iraq violence won't affect withdrawal -- Politico
Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus -- Washington Post

Eight Killed In Latest Insurgent Attack In Iraq -- NPR
Police: 6 Sunni Fighters Killed in Ambush in Iraq -- ABC News
Al Qaeda suicide bombers target Iraqi police -- Long War Journal
Dozens Killed, 200 Injured in Iraq Violence -- CBS News
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 26 -- Reuters

Bombing spree doesn't shake Mullen's faith in Iraq security forces -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqis Growing More Confident About Own Sovereignty -- Newsweek
Obama Risks Iraq's Future -- Con Coughlin, Wall Street Journal
American power: After Iraq -- The Economist

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