APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from January 2008

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from January 2008

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 19 - Better Security.
January 7, 2008... The US is getting bolder in its approach to Iraq because of better security in the country. This is despite the fact that the Republican administration of George W. Bush has recently been hit three problems: a slow-down in the American economy,...

Less Violence But Situation Tenuous.
January 7, 2008... The top US military commander in Iraq, Army Lt Gen David Petraeus, on Dec. 29 told reporters that violent attacks in Iraq had fallen 60% since June 2007. But he cautioned that security gains were "tenuous" and "fragile", requiring political and...

Resisting Congress Pressure To Lower US Military Strength.
January 7, 2008... Gen Petraeus has already signalled his desire to send home as many as five US brigades, or about 18,000 troops, by mid-2008. But many expect he will resist Congress-inspired efforts, perhaps led by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, to bring twice...

Hakim Praises Acs.
January 7, 2008... Top Shi'ite politician Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim on Jan. 3 acknowledged the contribution of the US-funded ACs to the decline in violence across Iraq and called for their use in the continuing fight against al-Qaeda. His praise for the role of these...

Bin Laden's Warnings.
January 7, 2008... In a website posting shown on Dec. 29, al-Qaeda's Saudi-born leader bin Laden accused Washington of plotting to take control of Iraq's oil and urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a US-backed national unity government. He was particularly...