Topic: Middle East
Lieutenant General Ray Odierno is the Commanding General of the Multinational Force in Iraq . Odierno was named the new commander in a ceremony that took place on September 16 , 2008 , in Iraq . He was Petreaus's former deputy and ...
During her 2008 campaign for the presidency, Hillary Clinton 's platform included a plan to end the Iraq War . The war has generated controversy for Clinton because she originally voted to authorize military action in Iraq .Clinton has admitted that with ...
Hillary Clinton Quotes is a page dedicated to notable quotes by Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York Married to Bill Clinton One daughter: Hillary Rodham Clinton "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, ...
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama questioned General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the current situation in Iraq , asking for clarification on how " Obama asked the two whether U.S. presence in Iraq would still be considered successful if ...
In July 2008 , controversy arose over comments made by John McCain about the relationship between the " In a July 22 interview with Katie Couric , McCain said that the movement "began" as a result of the increased U.S. military presence, ...
President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Iraq on April 7 , 2009 , following his visit to Turkey . Obama Makes Unannounced Stop in Baghdad (April 7, 2009) Obama arrived in Iraq on July 21 , 2008 . Presidential Hopeful ...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named 2009 Person of the Year . According to Time magazine's senior writer Michael Grunwald , "His creative leadership helped ensure that 2009 was a period of weak recovery rather than catastrophic depression , and ...
/george-w-bush" title="George W. Bush">Bush Administration confirmed on July 28 , 2007 that the United States is developing an arms package that will be sold to Saudi Arabia . First, supplying Saudi Arabia with advanced weaponry will enhance the country's ability to counter ...
On May 28 , 2008 , while a guest on the Today show, Katie Couric responded to questions about the media and its role in the coverage of the run up to the Iraq War . Couric suggested that the media's pre-Iraq ...
On June 4 , 2008 , Barack Obama spoke to the pro-Israeli lobbying group AIPAC . Obama also expressed concern over Iran , saying that he would, "Do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon . All ...