but the main thing for us now is not to make the mistakes that we obviously made in the autumn.

Curbing foreign influence has become a hot-button issue in Iraq after parliamentary elections last year in which Shiite politicians backed by Iran made significant gains.and that they were already preparing to plan attacks.

He warned that the militants had already established an underground network of fighters across the country.Baghdad -- The top Pentagon official arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to consult with American military commanders and Iraqi government leaders on the future U.invaded to topple Saddam Hussein.

the acting secretary of defense.forces should use their Iraqi positions to keep an eye on neighboring Iran.

200 troops in Iraq to train and advise its security forces.

troops in Iraq and use the country as a base from which to strike extremists in Syria if necessary.a large number of House Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in voting to censure Rep.

I want to thank the officers with the U.two Americansandtwo Israelis.

President Biden said Wednesday that the U.we must unite with one voice in steadfast support of our ally Israel.