Remarks by President Bush on Iraq’s Progress
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Dayton, Ohio)
March 27, 2008
In February, leaders [of Iraq] enacted a budget that increases spending on security capital reconstruction projects and provincial governments. And on the same day, leaders enacted an amnesty law to resolve the status of many Iraqis held in Iraqi custody. [...]
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President Bush talks about federalism in Iraq!
Posted in Iraq, News, Speeches on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Biden: Iraqis and international community are ready for federalism
Posted in 2008 Elections, Iraq, Speeches on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Biden Gives His Take on Iraq Policy, Pakistan, Campaigning in Iowa
Originally Aired: November 27, 2007
Interviewer Judy Woodruff
I’m the only one with a clear plan adopted by a majority of the foreign policy establishment, 75 senators. It took a long time, but I would argue that my participation in government has been not in sync with [...]
Bakir: Kurdistan as a Model for Iraq
Posted in Articles, Iraq, Iraqi Scholars, Kurdistan, Speeches on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Interviewee: Falah Mustafa Bakir, Director of the Foreign Relations Department, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
By Greg Bruno
23 October 2007 (Council on Foreign Relations)
Falah Mustafa Bakir, director of the foreign relations department for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, says his government favors a political solution to cross-border tensions with Turkey, but so far, Ankara has “only [...]
Joe Biden Keeps Fighting
Posted in 2008 Elections, Iraq, News, Speeches on October 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Political Players: Democratic Candidate Discusses Iraq, Health Care And The “Commander-In-Chief Test”
Oct. 19, 2007
(CBS) Political Players is a weekly conversation with the leaders, consultants, and activists who are shaping American politics. This week, CBS News’ Brian Goldsmith talked with Delaware Sen. Joe Biden about his candidacy for president, his competitors for the Democratic nomination and [...]
Gelb: Federalism Is Most Promising Way to End Civil War in Iraq
Posted in 2008 Elections, Iraq, Speeches on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR.org
Interviewee: Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus, CFR
October 16, 2007
Leslie H. Gelb, former writer for The New York Times, and a senior Defense and State Department official before becoming president of CFR, says the plan to persuade Iraqis to accept a federal form of government is the best way to “maintain [...]
President of Kurdistan Region announces conference on federalism in Erbil
Posted in Articles, Iraq, Kurdistan, Speeches on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Spokesman for the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region
3 October 2007
Conference to discuss the role of federalism following the recent passage of the amendment to the Defense Authorization Spending bill in the US Senate
The passage of the US Senate amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill regarding federalism in Iraq, and the Kurdistan President’s clear support of [...]
John Kerry Announces Support for Biden’s Iraq Federalism Amendment
Posted in 2008 Elections, Iraq, News, Speeches on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
September 26, 2007
09/25/2007 — WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry announced today that he is co-sponsoring legislation that would encourage the Administration to promote a political settlement in Iraq by creating a decentralized, federal system of government. The legislation, written by Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), is aimed at ensuring that when US troops begin to [...]
Be Part of Change: Support Biden-Brownback-Boxer Iraq Vote!
Posted in 2008 Elections, Iraq, News, Speeches on September 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Message from Senator Joseph Biden
September 22, 2007
As it becomes clear that President Bush plans to pass the Iraq war off to our next President, the debate over our policy there has reached a fevered pitch in Washington, DC and around the country.
Surge, Don’t Surge, Timetables, Funding, Militias, Iran, Al Quaeda — with all the lingo [...]
Republican Sen. Arlen Specter Supports Soft Partition of Iraq
Posted in Iraq, News, Speeches on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Babylonian Society
September 20, 2007
On Wednesday, September 19, 2007, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania spoke on the floor of the Senate in support of Senator Biden’s plan for Iraq. The Republican Senator said:
“I believe the idea advanced by Senator Biden for some time now, to divide Iraq into three parts — the Shiites, the [...]
Sen. Biden defends his plan on FOX News
Posted in 2008 Elections, Articles, Iraq, News, Speeches on September 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Senator Joseph Biden made very smart comments regarding the credibility of polls in Iraq and he remarkably defended his plan for Iraq.
WASHINGTON — The following is a partial transcript of the Sept. 16, 2007, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”:
WALLACE: Senator, let’s talk about this idea of partition, because that is your [...]
