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Members of Congress say: Leave Iraq this year

July 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Less than 50,000 U.S. troops now remain in Iraq. The Pentagon has been encouraging the Iraqi government to ask for an extension of their presence.

Washington’s physics problem in Iraq

July 14, 2011 By Chris Toensing

There's a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a "residual" occupation without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.

From Maine to Cuba, travelers with a purpose

June 27, 2011 By Special to People’s World

People in a central Maine town, and around the country, will be giving send-offs to Americans heading to Cuba with humanitarian supplies in a Friendshipment Caravan next week.

Real peace and fake doves

June 24, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Public pressure will be essential to bring all the troops home, but another big struggle will be to ensure that the war dollars are used to create jobs and fund human needs.

Peace leader: Obama pullout speech a beginning to build on

June 23, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Judith LeBlanc, field director of Peace Action, said President Obama reflected the views of a majority when he called for "nation-building here at home" in his June 22 speech announcing troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.