Stories by Erik Leaver
Erik Leaver is policy outreach director for the Foreign Policy In Focus project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
Posted on Mar 5, 2010
Two weeks before Iraq's elections, Army Gen. Ray Odierno released a statement about U.S. progress in the country that flew in the face of Obama's official position.
Posted on Nov 19, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Obama has muddied the waters in his response to the current election crisis.
Posted on Jun 29, 2009, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Instead of sending soldiers stationed in cities home, the military has been expanding and building new bases in rural areas.
Posted on May 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Congress thinks it's being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
What's in store for those trying to end the occupation?
Posted on Dec 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Congress may buy into unchecked aggression, but not the city of Gary, Indiana.
Posted on Apr 26, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The American public backs a phased withdrawal, like the Democrats are proposing, but Bush isn't listening.
Posted on Nov 30, 2006, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
As Iraq spirals into chaos and support for withdrawl balloons, the Pentagon considers committing 20,000 more U.S. troops to a mission with an unclear end.
Posted on Aug 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Iraq never had a history of sectarian conflicts. U.S. policy choices provided a perfect road map for starting one.
Posted on Oct 26, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Even with $250 billion spent, the Bush administration remains stubbornly committed to occupying Iraq.
Posted on Sep 13, 2005, Source: YES! Magazine
All scenarios in today's war-ravaged Iraq are risky, but ending the U.S. occupation is the only way to move closer to peace and reconstruction. Here's a six-step plan to end the war.
Posted on May 16, 2005, Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The first step toward a fully sovereign and democratic Iraq is to reverse the current U.S. policy aimed at establishing military bases in Iraq.
Posted on Dec 15, 2004, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Continued military occupation is not an option – and neither is immediate withdrawal. A five-point plan to responsibly extricate the U.S. from Iraq.
Posted on Nov 17, 2004, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
The mantra of destroying the village to save it didn’t work in Vietnam. Its prospects for success in Iraq won’t be any better.
Posted on Oct 6, 2004, Source: AlterNet
There is no better proof of the consequences of the Bush "plan" for Iraq than the grim reality on the ground three months after the so-called "transition" of power.
Posted on Sep 29, 2004, Source: The Nation
A list of compelling reasons why immediate withdrawal is the only available course of action that can restore hope to both Americans and Iraqis.
