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Ryan Crocker and other foreign policy analysts spoke on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the development of strong factions …

Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie talked about the state of the Iraqi government and its progress in meeting the benchmarks set by the U.S. He responded to telephone calls and electronic correspon…

Samir Sumaida’ie, Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, spoke to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. He talked about progress in Iraq and concerns for the Obama Administration. Fol…

Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie talked about the state of the Iraqi government and its progress in meeting the benchmarks set by the U.S. He also talked about troublesome areas of violence. He …

A panel discussion was held about the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein. Panelists were all involved in the trial in some capacity. Topics included the fairness of the procedures employe…

Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie was interviewed about reports released during the week on the progress in Iraq, as well as the state of the Iraqi government. He said that the U.S. troop ‘surge’ …

Iraqi Ambassador Samir Sumaida’ie talked about the progress of his government and the status of the current relationship between Iraq and the United States. He responded to questions from th…

Panelists spoke about suicide bombings in Iraq. Topics included their identity and background of suicide bombers, motivations for such terrorist acts, and potential solutions to the problem.…

Ambassador Sumaida’ie talked about the future of Iraq, the historical and contemporary context for sectarian violence in Iraq, and joint U.S.-Iraq efforts to facilitate better security withi…

Ambassador Sumaida’ie talked about U.S. policy in Iraq, including the new security operations in Baghdad, House and Senate votes on a U.S. troop increases, and Iran fs role in Iraq. He also …

A jurist of the Iraqi High Tribunal spoke about “Trying Saddam: An Insider’s Perspective.” Mr. Sumaida’ie talked about the perspective of the Iraqi people on the trial of former President H…

Ambassador Sumaida’ie talked about the rise in violence in Iraq, the discussion by the U.S. about a possible change of strategy, and the preparedness of Iraqi Security Forces. He responded t…

Panel members discussed the new government of Iraq and the security, political, economic, and social challenges it faces. Topics included revising the constitution, training police, the insu…

Ambassador Sumaida’ie talked about Iraq’s new government and future U.S. involvement in Iraq. He served as Iraq’s Ambassador to the U.N. before becoming his country’s U.S. representative las…