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Gareth Porter (born June 18, 1942 in Independence, Kansas) is an American historian, investigative journalist and policy analyst on U.S. foreign and military policy. A strong opponent of U.S. wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, he has also written on the potential for diplomatic compromise to end or avoid wars in Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Korea, Iraq and Iran. He is the author of a history of the origins of the Vietnam War, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.

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JFK Episode Suggests Obama's Iraq Plan at Risk

The decision by President-elect Barack Obama to keep Robert M. Gates on as defense secretary has touched off a debate over whether Obama can pursue his commitment to rapid withdrawal from Iraq even though Gates has defended George W. Bush's surge ...

From GARETH PORTER, AntiWar.com,  28 Nov 2008

POLITICS-US: JFK Episode Suggests Obama's Iraq Plan at Risk

POLITICS-US: Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (IPS) - The decision by President-elect Barack Obama to keep Robert M. Gates on as defence secretary has touched off a debate over whether Obama can pursue his commitment to rapid ...

From GARETH PORTER, Inter Press Service,  27 Nov 2008

Pact Will End Iraqi Dependence on US Military

The text of the U.S.-Iraq status of forces agreement (SOFA) signed by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Monday closes the door to a further U.S. military presence beyond 2011 even more tightly than the previous ...

From GARETH PORTER, AntiWar.com,  19 Nov 2008

US Task Force Found Few Iranian Arms in Iraq

Last April, top George W. Bush administration officials, desperate to exploit any possible crack in the close relationship between the Nouri al-Maliki government and Iran, launched a new round of charges that Iran had stepped up covert arms assistance ...

From GARETH PORTER, AntiWar.com,  16 Nov 2008

POLITICS: U.S. Task Force Found Few Iranian Arms in Iraq

POLITICS: WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (IPS) - Last April, top George W. Bush administration officials, desperate to exploit any possible crack in the close relationship between the Nouri al-Maliki government and Iran, launched a new round of ...

From GARETH PORTER, Inter Press Service,  15 Nov 2008

Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal

The promotion of Robert M. Gates as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of defense appears to be the key element in a broad campaign by military officials and their supporters in the political elite and the news media to pressure Obama into ...

From GARETH PORTER, AntiWar.com,  13 Nov 2008

POLITICS-US: Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal

POLITICS-US: WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (IPS) - The promotion of Robert M. Gates as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of defence appears to be the key element in a broad campaign by military officials and their supporters in the political ...

From GARETH PORTER, Inter Press Service,  12 Nov 2008

US Cutoff Threat Unlikely to Save Iraq Troop Pact

The threat by the George W. Bush administration last week to withdraw all economic and military support from the Iraqi government if it does not accept the US-Iraq status of forces agreement has raised the stakes in the political-diplomatic struggle ...

From GARETH PORTER, AntiWar.com,  30 Oct 2008

POLITICS: U.S. Cutoff Threat Unlikely to Save Iraq Troop Pact

POLITICS: Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - The threat by the George W. Bush administration last week to withdraw all economic and military support from the Iraqi government if it does not accept the U.S.-Iraq status of ...

From GARETH PORTER, Inter Press Service,  29 Oct 2008

POLITICS: Final Text of Iraq Pact Reveals a U.S. Debacle

POLITICS: Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The final draft of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces agreement on the U.S. military presence represents an even more crushing defeat for the policy of the George W. Bush ...

From GARETH PORTER, Inter Press Service,  22 Oct 2008

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