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Check out what we're reading today and watch the show today at 9am/12pm ET. IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN As U.S. scales back role in Iraq, attacks and political deadlock persist "In Washington, I told them, 'It would be embarrassing if you left and there's no government in place,' " said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. "The U.S. will still have a substantial force here, but it needs to use it to produce results. . . . The Iraqi leaders are at an impasse, and we need help from our American friends." As Mission Shifts in Iraq, Risks Linger for Obama Denis R. McDonough, chief of staff of the National Security Council, said the administration had no illusions. "Does anybody believe the violence is going to stop entirely and the opponents to stability and progress in Iraq are going to stand down? No," he said. "But we do know that the Iraqi security forces are in a position to take that role on themselves increasingly." Mission accomplished? Iraq may recover. Its sectarian communities may overcome centuries of distrust and violence and find a way to unite the nation. But if they do so, it will be to the credit of the Iraqi people, and will be despite the U.S. occupation, not because of it. The war can be considered a victory in just one sense: It removed Hussein. In all other respects, the war in Iraq was a misadventure that compromised U.S. national interests, and was too costly for too little return. Army of Diplomats Takes the Lead in Fractious Iraq Anti-war activists claim 'partial success' for Iraq combat pullout Taliban Intensify Attacks Against Afghan Police Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and the Military It is a high-intensity conflict: Army troops, TIME has learned, are seeking mental help more than 100,000 times a month. That figure reflects a growth of more than 75% from the final months of 2006 to the final months of '09, according to Army data. POLITICS Does Barack Obama want to be re-elected in 2012? Almost everything Obama does these days suggests that he doesn't care much about being re-elected. Strange as it might seem, perhaps he wants to be a one-term president. Reagan's first term offers measuring stick for Obama A president in need of a political spark (David Ignatius) Surely it's obvious that I am describing Obama's second-term masterstroke: Vice President Hillary Rodham Clinton. Balancing Act for Imam in Muslim Center Furor Faithful already filling the house Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber Australia PM Gillard begins task to build coalition Iran loads fuel to power up Bushehr nuclear reactor House minority leader contemplates a leap up Thanks for reading!
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