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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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News article / opinion piece (wall street journal) included in house oversight production
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2.27 MB
Summary
This document is a reproduction of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Max Boot, dated April 18, 2011, discussing U.S. foreign policy in Iraq. It details Secretary of Defense Bob Gates' visit to Iraq to discuss the potential extension of U.S. troop presence beyond the 2011 deadline and analyzes the political tensions between Kurdish and Arab factions. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp, indicating it is part of a larger congressional production.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Max Boot | Author |
Author of the Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
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| Bob Gates | Secretary of Defense |
Visited Iraq to urge leaders to decide on U.S. troop presence.
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| Barack Obama | President (referenced as 'the president' and 'Obama administration') |
Mentioned regarding his administration's hands-off attitude and 2008 campaign pledge.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Wall Street Journal |
Source of the article.
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| U.S. Forces |
Subject of the article regarding their presence in Iraq.
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| Obama Administration |
Criticized for its hands-off attitude in Iraq.
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| al Qaeda in Iraq |
Mentioned as a perpetrator of continuing violence.
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| Kurdish peshmerga militia |
Involved in tensions with Iraqi Security Forces.
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| Iraqi Security Forces |
Receiving training from U.S. forces and interacting with peshmerga.
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| Kurdish Regional Government |
Governing body in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023510'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (3)
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Primary subject location.
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Country of interest regarding foreign policy.
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Ill-defined frontier between Iraq proper and the Kurdish Regional Government.
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Relationships (2)
Gates serving as Secretary of Defense under the Obama administration context.
U.S. forces involved in training, assisting and advising Iraqi forces.
Key Quotes (3)
"It's in America's Interest to Stay in Iraq"Source
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Quote #1
"If there is to be a presence, to help with some of the areas where [the Iraqis] still need help... we're open to that possibility. But they have to ask."Source
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Quote #2
"end the war"Source
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Quote #3
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