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An American Palace in Iraq and Four Permanent US Bases

By Deborah White, About.com

Primary Sources of Information for this Article

--"US and UK Forces Establish 'Enduring Bases' in Iraq" by Andrew Buncombe. April 2, 2006 issue of The Independent of the UK.

-- "U.S. Plan to Build Iraq Clinics Falters" by Ellen Knickmeyer. April 3, 2006 issue of the Washington Post.

-- "U.S. Pays for 150 Iraqi Clinics, and Manages to Build 20" by James Glanz. April 30, 2006 issue of the New York Times.

-- "Bush of a Thousand Days" by columnist Frank Rich. April 30, 2006 issue of the New York Times.

-- "Stuck in the Hot Zone: Don't dream about full exits. The military is in Iraq for the long haul." by Michael Hirsh. May 1, 2006 issue of Newsweek.

-- "In the Chaos of Iraq, One Project Is On Target: a Giant US Embassy" by Daniel McGrory. May 3, 2006 issue of The London Times.

-- "Funny Money on Iraq", a New York Times editorial on May 8, 2006.

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