http://www.iraqreviews.com/ „God save our troops and the Iraqi people.“ Inshallah, dona nobis pacem. en 2012-02-04T15:35:22+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/us_news_more_cities_consider_parades_for_iraq_war_vets-archive.html [Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles] I served in Vietnam than got out of the millitary.I was a mechanic then.I spent many years out then went back in the army in time to go to Desert Storm.Then I went over to Iraq for a while in 2008-09.So I have served in 3 wars for our country.I have always thought it was my duty to serve in the military since I was a half citizen to this country.When I was born my dad was still a Canadian citizen.I was born to an American mother in Peoria Ill.Hence my duty to serve being an American and born an American,the greatest nation in the world.I am retired from the military now,and if they want to have a parade for the younger vets then let them.Even though I was in Iraq for that war,I will stand on the side with my fellow Vietnam and Desert Storm vets cheering them on.The young ones deserve something for their service too.

]]> Iraq admin 2012-02-04T15:35:22+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/daily_chronicle_cities_consider_parades_for_iraq_war_vets-archive.html [News] Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.

]]> Iraq admin 2012-02-04T15:34:29+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/who_will_win_the_war_usa_or_iraq_airjordan-archive.html [joebeech] False intelligence was presented by the Bush administration suggesting that Iraqs leader Saddam Hussein was gathering weapons of mass destruction to distribute to extremists. Despite worldwide protests at invading a sovereign nation without hard evidence, a U.S. invasion of Iraq was planned with the goal of regime change.

]]> Iraq admin 2012-02-02T15:35:52+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/top_10_controversies_from_the_iraq_war_nano_patents_and_-archive.html [Nano Patents and Innovations] Throughout the war, many Americans speculated that the realreason the U.S. invaded Iraq was to control the country's oil production.Officials said Saddam had planned to take control of the Strait of Hormuz andcontrol oil shipments in the Middle East, which would have hurt the west in abig way. The Bush administration denied allegations that the invasion wasmotivated by oil, and was backed when not a single U.S. company secured acontract with the multibillion-dollar oil reserves in 2009.

]]> Iraq admin 2012-02-02T15:34:25+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/did_britain_lose_the_war_in_iraq_iraq_inquiry_digest-archive.html [Iraq Inquiry Digest] It is telling that at the Chilcot inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Iraq, no fewer than 31 generals of two star rank or above gave evidence, that figure in itself an explanation of why the mission failed.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-11T15:05:47+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/iraq_war_update_rothschild_now_owns_iraqi_oil_jdreport_news_-archive.html [JDreport news and more, Read between the headlines and wake-up.] "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" ””President Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, March 25, 2004

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-11T15:04:41+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/man_who_died_in_ice_custody_was_iraq_war_veteran_insidenova-archive.html [www2.insidenova.com - News] Anibal Ramirez, during his first mission to Iraq from February to August 2004.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-08T15:36:04+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/iraq_war_vet_michael_elias_says_wife_kidnapped_children_to_japan_-archive.html [CBS New York] When he returned from Iraq three years ago, Elias was greeted by his wife, Mayumi, and his two young children, Jade and Michael, Jr. He was also met with the news that Mayumi had been having an affair while he was at war and she wanted a divorce.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-08T15:35:11+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/the_wonderful_postiraq_war_world_of_tony_blair_the_passionate_-archive.html [The Passionate Attachment] The Wonderful Post-Iraq War World of Tony Blair. leave a comment ». Share this: Print · Email · Twitter · Facebook · StumbleUpon · Reddit. Like this: Like. Be the first to like this post. Written by Maidhc Ó Cathail. October 6 ...

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-06T15:35:55+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/i_agree_with_iraq_and_afghanistan_war_veterans_lewrockwellcom_-archive.html [LewRockwell.com Blog] I did find this disturbing: "Nearly half of post-9/11 veterans said deployments strained their relationship with their spouses, and a similar share reported problems with their children. On the other hand, 60 percent said they and their families benefited financially from having served abroad in a combat zone."

]]> Entry admin 2011-10-06T15:33:46+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/peter_van_buren_how_the_american_taxpayer_got_plucked_in_iraq_-archive.html [War in Context] Obama global wars of terror, I was sent to play a small part in the largest nation-building project since the post-World War II Marshall Plan: the reconstruction of Iraq following the American invasion of 2003. My contractor colleagues and I were told to spend money, lots of money, to rebuild water and sewage systems, fix up schools, and most of all, create an economic base so wonderful that Iraqis would turn away from terrorism for a shot at capitalism.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-04T15:05:40+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/want_to_know_the_cost_of_iraq_war_wait_until_2031_we_meant_well_-archive.html [We Meant Well - Peter Van Buren] The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan was established by Congress in 2008 and spent three years probing more than $206 billion the U.S. government spent on contracts and grants during a decade of conflict.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-04T15:04:28+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/us_troops_no_longer_needed_in_northern_iraq_general_war_peace_-archive.html [War & Peace in the Middle East] His upbeat comments reinforced suggestions from the former commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, who said recently that progress in transferring security duties to local forces could mean a large contingent of American troops would not be required to contain tensions.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-01T15:35:50+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/who_won_the_war_in_iraq_heres_a_big_hint_it_wasnt_the_united_-archive.html [The Best Defense] You cannot have it both ways, claim "The work was done by amateurs like me, sent to Iraq on one-year tours without guidance or training" and provide analysis of Iraq and be expect to be taken seriously. While of course some of your conclusions are accurate, (the sun shines on a dogs ass occasionally too), the rationale behind them provided here clearly demonstrates that although you were in Iraq for a year, judging by this piece you could have never been there and are merely regurgitating highlights from the latest SIGIR quarterly report.

]]> Iraq admin 2011-10-01T15:34:38+00:00 http://www.iraqreviews.com/iraq_100_days_of_solidarity_war_is_a_crime_org-archive.html [War Is A Crime .org] Despite the fact that there is a Bush-era agreement with the Iraqi government to leave, despite the fact that the majority of Iraqis and Americans don’t support a continued U.S. presence, and despite the fact that Congress is supposedly in an all-out austerity mode, strong forces - including generals, war profiteers and hawks in both parties - are pushing President Obama to violate the agreement negotiated by his predecessor and keep a significant number of troops in Iraq past the December 31, 2011 deadline.

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