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Effective Papers: The War in Iraq Essay

[Effective Papers] The United States troops invaded Iraq in 2003, and we were persuaded that Iraq war is "the central front in the War on Terror". Five years passed, and there is no real evidence we have combated terrorism.

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March 27, 2012

Wolves In The City: Iraq War Victory Of The 'Good Guys' Sgt. Bales ...

[Wolves In The City] at a compound for displaced people in southern Baghdad Thursday, March 8, 2012. Umm Loay works twelve hours a day collecting cans to support her four children after her husband was killed in 2007 during the Iraq War.

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Posted at 03:06 PM

March 27, 2012

The Coming Crisis: Iraq war over? Not where Qaeda rules through fear

[The Coming Crisis] (Reuters) - A spruced-up Baghdad is welcoming Arab leaders this week to declare that war is over and Iraq is open for business. To Um Qassim, carrying her shopping beside a rubbish-filled creek four hours drive from the .

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Posted at 03:04 PM

March 24, 2012

'Man of Mass Destruction'? RT challenges Iraq War architect — RT

[News RSS : Today] However, Perle disagrees with the point that, because it would potentially be suicidal for the US to unleash a war against Iraq, should Saddam Hussein really have had any weapons of mass destruction, it would be logical to assume that Washington was confident that Iraq posed no real threat.

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Posted at 03:35 PM

SICKOFITRADLZ: Whitney and the Iraq War

[SICKOFITRADLZ] There is a success story in Iraq. You'd think the White House desperate for someone to paint the illegal war as a success would have seized upon it but, even though Jane Arraf reported on it for Al Jazeera last weekend, the .

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Posted at 03:34 PM

March 22, 2012

Top 10 lessons of the Iraq War | Stephen M. Walt

[Stephen M. Walt] The destruction of Iraq improved Iran's position in thePersian Gulf -- which is hardly something the United States intended -- and thecosts of the war (easily exceeding $1 trillion dollars) are much larger thanU.S. leaders anticipated or promised. The war was also a giantdistraction, which diverted the Bush administration from other priorities (e.g.,Afghanistan), and it made the United States much less popular around the world.

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Posted at 03:36 PM

March 20, 2012

Mooch Tells Vets They Should Honor Iraq War ... - Weasel Zippers

[Weasel Zippers] The man who, while he was still campaigning for president, visited the Iraqi PM and insisted that an earlier withdrawal date for our troops be agreed upon so that he might use it for political gain.

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Posted at 03:05 PM

Obama Declares War on Iraq an Honorable Success 2 Weeks Early ...

[War Is A Crime .org] "Nine years ago, members of the United States Armed Forces crossed the sands of the Iraq-Kuwait border and began one of the most challenging missions our military has ever known. They left the comforts of home and family, volunteering in service to a cause greater than themselves.

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Posted at 03:04 PM

March 17, 2012

Iraq War Vet, Young Sister Dead In Gilroy Murder-Suicide; Mother ...

[CBS San Francisco] A 27-year-old Iraq War veteran was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the body of his sister inside their Gilroy apartment on Wednesday night, and investigators consider the case a murder-suicide, police said Thursday.

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Posted at 03:36 PM

Maybe Bush's Case for the Iraq War Worked After All — The Monkey ...

[The Monkey Cage] This is a guest post by Georgetown political scientist Michael Bailey. ***** Can presidents influence public opinion?

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Posted at 03:35 PM

March 15, 2012

Afghanistan and Iraq: Photographs by War Correspondent Michael ...

[The Good Men Project] As we learn more about the dangerous situation in Afghanistan, photojournalist Michael Kamber offers an insider’s perspective on how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to create more peaceful nations.

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Posted at 03:35 PM

Iraq War Veteran Accused In 6 Murders Tells Detective He Has ...

[CBS Los Angeles] Now, a secret grand jury transcript obtained by the Orange County Register reveals that 23-year-old Ocampo joined the Marines to become a killer and was disappointed when he spent his time in Iraq driving a truck.

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Posted at 03:34 PM

March 13, 2012

Secret messages in GW Bush inaugural address described the Iraq ...

[B2B Inbound Marketing and Sales] Jon Kelly made talk radio history in January, 2001 by reporting details of the Iraq War over two years before the US-led invasion of Iraq began. Kelly’s historic release of original and detailed military-grade intelligence came over 18 months before the PNAC “Rebuilding America’s Defences’”

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Posted at 03:07 PM

War in Iraq should be stopped | Written Essays

[Written Essays] With this war the oils price through out the world rises p Effect on terrorism How US army supposed that the war would decrease the terrorism in Iraq However military does not and cannot either measure the extent to which military action today may reduce the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction in the future or estimate the increase or decrease in risk of terrorist acts War cost The potential costs and consequences , over the long term , of going to war with Iraq was extremely high Economic condition Bush invested all on war

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Posted at 03:05 PM

March 10, 2012

US Army suicides up 80% since start of Iraq War « Frontlines of ...

[Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle] Suicide among young Army personnel rose 80% between 2004 and 2008, with 255 soldiers taking their lives in 2007 and 2008 alone.

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Posted at 03:34 PM

March 08, 2012

The real cost of the Iraq war - News - Mail & Guardian Online

[Mail & Guardian News Feed] "This increase, unprecedented in over 30 years of US Army records, suggests that 30% of suicides that occurred in 2008 may be associated with post-2003 events following the major commitment of troops to Iraq, in addition to the ongoing operations in Afghanistan," says the paper.

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March 06, 2012

Obama Honors Iraq War Vets @ Philippine News

[Philippine News] Harry Truman cheered at multiple parades honoring veterans of World War II. Andrew Johnson presided over the pageantry of a two-day review of Union troops at the end of the Civil War.

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Posted at 03:09 PM

March 03, 2012

President Hosts Dinner Honoring Iraq War Veterans | C-SPAN

[C-SPAN Recent Events] USA Today reports that the White House invited more than 200 guests, who will represent the 1.5 million troops who fought in Iraq over the nine year war. First Lady Michelle Obama chose the plight of military families as one of her core causes during her husband's 2008 presidential campaign.

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Posted at 03:35 PM

Theme for troops at Iraq war dinner: 'Humbled' - Marine Corps News ...

[Marine Corps Times - News] President Obama and the first lady hosted the formal dinner of gratitude Wednesday night for those who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn and their family members. In a room typically reserved for heads of state, veterans and their families were invited to commemorate the end of the war.

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Posted at 03:33 PM

March 01, 2012

PhotoBlog - Obama salutes Iraq war vets at White House dinner

[Newsvine - NBC Politics - Articles] While I appreciate the difficulty of the Presidents job, I think it should be noted that some who are deployed actually post on here to try to give themselves a voice. I think it only appropriate to actually read what they are writing rather than simply collapsing comments because you don't want to believe what they are saying.

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Posted at 03:37 PM

February 25, 2012

Details on Fayetteville's parade to honor Iraq war vets

[Newsvine - The Maddow Blog - Articles] "The convoy, symbolic of the last convoys out of Iraq, will cover eight miles - from the John D. Fuller Recreation Center on Old Bunce Road to the Airborne &

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Posted at 03:36 PM

John Bolton Insults Anti-War Iraq Vet | Ron Paul 2012 | Peace . Gold ...

[Ron Paul 2012 | Peace . Gold . Liberty] I'd love to see him with M16/M4/M60, etc, on patrol in Afghanistan or Iraq. Why don't we send these fools like Bolton, Santorum, Obama, Biden, etc?

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Posted at 03:34 PM