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[War in Context] That doesn’t mean that the United States won or achieved all of its aims or that fighting among Iraqis will stop. It doesn’t mean that Iraq is stable, democratic and relatively free of corruption.

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[VetVoice - Front Page] VetVoice:: Iraq War's "Iron Anniversary" -- What Good Has Come Out ...: Albeit, were it not for AQI, the criminal gangs(many of whom were released when Saddam emptied the jails), and the Saddamist insurgency, most of the destruction in Iraq would not have taken place and we would have been able to rebuild and leave. Furthermore, we did not create the sectarian problems, nor did we strike the match to make sectarian tensions explode.The whole notion that we destroyed Iraq is at best a dramatic oversimplification and at worst, utter bullshit.

[The Common Ills] The Iraq War has not ended « The Common Ills: David Conway II, was injured in the Iraqi city of Sharqat when an improvised explosive device exploded near him while he was leaving a meeting with local officials. Also injured were six other American soldiers and two Iraqi civilians working with the soldiers." Conway says the incident took place July 12th.

[Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political news site on the Internet] Gulf war casualty found buried in Iraq | Capitol Hill Blue: Officials said Sunday that they got new information last month from an Iraqi citizen, prompting Marines stationed in the western province of Anbar to visit a location in the desert that was believed to be the crash site.

[Antiwar.com Blog] Another Iraq War Propaganda Nugget Bites the Dust « Antiwar.com Blog: Though the mission is under the leadership of the International Committee of the Red Cross, it represents the first official visit of American military officers to Iraq since the war’s end. American military and diplomatic officials acknowledged that the Iraqi Government had made a humanitarian gesture by allowing 11 American military officers to join 4 Red Cross officials on the search.

[NO QUARTER] Iraq Says Yes to Iran : NO QUARTER: The memo offers a look at tensions that emerged between Iraqi and American military officers at a sensitive moment when American combat troops met a June 30 deadline to withdraw from Iraq’s cities, the first step toward an advisory role. The Iraqi government’s forceful moves to assert authority have concerned some American officers, though senior American officials insisted that cooperation had improved.

[Truthout - All Articles] t r u t h o u t | US Troops Now a "Coalition of One" in Iraq:     It effectively ended this week with Friday's departure of Australian troops and the expiration of the mandate for the tiny remaining British contingent after Iraq's parliament adjourned without agreeing to allow the troops to stay to protect southern oil ports and train Iraqi troops.

[KCRA.com - National News Headlines] Sands Hid Fate Of Gulf War Pilot Lost Since '91 - Sacramento News ...: Officials said Sunday that they got new information last month from an Iraqi citizen, prompting Marines stationed in the western province of Anbar to visit a location in the desert that was believed to be the crash site. The Iraqi said he knew of two other Iraqis who recalled an American jet crashing and the remains of the pilot being buried in the desert, the Pentagon said.

[theday.Com - Top Stories] TheDay.com - Pilot's Body Lay Beneath Iraq Desert, Lost To The ...: Officials said Sunday that they got new information last month from an Iraqi citizen, prompting Marines stationed in the western province of Anbar to visit a location in the desert that was believed to be the crash site. The Iraqi said he knew of two other Iraqis who recalled an American jet crashing and the remains of the pilot being buried in the desert, the Pentagon said.

[Thinking Made Easy] Thinking Made Easy: War in Iraq Views: The 2003 war in Iraq has brought a large amount of distraught, grief and sorrow to many people, not only Iraqis but to the soldiers who came to fight as well. America’s call to war against Iraq was justified with the use of the democratic peace theory.

[Breaking News] Gulf War's first casualty, Navy pilot's remains found buried in ...: Officials said Sunday that they got new information last month from an Iraqi citizen, prompting Marines stationed in the western province of Anbar to visit a location in the desert that was believed to be the crash site. The Iraqi said he knew of two other Iraqis who recalled an American jet crashing and the remains of the pilot being buried in the desert, the Pentagon said.

[Baghdad] McClatchy blog: Baghdad Observer: In both Iraq and Afghanistan the United States created and is leaving behind exclusive democracies, excluding large sectors of society perceived or labeled as threatening, this does not only compromise democracy but also destabilizes the region in the long run. The lesson unlearnt is to know the advantage of long term policy and how quickly can the short term advantage disappear.

[The Common Ills] Iraq snapshot « The Common Ills: reported that the Iraqi exiles who were feeding false information -- know by US intelligence to be false -- to the White House ahead of the Iraq War were also feeding the same false info to the press: "A June 26, 2002, letter from the ....

[Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christian's Blog] Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christian's Blog » Blog Archive ...: Last year, then Navy Secretary Donald Winter ordered yet another review of the case after receiving a report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, which tracks prisoners of war and service members missing in action. Many in the military believed for years that Speicher had not survived the crash or for long after;

[Room for Debate] Out of Iraq by Next Year? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com: The US media has generally not been fair to the Iraqis: they are damned if they don’t achieve stability and democracy fast enough and damned if they openly express the fact that they are emerging from civil war and in a few years may be the leading Arab Islamic democracy. Maliki’s nationalistic rhetoric is no different from the hype used by US politicians for domestic consumption, and the pride displayed by Iraqi soldiers will probably improve morale and help them do their job better.

[Immelman for Congress] Immelman for Congress » Blog Archive » MIA Scott Speicher Recovered: While dental records have confirmed the remains to be those of Captain Speicher, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology DNA Lab in Rockville, Maryland is running DNA tests on the remains recovered in Iraq and comparing them to DNA reference samples previously provided by family members. Results will take approximately 24 hours.

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