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mudvillegazette.com - 1/4/2009
Meanwhile, back at to the Front
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Adam Ashton of the Modesto Bee reports on a California Guard unit's return to Iraq: Veterans from the first tour describe it as marked by constant roadside attacks and ambiguous results. Some left with mixed feelings about Iraq's future. "My experience last time wasn't the greatest," Adame ...

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Of the various premises on which the U.S. invasion of Iraq was sold to the American people, one of the most bizarre was that a post-Saddam Iraqi government would be friendly to Israel . As with claims about WMD and Al Qaeda connections, this one has ... (more) Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/29/2008
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008
— news.bbc.co.uk — The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say. Official Iraqi figures say 5,714 people were killed in 2008 compared to 16,252 the previous year. The non-governmental organisation Iraq Body Count ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

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news.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — BAGHDAD The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone— and the most visible sign of what U.S. officials call a new chapter in relations between America and a more sovereign ... (more) US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq - Yahoo! News

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Mudville Gazette: Meanwhile, back at to the Front
Victory Caucus -- All Content — Adam Ashton of the Modesto Bee reports on a Caliifornia Guard units return to Iraq:Veterans from the first tour describe it as marked by constant roadside attacks and ambiguous results. Some left with mixed feelings about Iraqs future. My experience last time wasnt the greatest, Adame said. When we left, it hadnt gotten any better. It was just as active as when we started. We took hundreds of detainees, hundreds of rockets, off the streets, and there were still IEDs.... read ...

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