themoderatevoice.com - 10/29/2009
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Tom Friedman says don’t send more troops to Afghanistan , because there are no positive trends to build on, like the Anbar Awakening before the surge in Iraq. Yet back in 2007, Friedman condemned the surge precisely because there was no progress to build on:
January 3, 2007
Now ...
Back to Iraq
mudvillegazette.com 10/9/2009 — The Third Infantry Division, the Ft Stewart, Georgia based U.S. Army division that toppled the Saddam Hussein regime with the "Thunder Run" in 2003, returned to Iraq in 2005 and again during "the surge" in 2007 is now beginning its historic fourth deployment to Iraq. "Division Commander Major ...
The war the times forgot
mudvillegazette.com 9/29/2009 — John Burns, on Iraq : "As for where the balance lies in all this -- whether it has in any sense been worth it -- that's an issue for history..." And that is certainly true. Somewhere in that history should be an acknowledgment of Burns' contribution to its documentation.
There are lessons ...
Make Walls, Not War
nytimes.com 23 days ago — Townshend, Vt. IN a surge of realism, the Senate has voted 75-23 to acknowledge that Iraq has broken up and cannot be put back together. The measure, co-sponsored by Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate, and Sam Brownback, Republican of ...
U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
usatoday.com 10/21/2009 — He was happy to discover when he arrived in Iraq earlier this year that his war experience also would include salsa dancing, yoga and martial-arts classes. "When I signed up for the Army, I thought I was going to be a hero — go out and do some ...
Correcting George Will on Iraq -- By: NRO Staff
corner.nationalreview.com 9/9/2009 — In his latest column , about Iraq, George Will writes:
“More than 725 Iraqis have been killed by terrorism since the June 30 pullback of U.S. forces from the cities.”
That’s an annual death rate, on the Iraqi population of 28 million, of ...
The Denial Continues, and the Horror Remains Unrecognized
powerofnarrative.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — As soon as I read this Washington Post story about the resignation of Matthew Hoh, I knew I would write this article. The story is significant not only in itself, but also in the altogether predictable reaction it would elicit, particularly from those ...
After 9-11, Iraq was Punished for America’s Mistakes: Iraq of Tomorrow, Iraq
themoderatevoice.com 9/21/2009 — Iraqis ponder the impact of September 11 on them.
So how were Iraqis feeling on September 11, 2009, eight years after the attacks that led – justifiably or not – to the invasion of their land? Judging by this op-ed from Iraqi magazine Iraq of Tomorrow , the people of the country ...
DENIAL RUNS DEEP
drsanity.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — When it was politically correct to do so, Democrats and the left would insist that President Bush had "taken his eyes off the ball" by fighting the war formerly known as the "War on Terror" in Iraq. It should be obvious, they insisted that the real ...
Iraqi forces search for Qods Force agents
longwarjournal.org 29 days ago —
A US military map of Iran's operations inside southern Iraq. This 2007 map formed the basis of The Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq . Click to view full size.
Iraqi officials in Al Kut are seeking four suspected ...
White House Heralds Iraq Election Law
blogs.abcnews.com 27 days ago — Calling it a "significant breakthrough," President Obama praised the vote by Iraq's Council of Representatives allowing for parliamentary elections in January 2010 calling it "an important milestone as the Iraqi people continue to take responsibility ...
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