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Newfound Iraqi confidence pleases, worries US
2008-07-13 16:49:00 BAGHDAD (AP) - Wajih Hameed is an Iraqi general with an attitude. His swagger sometimes grates on American officers. But Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond sees it as a hopeful sign the Iraqi army - generals and soldiers alike - has reached a new level of self-confidence, pointing the way toward truly independent Iraqi forces and, eventually, ...
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The Road to 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'
2008-03-22 11:34:00 by Jason Leopold The Iraq War, which was predicated on the existence of weapons of mass destruction and fear of another 9/11, has resulted in the deaths of nearly 4,000 U.S. troops and has cost taxpayers roughly half-a-trillion dollars. (Estimates of Iraqi dead range into the hundreds of thousands.) Yet, the invasion of Iraq was conceived prior to 9/11, according to Paul O'Neill, President Bush's first Treasury Secretary. In the book, The Price of Loyalty, journalist Ron Suskind interviewed O'Neill who said that the Iraq War was planned just days after the president was sworn into office. "From the very beginning, there was a conviction, that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go," O'Neill told Suskind, adding that going after Saddam Hussein was a priority 10 days after the Bush's inauguration and eight months before Sept. 11. "From the very first instance, it was about Iraq. It was about what we can do to change this regime,&quo...
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Sullivan Supports Ron Paul
2007-12-18 04:49:00 Andrew Sullivan supports Ron Paul for the Republican presidential nomination. That’s a good thing. But he spends a considerable amount of time talking about how the war in Iraq has been lost… Perhaps, trying to convince himself. Let's be clear: we have lost this war. We have lost because the initial, central goals of the invasion have ...
Former NYC Mayor, Ed Koch: Bush Should Deliver Ultimatum to Arab Allies
2007-12-05 04:13:00 Ed Koch, Democrat and former mayor of New York City has it about right in his take on recent mid east geopolitics. From World Tribune: The Israel-Palestine peace meeting in Annapolis, Maryland was a success in at least one respect. It brought together every Arab state involved, including Saudi Arabia and Syria. According to many Middle East experts, ...
Operation Iraqi Freedom Exposed: Bush Negotiates Permanent Presence in Iraq
2007-12-03 22:55:00 by Marjorie Cohn The revelation that Bush will sign an agreement for a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq before his term is up confirms the real reason he invaded Iraq and changed its regime. It was never about weapons of mass destruction. It was never about ties between Saddam and al Qaeda. And it was never about bringing democracy to the Iraqi people. These claims were lies to cover up the real motive for Operation Iraqi Freedom: to create a permanent American presence in Iraq. With Bush's November 26, 2007 announcement that the United States and Iraq were negotiating a permanent "security relationship," his lies have been exposed. Bush declared, Iraqi leaders "understand that their success will require U.S. political, economic, and security engagement that extends beyond my presidency." His outline for the permanent U.S.-Iraqi "Economic" relationship is "to encourage the flow of foreign investments to Iraq." Two senior Iraqi o...
Operation Iraqi Freedom: An Altruistic War
2007-10-26 13:02:00 What is the goal of the Iraq war? Is it to secure American freedom and relentlessly punish those who threaten it? No.
Operation Iraqi Freedom - A Heart-Warming Letter
2007-07-28 21:23:00 Polyarchy Conspirators;You may have heard recently that we happen to be protecting Freedom and Human Dignity in the middle eastern country of Iraqiland. But there is now talk from certain circles that the Mighty Freedom Warriors of the USA are not wanted there, and that Freedom is not important, and that Iraqii Muslims are somewhat suspicious of our intentions. This is all hogwash and goobledeegook!Iraqiland is becoming much happier and friendlier and safe, and the conditions on the ground are improving massively! Now more than ever we need to come together as the Great Nation we are in solidarity and support for our Freedom Mission! Dammit, do you hate America? Do you hate our soldiers on the ground fighting to protect Iraqi freedom and Exxon Mobil's privatization of the publicly-owned Iraqi oilfields? What is wrong with you?Recently friends sent this heart-warming photo of the good work being done, and the appreciation of US Freedom Fighters by the Iraqi population:Look at that c...
Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Strategic Assessment
2007-07-10 08:45:00 Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Strategic Assessment By Thomas Donnelly At 9:34 PM EST on March 19, 2003 (5:34 AM local time in Baghdad on March 20), United States and United Kingdom forces consisting of 40 cruise missiles and strikes led by 2 F-117s from the 8th Fighter Squadron (supported by Navy EA-6B Prowlers) and other aircraft began ...
Big Surprise: Operation Iraqi Freedom Victims Battle Demons Back Home
2007-06-17 06:39:00 I’ve written and written on this topic ’til I’m blue in the face. I really do not have much more to add to this in-depth WaPo exposé other than: READ THIS NOW - “The War Inside“, by By Dana Priest and Anne Hull… And, if you don’t feel somewhat “dirty” inside after reading it, you might ...
Fourth Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom VIDEO PODCAST
2007-03-20 02:22:00 President Bush Discusses Fourth Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF ARTICLE, Roosevelt Room, 11:30 A.M. EDT. Fact Sheet: Four Years Later: New Strategy Requires Patience and Determination and In Focus: Defense or In Focus: Renewal in Iraq THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Four years ago today, coalition forces launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to remove Saddam Hussein from power. They did so to eliminate the threat his regime posed to the Middle East and to the world. Coalition forces carried out that mission with great courage and skill.Today the world is rid of Saddam Hussein and a tyrant has been held to account for his crimes by his own people.Nearly 12 million Iraqis have voted in free elections under a democratic constitution that they wrote for themselves.And their democratic leaders are now working to build a free society that upholds the rule of law, that respects the rights of its people, that provides them security and is an ally in the war ... |
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