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'Mission creep' in the Iraq conflict has dropped US chances of success from 70 percent to 26 percent, says a University of Georgia researcher. The predictions were made by a statistical system that has been accurate in 80 percent of former conflicts, said assistant professor Patricia L. Sullivan. The same approach gave a 93% chance of success for the first Iraq War in 1991. picked by TheUncannyWally 1 year ago tags iraq war conflict prediction forecast statistics |
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In one of the deadliest attacks on American ground forces since the Iraq war started more than four years ago, a suicide car bomber struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad and killed nine U.S. soldiers and wounded 20. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. picked by jhordie 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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retired CIA station chief and head of the Agency's counterterrorism staff examines the Bush administration's Iraq policy and finds that it cannot be successful. He calls for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, a “complete change” in U.S. goals and tactics in the Middle East, and rebuilding bridges to allies. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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Peter Laufer, author, delivers stirring speech to Rep. Lynn Woolsey's Iraq forum, "The Mounting Costs of the U.S. Military Occupation of Iraq and Lost Opportunities." He speaks of the growing Iraq resistance movement in the U.S. military. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Iraq’s Prime Minister, at a regional conference in Baghdad asked Iraq’s neighbors for help. He opened the conference with an address to back his efforts to stop violence in Iraq by refusing to finance attacks. The conference was quite tensionate mainly because of the two main players who attended the meeting: United States and Iran. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
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Michael Yon reports from Baqubah where operation Arrowhead Ripper is taking place. Embedded with the US military in combat operations, Michael Yon provides a first person perspective on Iraq - the good, the bad and the ugly. picked by cheeselog1234 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The influential former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has called on President Bush to start the process of bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq in September. picked by unoriganl 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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"A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform..." 0 comments edit related share plime.comThese news blurbs never seem to get a lot of attention here on plime. Well, I think you all should know, anyway. picked by deepchill 1 year ago |
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Saddam Hussein initially didn't think the U.S. would invade Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction, so he kept the fact that he had none a secret to prevent an Iranian invasion he believed could happen. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans — a slim majority — now believe “the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals” in Iraq. That figure is up from 42 percent in September 2007. picked by ImNotBlue 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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I met him half way through his second tour in Iraq. Cox’s story was one of the most human and powerful stories I have ever reported and you responded with hundreds of emails. Cox is trying to change Iraq “one picture at a time.” 0 comments edit related share worldHe takes pictures of Iraqi kids, prints them out back at base, and then gives them to the kids. It maybe the only picture their family has. picked by ImNotBlue 1 month ago |
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn't a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces there. picked by sholom22 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
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Three suicide bombings killed at least 30 people in Iraq today, mostly policemen, prisoners and tribal leaders, as insurgents launched fresh assaults in the violence-plagued country.ir picked by pjanaway 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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For example, global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the "terrorism" death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S. troops and a cease-fire by the Shi'ite militant Mehdi Army, the brief said. 0 comments edit related share plime.comPerhaps we are a bit safer picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago |
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Here is a video of U.S. soldiers teaching Iraq soldiers jumping jacks. picked by Proverb 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Such an act of desecration of the Muslim holy book could inflame anger against the U.S. military presence in Iraq, but an Iraqi community leader told Reuters an apology by senior American military commanders had helped calm tensions. Discussion here and here. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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U.S. Commander says there is a 20-30% chance Iraq will not reach an agreement with the United States to keep troops in Iraq past December 31. picked by JoshSF49 3 weeks ago 4 comments edit related share world |
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"The real choices facing the US at this point all involve withdrawals of one kind or another of US military forces from Iraq. But all withdrawals are not equal. Besides, failing in Iraq, however expensive, would not preclude succeeding elsewhere." 5 comments edit related share plime.comArticle delves into the various options open to the US picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
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One Marine battalion, about 1,000 troops, will go home in November and not be replaced. An Army brigade of around 4,000 troops will leave in February. In addition, about 3,400 support forces will also be removed from Iraq picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago 11 comments edit related share politics |
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Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he's been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share technology |