The Tarnished Brass Posted: 6 months ago by DerAlt
As it prepared to invade Iraq five years ago, the Bush administration called up retired military officers to help sell the war. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his propaganda team courted as many as 75 retired military officers who could best market the Pentagon line, particularly on television.
The deal was simple: Offer good news on Iraq, even when the news is bad.
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Searching For A New American Policy For Iraq Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
The study’s wide-ranging critique of the White House, the Defense Department and other government agencies was a concern for Army generals, and the Army has sought to keep the report under lock and key.
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Bush accepts Iraq-Vietnam echoes Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
Mr Bush told ABC News that it could be right to compare Iraq's situation to the 1968 Tet offensive, widely seen as a key turning point in the conflict.
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Iraq: 9 U.S. soldiers killed by car bomb Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Resistance growing among soldiers in Iraq? Posted: 2 years ago by unzercharlie
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.
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Murdoch of Fox News Admits Manipulating the News for Agenda Posted: 4 months ago by carguy4life
Rupert Murdoch of News Corp / Fox News Admits Manipulating the News for Agenda - Admits he supported the Bush Agenda in Iraq - He is part of the Bilderberg group - This is why Fox News has an agenda against Ron Paul in the 2008 Presidential Election
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Most Americans Say War Not Worth It Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
One the eve of the five-year anniversary of the start of the war with Iraq, Americans continue to think the results of the war have not been worth the loss of American lives and the other costs of attacking Iraq, according to a new CBS News poll.
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Michael Yon - Current Operations in Iraq Posted: 1 year ago by cheeselog1234
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.
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Iraq to seek parliamentary approval for long-term U.S. pact Posted: 6 months ago by leehblanc
he issue has become highly charged in Washington, with members of Congress saying it could tie the hands of the next administration by locking the United States into a long-term military presence in Iraq and arguing Congress should give its consent.
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Iraq War Dog to Retire with Fallen Marine's Family Posted: 10 months ago by mandolinorange
Lex, a U.S. military dog whose handler and best friend was killed in Iraq gets a new assignment on Friday: retirement with the late Marine's family.
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Congress restricts Bush on Iraq spending Posted: 2 years ago by afeldman
The U.S. Congressmoved to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector.
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`Miracle' Marine dies; badly burned in 2005 Iraq blast Posted: 5 months ago by jhordie
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.
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Obama: Don't Stay in Iraq Over Genocide Posted: 1 year ago by sholom22
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.
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Iraq Asks for Help to Stop Violence Posted: 2 years ago by Maxriter
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.
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White House: No major shift on Iraq Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
Under election-year pressure to change course in Iraq, the Bush administration said Monday there are no plans for dramatic shifts in policy or for ultimatums to Baghdad to force progress.
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Bush visits Iraq. Surprise! Posted: 1 year ago by hisidea
The president secretly flew 11 hours to Iraq as a showdown nears with Congress over whether his decision in January to order 30,000 more U.S. troops to Iraq is working.
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Bush to bring home 8000 troops from Iraq in February Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
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
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American Soldier Removed From Iraq For Using Qur'an As Target Practice Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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PM outlines plans to keep troops in Iraq Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
THE Defence Minister today listed the security of the world's oil supply as one of the major reasons for Australia's continuing military presence in Iraq as John Howard spelled out plans to keep troops in the country.
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Where's the respect? Posted: 8 months ago by TraumaMamma
The Medal of Honor, first given during the Civil War, recognizes 'gallantry and intrepidity … above and beyond the call of duty.' It is the highest military decoration that the U.S. government awards those who serve. GIs who risked their lives in Iraq want to know why only two Medals of Honor have been awarded there.
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