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WATCH: Military Dad Surprises Daughter At Spelling Bee After She Spells 'Sergeant'

Posted 11.21.2011

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Skylar Johnson received an unforgettable prize for spelling "sergeant" correctly during her Boca Raton Elementary spelling bee, CBS12.com reports. ...

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Why China’s 'Free-Riding' In Afghanistan And Iraq Is OK

Posted 10.15.2011

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By Richard Weitz, The Diplomat China’s limited support for the US-led counterinsurgency campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, despite the gr...

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U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq At 4,473

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 09.18.2011

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-- As of Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at least 4,473 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an A...

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Withdrawing Honorably From Iraq

Joshua Gleis | Posted 08.02.2011

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If the Obama administration wants to successfully and responsibly pull the majority of American forces out of Iraq, it has to begin by changing the narrative of the Iraqi conflict.

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AP: U.S. Military Casualties in Iraq Highest Since November 2009

AP | Posted 06.30.2011

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BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed while conducting military operations in southern Iraq. The fresh death brings t...

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Let's Get Out of Libya. Now.

Rajai Hakki | Posted 06.01.2011

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We attempted to install democracy by force, forever changing politics in the region. The cost: gross human rights violations and hundreds of thousands of civilians dead.

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Military: 2010 Lowest Level Of Violence In Iraq

McClatchy | Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defeat in Iraq: Muqtada's Return

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The return of Muqtada Al-Sadr, a junior Shia cleric and head of the Mehdi Army militia, from his refuge in Iran to a prominent role in Iraqi politics ...

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Scott Anderson, U.S. Soldier, Uses Magic Tricks To Cheer Up Children In War-Torn Afghanistan And Iraq

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Scott Anderson began his first tour of duty as a MedEvac pilot in Afghanistan, he had no idea he would be able to use his talent for performing m...

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Doctors Blame U.S. Weapons for Birth Defects in Fallujah

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are reporting a high level of birth defects, with some blaming weapons used by the US after the Iraq invasion....

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Iraq Withdrawal in Danger

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Just when you thought that the fat lady was about to launch into an aria over America's exit from Iraq, the US military announced that it is drawing up contingency plans to delay the withdrawal.

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US Marines End Role In Iraq, Biden Holds Talks In Baghdad

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMADI, Iraq — The U.S. Marines marked the end of nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday by handing the Army their command of Anbar province, on...

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Blue Star Mothers Send Care Packages Overseas

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Veterans Day was last week, but our troops are still in harm's way, with many more likely on their way overseas. Fortunately, efforts continue to sup...

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The Price of Pushing Our Troops Too Far

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we roll the dice again in Central Asia, it's clear that we're pushing our Army and Marines too far. Naturally, our troops, notably the brass, will deny this. We Americans need to recognize the limits on our troops, even if they refuse to do so.

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How Many Enemies, How Much Military Spending?

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington is spending more today on its military now than it did when the U.S. was confronting the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, Maoist China, and assorted Third World autocracies. Whatever could justify such outlays?

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US: Iraq Attacks At Lowest Levels Since 2003

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAMP STRIKER, Iraq — Attacks on Iraqi security forces have increased in an area south of Baghdad where the Iraqis are in control, even as violen...

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Turkey, US Begin Talks On Iraq-Exit Strategy

Hurriyet Daily News | Zeynep Gurcanli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turkey and the U.S. have officially began preliminary talks on the use of Turkish soil for the transfer of American troops, arms and other logistic eq...

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Iraq: US Soldier Convicted Of 2007 Murder

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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A US soldier has been convicted of murder for his involvement in the killing of four Iraqis who were shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt ...

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Bombs Strike US Military and Iraqi Government Convoys Killing Five

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Two bombs struck separate U.S. military and Iraqi governmental convoys in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five Iraqi civilians and woundin...

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Iraq: Is the SOFA viable?

John Bruhns | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Status of Forces Agreement comes with outrageous stipulations that render our troops helpless, subject them to the Iraqi military tribunals, halt U.S. military operations, and turn vengeful detainees over to the Iraqis.

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Will The Slaughter Of Iraqis By The US Military Ever Be Reported?

Michael Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even if the Obama administration pursues a very different policy in Iraq and the Middle East, I doubt it will acknowledge the amount of violence caused by the war during its first six years.

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Iraqi Official: US Military Still Needed To Ensure Security

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — A top Iraqi official warned Saturday that time is running out to sign a new security agreement with Washington, saying the country sti...

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US Quietly Expanding Permanent Bases Throughout Middle East

Washington Post | William M. Arkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The "pause" is now official, replacing the surge. Once the summer's withdrawal of five-plus brigades from Iraq is completed, a broad consensus of defe...

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