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Iraq War Anniversary

Anniversary in Damascus

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

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Freddy Deknatel

Khalid and Hussein are friends from Baghdad, though Hussein in his forties is a bit older. He is Shi'i; Khalid is Sunni. None of this matters to them.

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The Iraq War | Sixth Year Anniversary Protests (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

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Rebecca Shapiro

HuffPost World contributors have been submitting photos and videos of protests marking the sixth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The photos a...

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Iraq: To Move Forward, We Must Look Back

Rep. Dennis Kucinich | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich

At such a grim anniversary, it is timely to recount the reasons we went to war and appropriate to question the use of war as an instrument of national policy.

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The Short, Happy Iraq War of Howard Kurtz

Peter Hart | Posted 04.20.2009 | Media

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Peter Hart

As the world marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, corporate media's most prominent journalism critic is wondering if Obama's Iraq policy isn't being sufficiently scrutinized.

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My Opposition to the Iraq War

Gary Hart | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Gary Hart

My opposition included resistance to joining a well-organized band of former Democratic office-holders who publicly advocated in support of the Bush invasion policy. Here is my response to the request.

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Iraq War Anniversary: Violence Down But Doubts Persist Over Political, Financial Stability (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 04.19.2009 | World

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March 20 marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over the course of the war, at least 4,259 members of the U.S. military and tens of...

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Top 5 Reasons Why We Should Not Ignore Iraq

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 04.19.2009 | World

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The sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq is March 20, 2009. With the Obama administration focused on fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and...

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Iraq: Six Long Years Of Deception

John Bruhns | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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John Bruhns

Six years ago today I was in Kuwait awaiting orders to cross the border into Iraq with the first wave of invading forces. So many questions remain unanswered.

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Another Year In Iraq: Looking Back and Ahead

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

I was in Iraq at the start of the occupation, back in May, 2003. It's impossible to not look back and shake my head in disbelief. But I also look ahead and breathe a bit of a sigh of relief.

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As Iraq war enters 7th year, focus on politics

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.19.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Sunni and Shiite lawmakers warned Thursday that political and economic challenges could derail the country's progress toward stability...

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Iraq War Year Six: Our Long Goodbye to the Cold War

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Lorelei Kelly

On today's sixth anniversary of the Iraq war, we must require that our leaders create a security strategy that keeps us safer, costs less and restores the boundaries of a healthy civil-military relationship.

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Iraq War Roundup: HuffPost Bloggers On The Iraq War Over The Years

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley and Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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March 20, 2009 is the sixth anniversary of the Iraq War, and thus an appropriate day to take a look back at some of the best HuffPost contributor comm...

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Iraq War Anniversary: Sends Us Your Photos

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

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Rebecca Shapiro

This Friday, March 20, 2009, marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Help the Huffington Post cover the global response to this impo...

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Media Turns Its Back on Iraq

New York Times | Richard Perez-Pena | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

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The New York Times reports Monday that as the nation enters the sixth year of the Iraq War, media outlets are paying less attention to the war: Five ...

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Richard Engel's Emotional Return To The Palestine Hotel: "This Is Where My Colleagues Were Killed"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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NBC News has posted a video online by Baghdad correspondent Richard Engel sharing some reflections of the last five years in Iraq on this anniversary of the commencement of the Iraq war.

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Sam Stein

An Analyst Looks At Back On Iraq With Sadness and Scorn

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As the war in Iraq completes its fifth year this week, The Huffington Post is featuring interviews with and essays by those journalists, elected offic...

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Max Follmer

Karen Kwiatkowski: The Soldier Who Spoke Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As the war in Iraq completes its fifth year this week, The Huffington Post is featuring interviews with and essays by those journalists, elected offic...

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5 Years After Iraq's "Liberation" There Are Worms In The Water

McClatchy Newspapers | Hannah Allam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Iraq's most prominent clerics have ruled that using a water pump on one's own pipes is akin to stealing resources from a neighbor, so what does a pers...

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One Year Later, Market Where McCain Strolled 'Freely' Is Controlled By Sadr, Too Unsafe For Americans To Visi

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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On April 1, 2007, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) strolled through the open-air Shorja market in Baghdad in an effort to prove that Americans are "not getting...

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