Operation Iraqi Freedom

Big Change Whether We Like It or Not

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 01.14.2012

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Andrew Bacevich

Proclaim it from the rooftops: No, America is not "over." Yet a growing accumulation of evidence suggests that America today is not the America of 1945. Everyone else on the planet understands this. Perhaps it's finally time for Americans to do so as well.

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Veterans Get a Raw Deal -- Again

Jerry Chautin | Posted 07.18.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are consistently plagued by higher unemployment rates than the civilian community. Ted Daywalt, a retired...

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Powell's Chief Of Staff: We Were 'Manipulated' Into Making Case For Iraq War

Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Colin Powell, appeared on "MSNBC Live" tonight and discussed Powell's role as Secretary of State during t...

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U.S. Military: 77,000 Iraqis Killed Over 5 Years

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — A new U.S. military tally puts the death toll of Iraqi civilians and security forces in the bloodiest years of the war thousands below...

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Enough Is Enough: War Chatter From the Oval Office

Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jake Diliberto

2010 is the deadliest year thus far in Afghanistan. How much war chatter do Americans have to endure? When does the President call it "game over"?

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Colbert Criticizes Obama's Lackluster End-Of-War Announcement (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Colbert kicked off "The Report" last night by celebrating the last combat troops leaving Iraq, officially ending "Operation Iraqi Freedom" two...

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The War in Iraq Has Entered a New Stage of Public Relations

Rep. Dennis Kucinich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Who is in charge of our operations in Iraq, now? George Orwell? A war based on lies continues to be a war based on lies. Today, we have a war that is not a war, with combat troops who are not combat troops.

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NBC News Lands 'Official Pentagon Announcement' Of Iraq Combat Troop Withdrawal

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC News owned the exclusive on Wednesday night's withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq, with the network's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel ...

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False Dawn in Iraq

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Denselow

As US combat units pulled back into Kuwait today, a single soldiers was spotted shouting "we won, we won." Yet all is not what it seems.

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'Shock And Awe': A Playlist for the End of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Wild

As I write these words, I am on a plane watching today's news. I remember also being on a plane when "Operation Iraqi Freedom" got underway, and I started hearing the words "Shock And Awe." All these years later, I don't have too many words left.

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The Iraqi Phoenix Rises Again

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dorian de Wind

Ironically, the same powers that destroyed the Iraqi Air Force, mainly the U.S., are now assiduously rebuilding it, equipping it, and training its airmen.

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All We Are Saying Is Give Peace... The Boot

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Astor

Where will the U.S. next waste "blood and treasure" when the Afghanistan War ends in a few decades or so? One possibility would be to invade and occupy Cedar Grove, N.J.

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Maine Seniors Cheer On Troops At Airport

ABC World News | Sharyn Alfonsi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every day inside a tiny airport in Bangor, Maine, two groups of unsung heroes meet -- the troops heading to or from Iraq and Afghanistan and the seni...

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Mark Kirk's Comments On Military Service Questioned AGAIN: No Proof Plane Was Fired At In Iraq

Posted 05.25.2011

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Archived video of Rep. Mark Kirk surfaced Wednesday showing the Illinois Senate hopeful claiming that he was shot at while flying aboard an aircraft i...

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New Name For Iraq War Requested: Petraeus Wants "Operation New Dawn"

Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

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ABC News has learned that the Obama administration has decided to give the war in Iraq -- currently known as Operation Iraqi Freedom -- a new name. ...

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Gates to Petraeus: "Iraqi Freedom" to Become "New Dawn"

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

The change, which goes into effect on September 1, 2010, sounds a little like "Mission Accomplished." But this time, maybe a good chunk of soldiers really will be pulled back home.

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General Petraeus Joins Troops Diagnosed With Cancer

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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R. B. Stuart

In 2003 General Petraeus led the troops into the massive battle of "shock and awe" in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 101st Airborne was the first to pav...

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Abandoning America's Soldiers: The Decay of The US Military

R. B. Stuart | Posted 11.17.2011

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R. B. Stuart

The inadequacy of the VA and a majority of military doctors in theater that fail to diagnose or misdiagnose is at the crux of the soldiers diagnosed with rare, advanced cancers.

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Does the Afghanistan War Represent Graveyard Thinking?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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John W. Whitehead

Why is America becoming so deeply involved in the mess that is Afghanistan?

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Iraqi Interior Minister: Iraqis Ready And Eager To Be Free Of US Control

AJC | Jawad al-Bolani | Posted 05.25.2011

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When America launched "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in 2003, there was an explicit promise made to Iraqis that they would in fact one day be free. Free fr...

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Success in Iraq? Think Again.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

See, in a world where things aren't connected to other things -- where you get to handle one thing at a time, in a vacuum, at the pace you choose -- maybe you could consider the war in Iraq a success.

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Fit For Duty: Proceed With Caution - Part II

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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R. B. Stuart

My sister's cancer brought a roulette of abandonment and fears. The chemo compounded it by stripping away not only the cancer cells, but every living cell and organism that made up who she was.

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Class Warfare with a TARP

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

It stands for Troubled Asset Relief Program, but the first word should really be Troubling. The haste with which it was created... is the best evidence of its flawed nature.

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Prosecuting U.S. Troops Under Iraqi Law .. ?

John Bruhns | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Bruhns

For all those who will accept nothing short of "victory" in Iraq, please get on the same page as the rest of us: sending others into an immoral situation and expecting them to behave morally is absurd.

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