Iraq War

  1. Sarah Palin Calls MSM Reporters 'Impotent, Limp, and Gutless' : The Other McCain

    theothermccain.com via @WhineNot  &bull Yesterday

    By the time you read this, I'll be on my way to Wasilla. Pray for me, and please remember the five most important words in the English language: Hit the freaking tip jar! STEVE FOLEY: The $3 Trillion Iraq War… Full Story »


  2. Tony Blair Steadfast In Decision To Go To War Against Iraq at Pat Dollard

    patdollard.com via @patdollard  &bull Yesterday

    Blair, who was criticized for his decision to stand by President George W. Bush and send British troops to the region, covers the topic throughout three chapters of his book, A Journey: My Political Life. The tome went on sale in the United States on Thursday, two days after President Obama announced the United States had "turned a page" in Iraq and officially ended the U.S. combat mission there. Blair… Full Story »

  3. Legacy of Iraq war won't be winding down | The Japan Times Online

    search.japantimes.co.jp via @portalnews_jp  &bull Yesterday

    NEW YORK - The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in what is euphemistically called the end of the Iraq war portends anything but the end of the conflict. The consequences of the war will be felt for many years to come. Former President George W. Bush and his advisers are to blame for engaging in a war that has ravaged… Full Story »

  4. Iraq war is over, really? - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

    www.hurriyetdailynews.com via @AsiaTodayNews  &bull Yesterday

    Barack Obama, the new Bush, sitting comfortably at his just-redecorated Oval Office declared happily to the world public that the war of the United States in Iraq was over. His predecessor, the old Bush, had also declared years ago that the war was over, but somehow some people probably were unaware that the war was over and killed an even higher number of Iraqis since then. Now, has Obama indeed declared that American troops and… Full Story »


  5. Golden Gate [X]press : BREAKING NEWS: Nancy Pelosi praises SF State, student veterans

    xpress.sfsu.edu via @NewsForVets  &bull Yesterday

    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) praised the post-9/11 GI Bill and SF State's role in serving veterans at the University's Seven Hills Conference Center this morning. It's great to be here at SF State and under your… Full Story »

  6. AMERICAblog News: Forbes: 'As U.S. Troops Move Out Of Iraq, Oil Companies Move In'

    www.americablog.com via @Gaius_Publius  &bull Yesterday

    According to a July report from the U.S. government's Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, oil production in Iraq is currently about 2.4 million barrels per day. The goal, by 2017 is to produce 12 million barrels per day. That's… Full Story »


  7. Fox News: Home for Wayward Analysts

    Truthdig &bull Yesterday

    To all pundits, politicians and journalists who got everything wrong about the Iraq War, fear not. You may have no credibility, but Fox News is your refuge and your benefactor. As Media Matters documents, the propaganda network has only added… Full Story »


  8. WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism's Photos

    www.facebook.com via @wvujournalism  &bull Yesterday

    The SOJ's Dr. George Esper was quoted in a Florida newspaper article regarding the end of the Iraq War. The SOJ's Dr. George Esper was quoted in a Florida newspaper article regarding the end of the Iraq War. Full Story »


  9. VIDEO: Jeremy Scahill & Keith Olbermann Thank George W. Bush

    www.thepoliticalcarnival.net via @geoff9cow  &bull Yesterday

    The best 7:41 on the Iraq war that I've heard in a long time. The Republicans who got us into the war are like the spoiled kids who want to take their ball and bat and go home if they… Full Story »

  10. Where are they now? Serial Iraq misinformers find home at Fox

    Media Matters.org Latest News &bull Yesterday

    During the run-up to the Iraq war, some of the worst purveyors of misinformation about Iraq had a home at Fox News, and their ranks have swelled considerably since then. Media Matters takes a look at the track record of wrong predictions and shoddy analysis about the war in Iraq by many of Fox News' contributors and analysts. White House Iraq Group was formed to "set [messaging] strategy" for going to war with Iraq.TheWashington Post reported in 2003 (accessed via Nexis) that the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) was formed in August 2002 "to set strategy for each stage of… Full Story »

  11. TAP's Take: Beck-a-palooza.

    The American Prospect - Tapped &bull Yesterday

    On this week's podcast from The American Prospect, Paul Waldman, Ann Friedman, and Monica Potts talk about the end of the Iraq War, depressing poll numbers for Dems, and Glenn Beck's quasi-religious rally on the National Mall. If you haven't… Full Story »


  12. Troops Returning From Iraq: Thankful Thursday

    www.roseofsharonjewelry.com via @slfullen  &bull Yesterday

    With the Iraq war "officially" ending, thousands of troops will be returning to their lives. Many will be looking for work, trying to rebuild relationships and seeking medical care. Thank you just won't be enough for the men and women… Full Story »


  13. Why Do Wars of Choice Last So Long?

    walt.foreignpolicy.com via @verovera78  &bull Yesterday

    When great powers intervene in minor countries, sometimes they win quick and fairly decisive victories. But when a war of choice goes badly, then national leaders have to decide either to cut their losses and get out or to "stay the course." If the opponent is an insatiable great power like the Third Reich, there may be little choice in the matter. But if the enemy is an insurgency in a relatively weak and unimportant state, and the challenge is nation-building in a society that you don't understand very well, it's a much trickier decision. As we've seen in Iraq… Full Story »

  14. My Record: BBC - Have Your Say: Was the Iraq war worth it?

    nikant25-retiree.blogspot.com via @nikant25  &bull Yesterday

    BBC - Have Your Say: Was the Iraq war worth it?President Obama has hailed the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid a "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its peoples' hands". What… Full Story »


  15. Geo TV-US military deaths in Iraq war stand at 4,416

    news.indialocals.com via @IL_world  &bull Yesterday

    Military deaths pass 2,000 as Afghan war review looms Iraq needs US military support until 2020: Army Chief! WASHINGTON: At least 4,416 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war As of Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, since… Full Story »

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  16. Tony Blair interview: On the Iraq war, George W. Bush, his wife - Books, The Interview - Macleans.ca

    www2.macleans.ca via @CFNewswire  &bull Yesterday

    Tony blair ranks high on the list of Britainas most successful prime ministers, having led his Labour Party to three consecutive majorities. But by the time he left office in 2007, after a decade in power and two major wars, he was also among the countryas most divisive. His new memoir, A… Full Story »

  17. Forbes: 'As U.S. Troops Move Out Of Iraq, Oil Companies Move In'

    AMERICAblog &bull Yesterday

    According to a July report from the U.S. government's Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, oil production in Iraq is currently about 2.4 million barrels per day. The goal, by 2017 is to produce 12 million barrels per day. That's… Full Story »

  18. Twitlonger: #tcot #p2 #teaparty #patriot @whitehouse @glennbeck #Obama vs #Bush on Iraq War. Simple Bush was ri

    www.twitlonger.com via @dershy  &bull Yesterday

    Simple Bush was right and Obama lied and flip-flopped his way to his speech this week! Ask yourself, why and/or how does Obama think he can be an ABJECT liar and get away with it? Full Story »

  19. Life Imitates Franzen

    NY Times-Evaluations Blog &bull Yesterday

    Dave Weigel has the definitive take on the deeper political implications of James Lee, the lunatic anti-population growth obsessive who took hostages at the Discovery Channel yesterday, and then was shot and killed by the police. By which I mean,… Full Story »

  20. Iraq War: The President & New Jerseyans Speak Out

    Blue Jersey &bull Yesterday

    The $1 trillion Iraq war has gone from early successes, to the chaos of civil war, to a surge, and now to the draw-down to 50,000 troops. After eight years there has been immense suffering and loss on the part… Full Story »

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  1. larrybond7

    Yesterday

    @mmfa If surge in Iraq was so successful,what exactly did we win for our efforts in this war? Dick Cheney & Haliburton were the big winners.

  2. eviltv

    Yesterday

    RT @WashingtonPost: After Iraq War, uncertainty and seemingly mixed messages: http://wapo.st/awuNkc

  3. ginseg

    Yesterday

    I leave Iraq-war lies, weapons of mass destruction , where ??, mercenaries hired by CIA #war http://bit.ly/dk3Jrb

  4. larrybond7

    Yesterday

    @randiradio If surge in Iraq was so successful,what exactly did we win for our efforts in this war?Cheney & Haliburton were the big winners.

  5. WashingtonPost

    Yesterday

    After Iraq War, uncertainty and seemingly mixed messages: http://wapo.st/awuNkc

  6. mayercomedy

    Yesterday

    When people tell me they don't know pop culture,and can only hear the war above them,I ask "What, have you been living under Iraq?"#JokeWars

  7. MrLlamatastic

    Yesterday

    Just finished watching The Green Zone, bloody good film. Even though you walk away knowing fully well that Iraq is an illegal war...

  8. bmangh

    Yesterday

    RT @VFW_Vet: 4,416 US troops dead, 31,137 injured in the BUSH Crime Family's Iraq War. Happy GOP? #p2/p21/tcot/ff/tlot/democrats/teaparty/Starbucks

  9. GRTVnews

    Yesterday

    America's secret war: from Latin America to Iraq. Michel Chossudovsky speaks: http://bit.ly/b9XF1l

  10. brokentelegraph

    Yesterday

    @karenzach Iraq: an illegal invasion of sovereign nation based on falsified intel. fact. war crime. start @ CIA interviews on PBS/frontline.

  11. CFHeather

    Yesterday

    RT @flicka47: RT @Scott_Spiegel: CBO: Eight Years of Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act - http://is.gd/eOfrq - #TCOT #Iraq #CBO

  12. larrybond7

    Yesterday

    If the surge in Iraq was so successful, what exactly did we win for our efforts in this war?Dick Cheney & Haliburton were the big winners.

  13. flicka47

    Yesterday

    RT @Scott_Spiegel: CBO: Eight Years of Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act - http://is.gd/eOfrq - #TCOT #Iraq #CBO

  14. ddjs69

    Yesterday

    RT @scott_spiegel: CBO: Eight Years of Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act - http://is.gd/eOfrq - #TCOT #Iraq #CBO

  15. garywrites

    Yesterday

    RT @karenzach: Jim Wallis @HuffingPost asks the question that hurts most -- Was the war in Iraq worth it? http://huff.to/aL12IK

  16. Dr_Rose

    Yesterday

    RT @scott_spiegel: Two or Three Things I Know About the Iraq War - http://is.gd/eOHwd - #TCOT #GOP #Iraq #Petraeus #CBO #surge

  17. Dr_Rose

    Yesterday

    RT @scott_spiegel: CBO: Eight Years of Iraq War Cost Less Than Stimulus Act - http://is.gd/eOfrq - #TCOT #Iraq #CBO

  18. Kelley_Mata

    Yesterday

    Jim Wallis: The War in Iraq: At What Cost?: http://huff.to/czJkfG via @addthis I couldn't agree with him more. What an unnecessary loss.

  19. RealClearWorld

    Yesterday

    The Iraq War As Seen from China http://bit.ly/cYxnfN

  20. fredghansah

    Yesterday

    @daveweigel He gave a speech declaring the end of the extremely unpopular Iraq War.