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Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gains - Los Angeles Times Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:45:15 GMT

PoliticusUSA (blog)

Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gains Los Angeles Times Western diplomats and Iraqi politicians say they are concerned that the Islamic Republic will be tempted to use proxies in Iraq to strike at its enemies, as it has done with Lebanon-based Hezbollah. American officials say they remain vital players in ... The Conquest of America by Iraq: The Misbegotten Cakewalk a Decade and ...Huffington Post (blog) Acknowledging Our Mistakes in Iraq Would Prevent Us from Repeating ThemCenter For American Progress Iraq: A Convenient ScapegoatNational Review Online Ahram Online -PoliticusUSA (blog) -Lexington Herald Leader all 35 news articles »

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Iraq, Afghan wars will cost to $4 trillion to $6 trillion, Harvard study says - Washington Post Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:21:03 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Iraq, Afghan wars will cost to $4 trillion to $6 trillion, Harvard study says Washington Post The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers $4 trillion to $6 trillion, taking into account the medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs to a force depleted by more than a decade of fighting, according to a new study by a ... Looking Back on Iraq, Looking Forward in AfghanistanHuffington Post The Total Iraq and Afghanistan Pricetag: Over $4 TrillionU.S. News & World Report Wars Will Cost Us Trillions in the FutureSlate Magazine (blog) NEWS.com.au all 7 news articles »

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'Running with the Big Boys' in Iraq, a Female Soldier Paves the Way - New York Times (blog) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:00:59 GMT

New York Times (blog)

'Running with the Big Boys' in Iraq, a Female Soldier Paves the Way New York Times (blog) If or when a female soldier someday enlists in the Army infantry, she will probably look a lot like Sgt. Amber Sellers, 29, from Cullman, Ala. I met then-Specialist Sellers in late May 2008, past midnight, outside the Tarmiyah, Iraq, home of “Abu Mutaz ...

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Iraq's religious minorities flee north - Deutsche Welle Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:08:50 GMT

Iraq's religious minorities flee north Deutsche Welle Violence, kidnappings and attacks on religious minorities are a daily occurrence in Iraq, where a national patchwork of religious and ethnic groups once existed, a sense of unraveling remains. Violence against minority religious groups had already ...

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Syrian conflict's impact is felt across border in Iraq - Washington Post Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:25:53 GMT

Arab News

Syrian conflict's impact is felt across border in Iraq Washington Post BAGHDAD — Syria's civil war is increasingly threatening to destabilize neighboring Iraq, widening a sectarian divide in a nation still reeling from the messy aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion a decade ago. Iraqi officials have expressed alarm in ... Iraq fears spread of Syrian violenceFinancial Times Four dead, 26 wounded in separate Iraq attacksArab News More violent than Iraq ever wasOCRegister Mother Jones -Middle East Online all 51 news articles »

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Media 'Cover-up' of Iraq War: Images Sanitized From the Start - The Nation. (blog) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:40:20 GMT

The Nation. (blog)

Media 'Cover-up' of Iraq War: Images Sanitized From the Start The Nation. (blog) Even ten years after the start of the Iraq war, the question is often asked: Why did it go on for so long? How is it that the American public, after months and then years passed, did not rise up against it in greater numbers? Surely one reason is that ...

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Not So Hawkish: Republicans after the Iraq War - National Review Online Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:07:01 GMT

Not So Hawkish: Republicans after the Iraq War National Review Online Are Republicans no longer the party more inclined to military interventions and an assertive foreign policy? It's a question raised by the enthusiastic response to Senator Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster and to his not-very-interventionist foreign policy. and more »

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The Real Legacy of the Iraq War - New York Times Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:03:55 GMT

Mother Jones

The Real Legacy of the Iraq War New York Times Ross Douthat (“The Obama Era, Brought to You by the Iraq War,” column, March 24) rewrites history when he says “the Bush administration's blunders” are attributed to “cluelessness.” The Bush administration forced the invasion through Congress by way of ... The Iraq War and American Politics, Take 2Mother Jones Why Did We Invade Iraq?National Review Online (blog) Why the Iraq War Was Rightthe Diplomat (blog) Washington Post -TheNewsTribune.com -Huffington Post all 299 news articles »

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US 'shock and audit' over Iraq expenses - Aljazeera.com Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:25:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

US 'shock and audit' over Iraq expenses Aljazeera.com The final breakdown of every tax dollar spent by the United States to rebuild post-invasion Iraq was presented to Congress earlier this month - a down-to-the-nickel analysis of nine years and $60bn worth of waste, arrogance and ineptitude unequalled in ... US Wasted $60B on Iraq Rebuilding Projects, Report SaysCIO (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Ancient Iraq yields fresh finds for returning archaeologists - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:15:46 GMT

Ancient Iraq yields fresh finds for returning archaeologists Christian Science Monitor A British archaeologist, back in Iraq for the first time since the 1980s, has unearthed a palace or temple near the ancient city of Ur that is 'breathtaking' in size. By Jane Arraf, Correspondent / March 27, 2013 ... Turkish artillery fired into north IraqIraq Oil Report all 2 news articles »