Daily Beast | Iraq Hawks' Flip-Flop Daily Beast For the first time since the Iraq War in 2002, Congress is debating military action in the Middle East. But this time around, the resistance is palpable—most notably from the very Republicans who supported President Bush in the run-up to Iraq. Their ... 'This is not Iraq': Video, transcript of Kerry's MSNBC interview NBC's Mitchell Blames Iraq 'Hangover' for Obama's 'Credibility Gap' on Syria Senators warn Kerry: Syria can't become another Iraq (+video) |
The Iraq Hangover: Lawmakers Who Backed War Now Skittish On Syria Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Eleven years ago, the vast majority of the U.S. Congress voted to invade Iraq, taking the Bush administration at its word that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, and that any intervention would be quick and ... |
NewsBusters (blog) | Rumsfeld concedes Iraq War influences Syria debate CNN (blog) (CNN) – While sharply criticizing President Barack Obama as an ineffective leader on Syria, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld conceded that faulty intelligence in the lead up to the Iraq War is influencing the current debate over intervening there. Donald Rumsfeld Says Iraq War Intelligence 'Part Of The Problem' With Syria ... NBC's Guthrie to Rumsfeld: Do You Take 'Responsibility' for 'Specter of Iraq ... New documentary puts Donald Rumsfeld on the hotseat about Iraq |
The Guardian | Families of Red Caps killed in Iraq to bring human rights claim against MoD The Guardian Reg Keys, father of Keys, said there were grave failings on the day his son was ultimately sent to his death, in a treacherous part of Iraq. He said: "These soldiers' deaths have been brushed under the carpet. It is almost like the Ministry of Defence ... Legal Action Over Red Caps' Iraq Mob Death |
Iraq vet tells would-be robber: 'you need to get out of here before I blow ... Fox News A man who police say was attempting to rob a liquor store was in for quite a shock when the clerk he tried holding up pulled out a gun of his own, OKCFOX.com reported. According to The News Leader, the would-be robber pulled a gun on Jon Lewis ... Video: Iraq war veteran turns tables on would-be robber Would-be thief pulls gun on heat-packing Iraq vet [VIDEO] Iraq war vet thwarts store robbery |
Durbin votes for Syria attack, says situation different from Iraq war Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON — Saying the U.S. government was "guilty of a political mortal sin" when it misled Americans about the Iraq War a decade ago, Sen. Dick Durbin asserted Wednesday that the proposed military strikes against Syria were different, and he voted ... |
Looking at Syria and Seeing Bosnia, Not Iraq New York Times (blog) While opponents of President Obama's plan to strike Syria invoke the cautionary tale of Iraq — where an American-led invasion was justified by intelligence claims about a Baathist leader's chemical weapons stockpile that turned out to be flat wrong ... |
Press TV | Gunmen kill 10 family members in Iraq CNN International (CNN) -- Twenty people were killed in violence south of Baghdad and in Mosul on Wednesday, including 10 members of the same family, police officials said. Gunmen in Latifiya, south of the capital, stormed the home of a Shiite family at dawn, and opened ... Three car bombs hit Iraq's Kirkuk, two killed Iraq boosts security amid spiraling violence Syria's Neighbor Iraq In Midst Of Violent Upheaval - OpEd |
Go home, Iraq War architects. Your opinion is no longer required MSNBC Bush-era officials who lied to the country with “utter moral abandon” with their justifications for the U.S. to enter the war in Iraq lost the right to discuss matters of war and peace, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said Wednesday. “If you're an architect or a ... Maddow to Iraq War architects on TV: 'Your opinion is no longer required on ... Rachel Maddow To Iraq War Architects: 'You Can Go Now' (VIDEO) Maddow to Iraq War Architects: 'Your Opinion is No Longer Required' |
PolicyMic | The British aren't coming: Syria and the legacy of Iraq Telegraph.co.uk The spectre of Iraq loomed over the parliamentary debate over Syria, as many MPs used the war both explicitly and implicitly as their reason for not voting for the Government's motion on Syria. Some pointed towards public opinion as a reason for ... Syria is Not Iraq - Bosnia and Kosovo Offer the Real Lessons |