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Obama administration under pressure to turn attention back to Iraq - Fox News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:15:46 GMT

NPR

Obama administration under pressure to turn attention back to Iraq Fox News WASHINGTON – As Al Qaeda-aligned insurgents make unprecedented post-war gains in Iraq, U.S. military officials and others in the Obama administration are keeping their distance -- despite mounting calls to ratchet up involvement amid fears the country ... Deal struck to drive out fighters in IraqAljazeera.com McCain Lays Al-Qaida Surge In Iraq At Obama's FeetNPR Congress Delays Arms to IraqDaily Beast CBS News -Al Jazeera America all 2,707 news articles »

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Why Americans cannot detach from what's happening in Iraq - Fox News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:22:04 GMT

InSerbia News

Why Americans cannot detach from what's happening in Iraq Fox News But, as General Colin Powell famously said “you break it, you own it” – well – we broke it and we were in the process of helping fix it when President Obama decided to abandon the mission of helping Iraq transition into a representative democracy in ... In Iraq, there are tribes without flagsAl-Arabiya all 32 news articles »

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Robert Gates: The Iraq War Undermined US Efforts in Afghanistan - The Atlantic Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:13:14 GMT

The Hill (blog)

Robert Gates: The Iraq War Undermined US Efforts in Afghanistan The Atlantic President Bush always detested the notion, but our later challenges in Afghanistan—especially the return of the Taliban in force by the time I reported for duty—were, I believe, significantly compounded by the invasion of Iraq. Resources and senior ... Rep. Hunter: Obama has abandoned everything US fought for in IraqFox News Gates: Obama and Clinton admitted opposition to Iraq surge was due to '08 ...Washington Post (blog) Clinton Once Criticized Iraq Policy Being Driven By PoliticsBuzzFeed Washington Times -The Hill (blog) -Canada Free Press all 862 news articles »

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Why US Troop Deaths in Iraq Were Worth It - TIME (blog) Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:47:08 GMT

Defense One

Why US Troop Deaths in Iraq Were Worth It TIME (blog) On Tuesday, General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff — who spent five years commanding troops in Iraq — was asked to answer that question during a talk at the National Press Club. Highlights of his answer: 1. The bottom line is, we raise our ... US general: Not time to send American troops back to IraqNBCNews.com (blog) Odierno: We Left Iraq in Good ShapeDefense One Odierno against resending US troops to Iraq, but doesn't rule out optionStars and Stripes News & Observer -Press TV all 98 news articles »

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Iraq War veterans feel sting of reversals in hard-won Fallujah - Fox News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:40:40 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Iraq War veterans feel sting of reversals in hard-won Fallujah Fox News Some call the news "disheartening," saying it revives painful memories of their sacrifice, while others try to place it in the context of Iraq's history of internal struggle since the ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. As difficult as it is to ... Losing Fallujah: Reversals in hard-won city vex Iraq vetsWorcester Telegram Reversals in hard-won city of Fallujah vex Iraq war veteransHonolulu Star-Advertiser Iraq veterans dismayed by reversal in FallujahFayetteville Observer all 145 news articles »

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Iraq's Oil-Fueled Comeback Story Threatened by Anbar Violence - Fox Business Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:42:18 GMT

Fox Business

Iraq's Oil-Fueled Comeback Story Threatened by Anbar Violence Fox Business The violent uprising that has erupted in Iraq's Anbar province in recent weeks is a scary reminder of the high risk of investing in a volatile country that is banking on improved security to drive economic growth. As the U.S. steps up much-needed ...

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The sad truth about America and Iraq - Fox News (blog) Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:35:53 GMT

The sad truth about America and Iraq Fox News (blog) In the end, Iraq will break our hearts. We invaded the country to destroy weapons of mass destruction. We stayed to nation build. And we failed at both. After one of the longest wars in American history we have little to show for the thousands of ...

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How Al-Qaida Returned To A Troubled Part Of Iraq - NPR (blog) Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:37:32 GMT

How Al-Qaida Returned To A Troubled Part Of Iraq NPR (blog) Yet again, Iraqi civilians are fleeing violence in Iraq's sprawling western province of Anbar. Years of under-the-radar daily tension and bloodshed has erupted into another al-Qaida surge and retaliatory Iraqi government airstrikes. But the violence ...

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Fall of Fallujah reverberates in Washington. But will US help Iraq? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:52:32 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Fall of Fallujah reverberates in Washington. But will US help Iraq? (+video) Christian Science Monitor Al Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq's Sunni regions and growing concerns over the return of civil conflict to a country the US military left just two years ago are spawning a debate over who's to blame for the renewed strife – and what the US should do about it.

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Iraq, Libya, Syria, and the Long Shadow of American Interventionism - Reason Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:57:34 GMT

Washington Times

Iraq, Libya, Syria, and the Long Shadow of American Interventionism Reason You'd be forgiven if, while looking at recent headlines about Iraq, you thought it was the aughts again. Fallujah, the site of some of the most intense fighting during the U.S. war in Iraq, is again at the center of political violence in that country ... Mom of First SEAL Killed in Iraq: 'I Can't Call Obama a Commander-in-Chief'Fox News (blog) Send US Special Ops, Intel Forces to Help Iraq?Brookings Institution (blog) WEST: Obama's monumental strategic blunder in IraqWashington Times all 11 news articles »