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Iraq: The Risks - The New Yorker Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:21:48 GMT

The New Yorker

Iraq: The Risks The New Yorker In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell commissioned two of the State Department's most respected diplomats to write a candid assessment of the risks if the United States invaded Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The six-page memo, entitled “The Perfect Storm ... The Times's Baghdad Bureau Chief Answers Questions on IraqNew York Times Iraq Committed to Fighting ISISRIA Novosti Yu Xiaoqiu: The US loses control of situation in IraqCCTV Live 5 News all 29 news articles »

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Iraq's Shi'ite militia, Kurds use US air strikes to further own agendas - Reuters Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:53:40 GMT

Reuters

Iraq's Shi'ite militia, Kurds use US air strikes to further own agendas Reuters The fallout also risks worsening grievances that helped Islamic State find support amongst Iraq's Sunnis, and allows the militant group to portray the U.S. strikes as targeting their minority sect. That may make it more difficult to bring Sunnis on ... Kurdish Oil and US Leverage in IraqForbes How Kurds Came to Play a Central Role in US Plans to Combat Islamic StateWall Street Journal Iraq's Kurds praise US support, want more against ISISCBS News BBC News -Voice of America all 248 news articles »

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Dick Cheney Tells GOP It's Time To Restart The Iraq War Machine - Huffington Post Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:43:05 GMT

MSNBC

Dick Cheney Tells GOP It's Time To Restart The Iraq War Machine Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The United States needs to rev up the war in Iraq, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Republicans Tuesday on Capitol Hill -- and most lawmakers seemed to agree with the man perhaps best known as a lead architect of America's ... 'Most of us think we did the right thing in Iraq'MSNBC Former VP Cheney meeting with House GOP as Iraq strategy debatedWashington Post (blog) Not Every Republican Thinks We Should Listen to Dick Cheney on IraqSlate Magazine (blog) all 55 news articles »

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Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his ... - Washington Post Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:24:38 GMT

Breitbart News

Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his ... Washington Post Americans overwhelmingly view Islamic State terrorists as a serious threat to vital U.S. interests and, in a significant shift, widely support airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The nation's increasingly ... Poll: Americans Strongly in Favor of Military Air Strikes in Iraq and SyriaBreitbart News all 79 news articles »

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US Airstrikes in Iraq Hit Islamic State Vehicles - ABC News Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:54:26 GMT

BBC News

US Airstrikes in Iraq Hit Islamic State Vehicles ABC News The U.S. military says it launched five more airstrikes in support of Iraqi government troops and Sunni tribesmen protecting the Haditha Dam against fighters of the Islamic State group that controls parts of northern and western Iraq. Central Command ... Iraq's Battleground Dams Are Key to Saving the Country from ISISTIME Iraq 'clears' IS from key dam area after US strikesBBC News US: New government is 'milestone' for IraqBBC News The Hill all 2,136 news articles »

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Iraq Approves New Unity Government, Sets the Stage for Combatting ISIS - TIME Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:21:13 GMT

TIME

Iraq Approves New Unity Government, Sets the Stage for Combatting ISIS TIME Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, right, and Ammar al-Hakim, left, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq, during the session to approve the new government in Baghdad on Sept. 8, 2014 Hadi Mizban—AP ... Lawmakers Approve Cabinet in Iraq, but 2 Posts Are EmptyNew York Times Iraq approves new government, opens way for expanded US roleWashington Post Iraq crisis: Parliament swears in unity governmentBBC News CNN -ABC News -Rudaw all 485 news articles »

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Obama administration denies 'mission creep' in Iraq, as US force size grows - Fox News Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:25:49 GMT

Fox News

Obama administration denies 'mission creep' in Iraq, as US force size grows Fox News As the unnamed U.S. air campaign over Iraq turned one month old on Monday, the Pentagon and White House continued to deny the fight against the Islamic State has grown into something larger than originally intended. The U.S. military is not, they say, ... Chris Freind: ISIS fight in Iraq not worth another Middle East quagmire for USDelaware County Daily Times Revealed: US has already hit 'well over 500' ISIS targets in Iraq -- four ...Daily Mail all 25 news articles »

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Barack Obama Is Fourth President to Put Americans At Risk In Iraq: Let Those ... - Huffington Post Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:21:12 GMT

Philadelphia Magazine (blog)

Barack Obama Is Fourth President to Put Americans At Risk In Iraq: Let Those ... Huffington Post President Barack Obama has become the fourth straight president to order military action in Iraq. His airstrikes have destroyed American military equipment captured from the U.S.-supplied Iraqi army, which a decade ago American forces defeated and ... Will President Obama Put American Soldiers in Iraq and Syria in Time?Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Obama claims power to take action in Iraq, SyriaHonolulu Star-Advertiser Iraq call for immediate military intervention as Obama unveils planTelegraph.co.uk Los Angeles Times -The News Journal all 2,404 news articles »

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US urges China to help with Islamic State in Iraq - Washington Post Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:36:18 GMT

US urges China to help with Islamic State in Iraq Washington Post Susan E. Rice, here for three days to lay the groundwork for a November visit by Obama, received no commitment that Beijing would join the fight in Iraq. But a senior U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “The Chinese expressed ... and more »

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Harper facing pressure to explain decision to send soldiers to Iraq - The Globe and Mail Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:19:32 GMT

Toronto Star

Harper facing pressure to explain decision to send soldiers to Iraq The Globe and Mail The Conservative government will defend ordering special forces soldiers to Iraq on both moral and pragmatic grounds, arguing that Canadians are obliged to help stop a savage militant group whose self-proclaimed caliphate risks becoming a training ... John Baird: Iraq 'inaction is not an option'CBC.ca Canadian Troops Won't Have Combat Role in IraqWall Street Journal Iraq Crisis: Canadian Special Forces Advisers Already On Ground, Nicholson SaysHuffington Post Canada Toronto Star -Ottawa Citizen -Sun News Network all 78 news articles »