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We Need to Re-Learn the Lessons of the Iraq War - Mother Jones Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:49:00 GMT

Mother Jones

We Need to Re-Learn the Lessons of the Iraq War
Mother Jones
We sent a massive force into Iraq and, sure enough, we toppled Saddam Hussein's regular army units pretty quickly. Then, despite a huge military presence, the country fell apart. The Sunni insurgency lasted for years before it was finally beaten back.


On Invading Iraq, Bernie Sanders Takes a Cue From Howard Dean - New York Times Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:25:00 GMT

New York Times

On Invading Iraq, Bernie Sanders Takes a Cue From Howard Dean
New York Times
In an interview Tuesday with Katie Couric on Yahoo News, Mr. Sanders said the world would have been better off without the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 – and, by extension, better off if Hussein had remained in power. It is a remark that, if ...


Iraq is flooding America with lots of oil - CNNMoney Tue, 17 Nov 2015 19:25:22 GMT

CNNMoney

Iraq is flooding America with lots of oil
CNNMoney
The U.S. more than doubled its imports of oil from Iraq between August and September, according to a Platts analysis of U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics. The dramatic increase in Iraqi oil imports is only adding to the already-massive ...

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Up to 30000 foreign fighters have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2011 – report - The Guardian Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:18:20 GMT

The Guardian

Up to 30000 foreign fighters have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2011 – report
The Guardian
Up to 30,000 foreign fighters have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2011 – report. A quarter are from Europe and Turkey, and 7,000 arrived in first half of 2015, says terrorism index. Bomb blast in north-eastern Nigeria in October 2014 believed to have ...
More than 30000 jihadists travelled to Syria,...ARA News
Over 30000 militants traveled to Iraq, Syria in 4 years: ReportPress TV

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Carter: Recent Uptick in Iraq-Syria Fight Represents Taken Opportunities - Department of Defense Tue, 17 Nov 2015 19:41:15 GMT

Department of Defense

Carter: Recent Uptick in Iraq-Syria Fight Represents Taken Opportunities
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2015 — The Defense Department has ratcheted up its search for opportunities in Iraq and Syria to get at the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and it will continue at that pace until ISIL is defeated, Defense Secretary Ash ...
What Paris Taught Us About the Islamic StateWar on the Rocks

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Inside the nighttime hunt for ISIS suspects in Iraq - CBS News Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:06:35 GMT

CBS News

Inside the nighttime hunt for ISIS suspects in Iraq
CBS News
In Iraq, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hunt down terror suspects every day, although almost always at night. The squads CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata and his team joined Monday night were going after suspects from one of the worst Islamic State ...

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Justin Trudeau says Canada will send more military trainers to Iraq - The Guardian Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:48:15 GMT

The Guardian

Justin Trudeau says Canada will send more military trainers to Iraq
The Guardian
Canada will send more military trainers to Iraq to support local troops combatting the Islamic State group, but remains committed to pulling out its fighter jets from the campaign, the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has announced. In line with a ...
Canada to send more military trainers to Iraq in battle against IS: TrudeauThe Globe and Mail
Canadian jets strike three Islamic State fighting positions in IraqCTV News
Canada to Increase Iraq Trainers, but Will Remove JetsABC News
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France demands EU support in Syria, Iraq and other missions - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:49:36 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

France demands EU support in Syria, Iraq and other missions
U.S. News & World Report
BRUSSELS (AP) — France invoked a never-before-used European Union "mutual-defense clause" to demand Tuesday that its partners provide support for its operations against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq and other security missions in the wake ...

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Carter Seeks Commanders' Advice on Expanding Coalition Effort in Iraq, Syria - Department of Defense Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:15:43 GMT

Department of Defense

Carter Seeks Commanders' Advice on Expanding Coalition Effort in Iraq, Syria
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with military commanders this morning, asking them to consider where the coalition effort in Iraq and Syria can be expanded with the help of partners, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter ...


House Dem: Progress in Iraq 'gone to waste' - Washington Examiner Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:26:19 GMT

House Dem: Progress in Iraq 'gone to waste'
Washington Examiner
A House Democrat who served four tours in Iraq as a Marine said Tuesday that the lack of a long-term plan for the Middle East has already wasted the progress made in Iraq, and threatens to create more wasted effort in Afghanistan. Rep. Seth Moulton ...

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