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Sunni Tribes in Iraq Divided Over Battle Against Islamic State - Wall Street Journal Fri, 22 May 2015 15:34:45 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Sunni Tribes in Iraq Divided Over Battle Against Islamic State Wall Street Journal Islamic State's success there has turned Anbar into the new U.S. priority in Iraq. President Barack Obama, in remarks published Thursday, said the fall of the provincial capital of Ramadi necessitates greater involvement of Sunni tribes on the ... Why Obama deserves the bulk of the blame for IraqChicago Tribune Iraq enlisted 100000 militiamen to fight ISIL and now it can barely control themQuartz Congress Debates Greater U.S. Role in IraqU.S. News & World Report Minneapolis Star Tribune -CNN -New York Times all 6,157 news articles »

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Key Syria-Iraq border crossing falls to ISIL - Aljazeera.com Fri, 22 May 2015 14:09:27 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Key Syria-Iraq border crossing falls to ISIL Aljazeera.com The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have reinforced their self-declared "caliphate" with the capture of the Al-Tanaf to Al-Walid crossing on the Damascus-Baghdad highway. Al-Walid crossing is the last border crossing with Iraq that ... Report: ISIL takes Iraq town, kills Syria forcesUSA TODAY Islamic State 'seizes key Syria-Iraq border crossing'BBC News These maps show what ISIS has achieved in the last yearBusiness Insider The Independent -Al-Arabiya -NPR all 2,697 news articles »

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Clinton Says She Agrees with US Handling of Iraq - NBCNews.com Fri, 22 May 2015 18:39:23 GMT

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Clinton Says She Agrees with US Handling of Iraq NBCNews.com Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Friday she supports the current U.S. policy in Iraq and there is "no role whatsoever for American soldiers on the ground" as ISIS continues to make gains in the country. "It's a very difficult ... Clinton Emails And Iraq Dominate 2016 Campaign NewsWBUR Clinton appears to rule out return of ground forces in IraqStars and Stripes all 1,574 news articles »

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Jeb Bush blames Iraq unrest on Obama - CNN Wed, 20 May 2015 19:34:43 GMT

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Jeb Bush blames Iraq unrest on Obama CNN Portsmouth, New Hampshire (CNN) Following a rough week, Jeb Bush on Wednesday tried to aim the spotlight away from the decision to go into Iraq and focused it instead on President Barack Obama, sharply criticizing his decision to pull U.S. forces out ... Jeb Bush's new Iraq strategy: Blame ObamaPolitico Revisiting the Roots of the Iraq WarNew York Times 'Should We Have Waged the Iraq War?' Is Not a Gotcha QuestionNewsweek Daily Beast -U.S. News & World Report -USA TODAY all 563 news articles »

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George W. Bush didn't just lie about the Iraq War. What he did was much worse. - The Week Magazine Wed, 20 May 2015 10:05:37 GMT

USA TODAY

George W. Bush didn't just lie about the Iraq War. What he did was much worse. The Week Magazine After all, George W. Bush left office with an approval rating hovering in the low 30s, and his grandest project was the gigantic catastrophe of the Iraq War, which we're still dealing with and still debating. If you're a Republican right now you're no ... Morning Plum: The new GOP strategy on Iraq is to blame ObamaWashington Post (blog) Admit Iraq War was a disastrous mistake: Our viewUSA TODAY The Right and Wrong Questions About the Iraq WarThe Atlantic RealClearPolitics -The New Yorker -CBC.ca all 767 news articles »

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GOP grapples with ground troops in Iraq - CNN Thu, 21 May 2015 13:44:45 GMT

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GOP grapples with ground troops in Iraq CNN But the shocking advances of ISIS over the past year -- from the gruesome beheadings of Americans to the group's success in conquering key Iraqi cities like Ramadi -- are creating a new uncertainty about whether the U.S. should re-engage in Iraq ... and more »

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Bill Kristol's latest Iraq nonsense: Dumber and more dangerous than David Brooks - Salon Fri, 22 May 2015 12:13:41 GMT

Salon

Bill Kristol's latest Iraq nonsense: Dumber and more dangerous than David Brooks Salon Egghead-warmonger Bill Kristol published a column yesterday about the Iraq war. Astonishingly, it was titled “We Were Right to Fight in Iraq.” The piece would be laughable if it wasn't written earnestly, and without a hint of irony. But we've come to ... Obama pushes back against GOP line on IraqMSNBC White House Wants 'Wiggle Room' For US Combat Ground Troops In IraqBreitbart News Ghosts of Iraq stalk 2016 White House race — 12 years after George W. Bush ...Raw Story all 97 news articles »

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British man found guilty in US soldier's death in Iraq - CNN Thu, 21 May 2015 15:25:43 GMT

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British man found guilty in US soldier's death in Iraq CNN Sardar, who grew up in West London after arriving from his native India in his teens, said he went to Iraq in 2006 after studying Arabic in Syria. He told jurors he wanted to help prevent "religious ethnic cleansing" by Shia Muslims and said his ... Cab driver guilty of Iraq bomb murderBBC News London cab driver gets life sentence for killing US soldier in Iraq WarThe Hill (blog) Cabbie Anis Sardar Convicted in Iraq Bomb Death of Sgt. Randy JohnsonNBCNews.com WND.com -CBS News -Reuters UK all 402 news articles »

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Taking Note | Readers Respond: On Errors, Lies and Mistakes in Iraq - New York Times (blog) Thu, 21 May 2015 15:15:09 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Taking Note | Readers Respond: On Errors, Lies and Mistakes in Iraq New York Times (blog) As debate about the legitimacy of the Iraq War reopened this week, many readers argued that the war was wrong and based on falsified intelligence, even as a few wrote they are pleased that Saddam Hussein was deposed. Paul Krugman wrote in his ... and more »

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Russia offers military aid to Iraq during PM visit - Reuters Thu, 21 May 2015 14:36:31 GMT

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Russia offers military aid to Iraq during PM visit Reuters The advances by IS, which captured the Iraqi city of Ramadi last weekend and on Thursday was tightening its grip on the historic city of Palmyra in neighboring Syria, have exposed the shortcomings of Iraq's army and the limitations of U.S. air strikes ... Russia is making moves in IraqBusiness Insider Putin: Russia, Iraq expanding military cooperationAl-Arabiya Isis: Russia pledges weapons to Iraq in battle against Islamic StateInternational Business Times UK Channel News Asia -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 139 news articles »