New York Times | Jeb Bush Blames Clinton and Obama for Iraq's Decline New York Times The war in Iraq, which dominated American presidential politics in 2004 and 2008, has returned as an issue in 2016. This time, the argument is not over whether the United States should have gone to war, but rather how the Obama administration sought to ... Jeb Bush faults Hillary Clinton for 'premature' Iraq withdrawal Bush: US may need more troops in Iraq to beat Islamic State Jeb Bush to Attack Hillary Clinton for Islamic State's Rise in Iraq |
CBS News | In Iraq's anticorruption reforms, a rejection of US-backed model Christian Science Monitor The US had demanded broader representation of Iraq's ethnic groups in top positions to enhance government legitimacy. But the expensive posts, seen as encouraging corruption, are being eliminated. Iraq parliament passes sweeping anti-corruption plan Iraqs Big Gamble Iraq's Parliament Approves Major Government Reform Package |
CNN International | Rick Santorum backs Donald Trump on Iraq CNN International "I have serious problems with the government of Iraq, too, and it is incredibly influenced by the government of Iran and is doing the bidding of the government of Iran," the former Pennsylvania senator said on "The Lead with Jake Tapper." Trump has ... Trump Wants to Re-Invade Iraq; Bomb Things |
Airstrikes Destroy ISIL Infrastructure in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 11, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... |
Dahr Jamail | Iraq: "A War Crime, Pure and Simple" Truth-Out People inspect the scene of where an explosion occurred earlier, in Baghdad, Dec. People inspect the scene of an earlier explosion in Baghdad, December 22, 2011. (Michael Kamber/The New York Times). A dozen years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, that ... |
Wall Street Journal | Iraq Cabinet Approves Sweeping Overhaul to Political System Wall Street Journal The protests first erupted in the south, home to Iraq's Shiite majority and the base of its major political parties. On Sunday, the cabinet backed the prime minister's proposal, which appeared to be an attempt to seize on the protests to reverse months ... Iraq's Prime Minister Pitches Plan to Overhaul Government Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Unveils Bold Reforms Iraq PM announces sweeping anti-corruption plan |
National Post | George Jonas: Borders of Iraq continue to be a work in progress National Post American airstrikes against ISIL intensified this week, confirming my description of Iraq's borders 12 years ago as “a work-in-progress.” As the shooting war in Iraq was ending in the spring of 2003, it was easy to be sympathetic to the view that the U ... |
Breitbart News | Turkey Strikes Iraq Near Peshmerga Training Base Breitbart News “A Turkish officer came into the CAOC, and announced that the strike would begin in 10 minutes and he needed all allied jets flying above Iraq to move south of Mosul immediately,” he added. American soldiers barely had time to clear the target area ... US Fox News: Turkey's PKK strikes outrage US military in Iraq Iraq's oil exports to Turkey decline due to PKK attacks Iraq oil pipeline to Turkey reopens but outlook remains volatile |
Daily Mail | ISIS firing squad in Iraq 'killed 300 election officials including 50 women' Daily Mail An ISIS firing squad has gunned down more than 300 civil servants - including at least 50 women - in Mosul, Iraq, a rival rebel group and locals have claimed. They were slaughtered at the Galzani army camp on Saturday for being 'apostates and infidels ... |
Bloomberg View | Iraq vets group launches campaign against Iran deal The Hill A group of Iraq War veterans who oppose the Iran nuclear deal launched its campaign this week, seeking to push back against the Obama administration's argument that the alternative to the deal is war. The group, called Veterans Against the Deal, argues ... Iraq Vets Take On Obama Over Iran Deal Iraq Vet: Tell Your Senator to Vote Down Iran Deal How foreign-policy lessons from Iraq inform Obama's Iran deal |