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Kasich revises history on Iraq war - CNN Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:22:00 GMT

The Hill (blog)

Kasich revises history on Iraq war CNN In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" aired Sunday, Kasich said, "I would never have committed ourselves to Iraq." But in November 2002, Kasich, then a former congressman, made a very different argument during an event at The ... Kasich: 'I would never have committed' to Iraq warThe Hill (blog) all 54 news articles »

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Iraq PM Reduces Cabinet by One-Third in Reform Push - ABC News Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:44:47 GMT

Yahoo News

Iraq PM Reduces Cabinet by One-Third in Reform Push ABC News Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday ordered his Cabinet reduced from 33 members to just 22, consolidating the body as part of a major reform push in response to mass protests against corruption and poor governance. The decision, announced ... Iraq probe finds Maliki, others responsible for Mosul fallYahoo News Abadi's Reforms and the Death of U.S.-Imposed Democracy in IraqU.S. News & World Report Iraq officials: Bombs in and around Baghdad kill 22 peopleThe Seattle Times ABC Online all 532 news articles »

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Iraq PM OKs Court Martial for Officers Who Fled Ramadi - Voice of America Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:16:08 GMT

Voice of America

Iraq PM OKs Court Martial for Officers Who Fled Ramadi Voice of America Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreed Sunday with an investigative commission's recommendation to court martial Iraqi commanders who withdrew from Ramadi earlier this year as the city fell to Islamic State militants. Taking the capital of Iraq's ... Shiite Power Struggle in Iraq Threatens Prime Minister's Overhaul of GovernmentWall Street Journal Maliki on hot seat in Iraq over fall of MosulWashington Post all 349 news articles »

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Donald Trump Calls for US Ground Troops in Iraq - TIME Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:27:04 GMT

TIME

Donald Trump Calls for US Ground Troops in Iraq TIME Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that the United States should send ground troops into Iraq to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and use funds from seized oil fields to pay for veteran's services. “You go and ... and more »

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Iraq oil feud renewed as cash-strapped Kurds turn backs on deal with Baghdad - Washington Times Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:46:34 GMT

Washington Times

Iraq oil feud renewed as cash-strapped Kurds turn backs on deal with Baghdad Washington Times IRBIL, Iraq — Strapped for cash and increasingly frustrated with Baghdad's stingy disbursement of the federal budget, Iraq's autonomous Kurdish government has turned its back on a deal struck last year to patch over a long-standing oil feud between ... and more »

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U.S. Army Parachutist Who Served Five Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan Dies After ... - TheBlaze.com Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:12:27 GMT

TheBlaze.com

U.S. Army Parachutist Who Served Five Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan Dies After ... TheBlaze.com Hood was a sergeant first class who served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan during his 10 years in the Army, according to his bio. He also received two Bronze Stars and two Meritorious Service Medals and recorded more than 500 freefall jumps ... and more »

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Iraq ex-PM Nouri Maliki blamed for Mosul fall to IS - BBC News Sun, 16 Aug 2015 15:03:54 GMT

BBC News

Iraq ex-PM Nouri Maliki blamed for Mosul fall to IS BBC News The militants seized Mosul in a sweep across north and west Iraq last year. Mr Maliki, a Shia, is seen as having fanned sectarian tensions, leading to a growth of discontent in those mainly Sunni Arab areas captured by IS. Hours earlier, Prime Minister ... As always, it is civilians who have suffered most from the anarchy in Iraq ...DAWN.com all 553 news articles »

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Trump: "Puppet" Jeb Bush Should Apologize For Iraq War Comments - RealClearPolitics Sun, 16 Aug 2015 13:21:57 GMT

RealClearPolitics

Trump: "Puppet" Jeb Bush Should Apologize For Iraq War Comments RealClearPolitics Donald Trump spoke at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, taking direct aim at GOP rival Jeb Bush, who he called a "puppet" whose recent defense of the Iraq war is "one of the dumbest statements I've ever heard." DONALD TRUMP: Jeb Bush is a puppet to his ... and more »

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Chilcot Inquiry won't save Tony Blair from the verdict of history, DOMINIC ... - Daily Mail Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:28:00 GMT

Daily Mail

Chilcot Inquiry won't save Tony Blair from the verdict of history, DOMINIC ... Daily Mail Few parents could fail to sympathise with the anger of those families of British soldiers killed in the Iraq war, who see no end in sight to the delays in publication of the report into the circumstances in which this country joined the U.S. invasion ... and more »

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US Vs. Iraq: 25 Years and Counting - Center for Research on Globalization Sun, 16 Aug 2015 14:15:00 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

US Vs. Iraq: 25 Years and Counting Center for Research on Globalization But, if we are forced to choose between keeping half of the Shatt and the whole of Iraq [Note: Hussein viewed Kuwait as part of Iraq] then we will give up all of the Shatt to defend our claims on Kuwait to keep the whole of Iraq in the shape we wish it ... and more »