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Wolfowitz wrongly says Germany, France thought Iraq had WMD - PolitiFact Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:06:11 GMT

Wolfowitz wrongly says Germany, France thought Iraq had WMD
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You know, somebody got us into this and somebody convinced the United States Congress that weapons of mass destruction were imminent in Iraq, which is why so many Democrats and Republicans voted for this war. So who lied?" Wolfowitz: "I think the ...

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US says it destroyed ISIS chemical threat in Iraq - Fox News Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:04:00 GMT

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US says it destroyed ISIS chemical threat in Iraq
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WASHINGTON – American warplanes eliminated a "significant chemical threat" to Iraqi civilians by bombing a complex of buildings near the northern city of Mosul that Islamic State militants had converted from pharmaceutical manufacturing to chemical ...
US destroys 'Islamic State' chemical weapons plant in IraqDeutsche Welle
Pentagon mulls more troops to fight ISIS in IraqOzarksFirst.com
11 killed fleeing from IS in IraqNEWS.com.au
Middle East Eye -Times of India
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Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:18:28 GMT

Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
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SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 13, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today ...

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'The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan': Trying to recognize ourselves in the reflections of war - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:58:27 GMT

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'The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan': Trying to recognize ourselves in the reflections of war
Foreign Policy (blog)
Using his diplomatic savvy, Weston bolstered local allies in Iraq and Afghanistan and undercut America's enemies in a way that sheer military force never could. Even as Anbar burned and Iraq descended into civil war, Kael al-Falluji (Kael the Fallujan ...


Donald Trump, After Blasting Iraq War, Picks Top Iraq Hawk as Security Adviser - The Intercept Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:26:13 GMT

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Donald Trump, After Blasting Iraq War, Picks Top Iraq Hawk as Security Adviser
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Woolsey, who left the CIA in 1995, went on to become one of Washington's most outspoken promoters of U.S. war in Iraq and the Middle East. As such, Woolsey's selection either clashes with Trump's noninterventionist rhetoric — or represents a pivot ...
Former CIA chief who urged Iraq war signs on as Trump adviserReuters
Trump taps Iraq War supporter as adviserReuters TV
Trump Names Pro-Iraq War Fmr. CIA Head James Woolsey to Be AdviserDemocracy Now!

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Report: Nearly $5 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars So Far - Military.com Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:30:13 GMT

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Report: Nearly $5 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars So Far
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The estimate includes budget requests in 2017 for operations in Afghanistan, where President Barack Obama has slowed troop reduction this year, and in Syria and Iraq, where airstrikes pound Islamic State group positions ahead of operations in Mosul and ...
Report: Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan cost almost $5 trillion so farMilitary Times
Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan Have Cost the US Nearly $5 TrillionThe Fiscal Times

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Rice: If Rumsfeld, Pentagon Had Done Their Job, Iraq Might Have Turned Out Different - BuzzFeed News Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:10:48 GMT

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Rice: If Rumsfeld, Pentagon Had Done Their Job, Iraq Might Have Turned Out Different
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“First, we didn't invade Iraq to bring democracy — but once we overthrew Saddam, we had a view of what should follow,” Rice responded. “If Don and the Pentagon had done their job (after claiming the rights to lead post-war rebuilding—things might ...
Rice criticized Rumsfeld over handling of Iraq War: reportThe Hill (blog)

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Trump's 'Take Iraq's oil' isn't a new idea. Here's why it won't work. - Washington Post Tue, 13 Sep 2016 11:05:59 GMT

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Trump's 'Take Iraq's oil' isn't a new idea. Here's why it won't work.
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During NBC's Commander-in-Chief Forum last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed an unusual policy for dealing with Iraq: “Take the oil.” When host Matt Lauer asked him to elaborate, Trump doubled down. “It used to be to the ...

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Fitch Affirms Iraq at 'B-'; Outlook Negative - Reuters Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:02:05 GMT

Fitch Affirms Iraq at 'B-'; Outlook Negative
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Sectarian and ethnic tensions continue to undermine political stability, relations with the Kurdish Regional Government are volatile and Iraq scores the worst of all Fitch-rated sovereigns on the composite World Bank governance indicator. This reflects ...

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Bill O'Reilly: Trump "Was Never A Big Fan Of" The Iraq War - Media Matters for America (blog) Tue, 13 Sep 2016 00:36:00 GMT

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Bill O'Reilly: Trump "Was Never A Big Fan Of" The Iraq War
Media Matters for America (blog)
BILL O'REILLY (HOST): The Iraq war began in 2003, before the shooting started, Trump told Neil Cavuto that Iraq was not the main threat to the U.S.A., North Korea was. In March of 2003, he told Cavuto the conflict looked like a military success. He did ...