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Donald Trump says the US should have taken Iraq's oil. Here's why that wasn't an option. - Los Angeles Times Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:30:47 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump says the US should have taken Iraq's oil. Here's why that wasn't an option. Los Angeles Times Donald Trump says he wants to end long U.S. military entanglements. But he has also repeatedly said the U.S. should have seized Iraq's oil after the 2003 invasion — an undertaking that would have been illegal, required decades of occupation by ... His long con: Trump's lie about the Iraq War is just an excerpt of a greater deceptionSalon AP FACT CHECK: Trump's False Claim of Opposing the Iraq WarABC News Trump's illegal, impossible, and 'beyond goofy' idea of seizing Iraq's oilWashington Post CBS News -PolitiFact -Politico -Esquire.com all 158 news articles »

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Iraq Readies for Offensive to Rid Mosul of ISIS - TIME Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:02:17 GMT

TIME

Iraq Readies for Offensive to Rid Mosul of ISIS TIME QAYYARA AIRBASE, Iraq, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The U.S.-led war on Islamic State has depleted the group's funds, leadership and foreign fighters, but the biggest battle yet is expected later this year in Iraq's northern city of Mosul, where Abu Bakr al ... About 450 More US Troops Arrive in Iraq to Back Mosul DriveMilitary.com 400 additional US troops deploy to IraqMilitary Times US Sends More Ground Troops to Iraq Ahead of Planned Mosul InvasionCenter for Research on Globalization Wall Street Journal -CNSNews.com -Sputnik International all 79 news articles »

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Final Group of Iranian Dissidents Leaves Iraq Camp - ABC News Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:18:40 GMT

ABC News

Final Group of Iranian Dissidents Leaves Iraq Camp ABC News FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 file photo, members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq organization seen inside the Liberty refugee camp in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iranian opposition group said Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 that a camp housing its members in Iraq has ... Iranian opposition group in Iraq resettled to AlbaniaReuters Last remnants of anti-Iran MKO terrorists relocated from Iraq to AlbaniaPress TV Relocation Of Iranian Opposition Group From Iraq To Albania CompletedRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Ahram Online all 26 news articles »

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Fact check: Mowrer ad misleads on time in Iraq - DesMoinesRegister.com Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:34:00 GMT

DesMoinesRegister.com

Fact check: Mowrer ad misleads on time in Iraq DesMoinesRegister.com After 9/11, Jim put us all first by serving for 23 months in Iraq, the war's longest tour.” But according to military records obtained by The Des Moines Register through a Freedom of Information Act request, Mowrer served one year, three months and 18 ... and more »

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Trump campaign manager repeatedly grilled about candidate's false proclamations on Iraq War position - Business Insider Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:25:28 GMT

Business Insider

Trump campaign manager repeatedly grilled about candidate's false proclamations on Iraq War position Business Insider Donald Trump's campaign manager was repeatedly pressed Friday as she attempted to explain inconsistencies in the Republican presidential nominee's statements on the Iraq War. On two separate morning shows, Kellyanne Conway said Trump's ... Donald Trump badly rattled on Iraq, and still lying about his oppositionDaily Kos Trump, in education policy speech: “I was opposed to the [Iraq War] from the beginning”Salon ​NEW SCHOOL CHOICE POLICIES TO BE UNVEILED BY DONALD J. TRUMP TODAY | Donald J Trump for PresidentDonald Trump all 183 news articles »

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Iraq is expelling suspected ISIS families from local communities - Business Insider Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:30:56 GMT

Business Insider

Iraq is expelling suspected ISIS families from local communities Business Insider TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are expelling the families of suspected Islamic State members from their homes as the jihadist group loses ground, raising fears of communal violence if people seek to settle old scores. Relatives of more than ... and more »

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Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:30:23 GMT

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... and more »

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Iraq War Veteran Reflects on the Ground Zero Mall - RollingStone.com Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:40:19 GMT

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Iraq War Veteran Reflects on the Ground Zero Mall RollingStone.com As a veteran of the Global War on Terror who deployed twice to Iraq as an infantryman, there's no permanent federal monument where I can publicly mourn and remember. As important as the country's various 9/11 memorials are, they're memorials to ...

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No Easy Conclusion for Long, Costly U.S. Role in Iraq - Huffington Post Thu, 08 Sep 2016 19:25:47 GMT

Huffington Post

No Easy Conclusion for Long, Costly U.S. Role in Iraq Huffington Post Today, violence and bloodshed are still widespread in Iraq, and terrorist attacks and suicide bombings are commonplace. There are deep sectarian divisions, especially between Shia and Sunni Muslims. The country is highly dependent on overseas aid. and more »

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Trump tells voters again he opposed the Iraq war -- but he didn't - CNN Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:06:17 GMT

CNN

Trump tells voters again he opposed the Iraq war -- but he didn't CNN But interviews Trump gave before and after the war prove that he was publicly supportive of the US invasion of Iraq. Trump only began questioning the merits of the war several months later, as US forces became mired in a war against Iraqi insurgents. Donald Trump Will Not Stop Lying About The Iraq WarHuffington Post Trump slams 'lies' about him supporting the Iraq WarThe Hill (blog) Donald Trump: How I'd Run the Country (Better)Esquire.com all 169 news articles »