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U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq 4,207: Video of Helicopter Crashes (corksphere.blogspot.com)

There have been 4,207 U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq since the start of the war in 2003. Video shows wreckage of U.S. helicopters in Iraq.

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Submitted about 5 hours ago by CORKSPHERE on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Combat deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan fall sharply (www.militarytimes.com)

U.S. combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan last month dropped to the lowest combined level since the United States began fighting the two wars more than five years ago. Eleven American... More

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Submitted about 19 hours ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Bush's Pity Party (www.prospect.org) TMC

It's tiresome to need to point this out at this late date but, yes, George W. Bush and his administration misled the country while making the case for war with Iraq and,...

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Submitted about 20 hours ago by cdoherty on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Ind. guardsmen sue KBR over chemical exposure (www.armytimes.com)

Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago. The... More

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Submitted about 20 hours ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Al-Maliki Refuses to Disband Councils; Talabani Invokes Constitutional Court; Basra Province Protests Iraqi Army (www.juancole.com)

The Kurdish president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, is more or less threatening to sue the Shiite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki has been creating Arab tribal councils loyal to himself,... More

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Submitted about 20 hours ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Iraq approves U.S. security pact (www.usatoday.com)

Iraq's three-member presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States setting out a three-year timeframe for the full withdrawal of American troops, a spokesman... More

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Submitted about 20 hours ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

The Iraq War Is Far From Over: 10 Killed In 2 Suicide Bombings (corksphere.blogspot.com)

You don't hear much about the Iraq War anymore, and when you do it is some anchor or pundit saying the Iraq War is all but over. Nothing could be further from the truth as witnessed by the two... More

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Submitted about 22 hours ago by CORKSPHERE on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Will Obama Stay the Course? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Gates also dared challenge the military-industrial complex over egregious military spending on projects such as the $65 billion F-22 stealth fighter plane that was designed to penetrate Soviet air... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline! (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline! (washingtonindependent.com) TMC

I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More

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Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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