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At All Costs, We Must Avoid a ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan

America’s Iraq adventure led it into a moral vacuum. Will the error be repeated in the renewed US Afghan campaign?

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Sarah Palin Links Iraq to 9/11

Palin has repeated the long discredited claim that the invasion of Iraq was a necessary response to the September 11th attacks.

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Amy Goodman: While Bush Announces 8,000 Troop Withdrawal, Leaked Draft Agreement Calls for Indefinite Occupation

Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.

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While Bush Announces 8,000 Troop Withdrawal, Leaked Draft Agreement Calls for Indefinite Occupation

Iraqi Blogger Raed Jarrar: The U.S./Iraq agreement legitimizes long term bases and calls for an indefinite number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq.

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One Fifth of Iraq Funding Goes to Private Contractors

If spending continues at the current rate, the U.S. will have spent 100 billion dollars on military contractors in Iraq by the end of the year.

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Standoff with Police as Iraq Vets Demanded to Meet with Obama Campaign

With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.

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Standoff with Police as Iraq Vets Demand to Meet with Obama Campaign

With no reply from Obama to their letter asking him to endorse their goals, IVAW marched to the Pepsi Center to demand that their voices be heard.

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Bush Is Pouring Gas on Afghanistan’s Bonfire

Mounting NATO bombing raids and widespread detentions of Afghans are rapidly turning the country into the mirror image of Iraq.

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Maliki the Nationalist? Don’t Buy It.

In his demands for a U.S. troop withdrawal, the Iraqi PM is hardly the tough negotiator the media makes him out to be.

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Looking Back at Five Years of Bush’s Wreckage in Iraq

Bush’s supporters see the global war on terrorism as a “clash of civilizations” — yet the civilization we are destroying in Iraq is part of our own.

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Iraqi Refugees Spurn Government Call to Come Home

“Iraq has turned into something like a no man’s land,” one refugee says. “It no longer belongs to its people.”

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War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada last month, was sentenced to 15 months of prison and dishonorable discharge.

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The Three Dumbest Neocon Predictions Since the Disaster in Iraq

Nothing seems to keep the Neocons from losing respectability. Here are three contenders for the dumbest Neocon predictions post-Iraq.

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The Three Dumbest Neocon Predictions Since the Disaster in Iraq

Nothing seems to keep the Neocons from losing respectability. Here are three contenders for the dumbest Neocon predictions post-Iraq.

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Joe Biden Is a Key Fighter in Dissolving Bush’s ‘Terror’ Myths

Biden doesn’t have clean hands when it comes to Iraq, but he’s been a leader in re-establishing the rule-of-law in Bush’s terror war.

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Joe Biden’s War on Terror

Biden doesn’t have clean hands when it comes to Iraq, but he’s been a leader in re-establishing the rule-of-law in Bush’s terror war.

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U.S.-Iraqi “Security Agreement” a Distraction as Conflicts Continue to Simmer

A debate over McCain’s claims of “victory in Iraq” is one Obama can win if he hits hard.

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Michael Moore Dares to Ask: What’s So Heroic About Being Shot Down While Bombing Innocent Civilians?

Like Iraq, Vietnam was not a noble cause. It’s time we stopped letting politicians and the press perpetuate the McCain War Hero myth.

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Troops Abroad Donate 6:1 to Obama Over McCain

Soldiers also support Ron Paul over John McCain, suggesting troops want to get out of Iraq sooner than later.

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Up to Half of Iraqi Adults Unemployed

“If you don’t have money to pay bribes, you can’t get a job,” says one mechanical engineer. “I’d drive a garbage truck; I’d do anything,”

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Almost Half of Iraqi Adults Are Unemployed

“If you don’t have money to pay bribes, you can’t get a job,” says one mechanical engineer. “I’d drive a garbage truck; I’d do anything,”

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Almost Half of Iraqi Adults Are Unemployed

“If you don’t have money to pay bribes, you can’t get a job,” says one mechanical engineer. “I’d drive a garbage truck; I’d do anything,”

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How Many More Iraqis Can You Throw Behind Bars Without Trial?

Among the U.S.’s most vociferous criticisms of Saddam’s regime was its practice of inhumane, summary arrests. Now it is guilty of the same.

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DOJ Preparing to Charge Six Blackwater Guards in Nisour Square Massacre

Indictments for the killing of 17 Iraqis would likely be sought under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which would be unprecedented.

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How Close Are Iraq and the U.S. to Reaching a Forces Agreement?

Iraqi and American officials are reportedly close to reaching an agreement on U.S. forces — but there are some contradictions in their statements.

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U.S. Holding Thousands of Prisoners with Alleged Terror Ties in Iraq

The U.S. has refused to provide any information about the prisoners or abide by an amnesty law issued by the Iraqi government.

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How Much “Meddling” is Iran Actually Doing in Iraq?

As the U.S keeps accusing Iran of arming Shiite militias, Iraqi officials are ignoring its claims in favor of diplomacy with neighboring governments.

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The Long War: How Many Iraqs and Afghanistans Lie Ahead?

The Pentagonization of the United States shows no sign of slowing down.

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Iran Stepping in to Bring Electricity to Iraq

With temperatures sky-high and drought on its way, Iraqis in need of electricity are looking to Iran for relief.

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Flashback: U.S.-Georgia training begins amid Russia strain

1000 U.S. troops began a military training exercise in Georgia on July 15 against a backdrop of growing friction between Georgia and neighboring Russia.

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