Tag: basra
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December 16, 2007 11:46 PM EST --
What's up with this news item?
Britain's weekend handover of Basra province will have a limited effect on security in Iraq's biggest oil region because rival Shiite warlords and local . . . more
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April 01, 2008 10:23 AM EDT --
A week ago, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and central government troops charged into the southern oil port of Basra, vowing to clean up the town and laying down a tough deadline for rogue militiamen . . . more
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August 21, 2007 08:22 AM EDT --
On the weekend Pentagon adviser Stephen Biddle said the British had 'cut and run from Basra and that US forces are likely to have to go down there to "sort the mess out", by defeating . . . more
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August 10, 2007 09:45 PM EDT --
Basra is not doing well. The southern port of Iraq, a Shiite enclave, was originally assigned to the British contingent of the coalition of the willing. The Brits are not willing anymore, so most of them . . . more
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June 24, 2008 12:21 PM EDT --
. . . and we'll give you the world!
Yeah. Right.
Well, the New York Times reports that the three major US networks spend on average a whopping 2 WHOLE minutes per week covering the . . . more
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March 30, 2008 10:17 PM EDT --
President Bush's management of the war in Iraq is looking more like the movie Wag the Dog than an effectively run military campaign.
Wag the Dog , of course, was a comedy involving a make-believe . . . more
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September 05, 2006 02:40 PM EDT --
Welcome to the group. Thanks for joining. I have read a lot of your posts and I think you will bring alot to this group. Even though it is small right now LOL I am hoping that it will grow as others . . . more
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April 29, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 26 military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 34, and one 21-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan. Improvised explosive . . . more
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June 03, 2008 10:00 PM EDT --
" Pelosi Credits Iran for Progress in Iraq
Even now, Nancy Pelosi steadfastly refuses to acknowledge the success of the surge. Yet the improved situation in Iraq is undeniable. Pelousy skillfully . . . more
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May 08, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
There has never been any doubt in my mind that we could not win a war in Iraq. I knew this going in that the Iraqi people would not be defeated and subjugated by our' military. There is nothing . . . more
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April 13, 2008 03:36 PM EDT --
1,300 Iraqi troops, police dismissed
By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer 28 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Iraq's government moved Sunday to restore discipline within the ranks of the security . . . more
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May 27, 2006 12:41 PM EDT --
Southern Iraq, long touted as a peaceful region that's likely to be among the first areas returned to Iraqi control, is now dominated by Shiite Muslim warlords and militiamen who are laying the groundwork . . . more
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September 02, 2006 12:01 PM EDT --
I wanted to start a group for others like me who has a spouse in Iraq. My husband is a contractor over there. He has been there since March, except for a short time home in August. He will be . . . more
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August 22, 2007 11:03 PM EDT --
Check out this article excerpt:
Obama: No Military Solution in Iraq:
Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday the recent increase in American troops in Iraq may well have helped tamp down violence, but he . . . more
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August 10, 2007 11:15 PM EDT --
Just three hours ago a friend asked me to visit a movie's website and review it for myself (you can do that here, its free but two hours long if you can spare that), hoping, of course, to . . . more
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September 10, 2006 06:38 PM EDT --
For those of you that pray, please say a prayer for our troops and our workers that are in Iraq. It is 2:30 A.M. September 11th over there. Without getting into any politics, I just want to remember them . . . more
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February 21, 2007 10:25 PM EST --
Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday to the British Parliament that his government plans to withdraw about 1,600 of the 7,100 UK troops currently stationed in southern Iraq (“Blair announces . . . more
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May 12, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
You can say just about anything when it comes to reasons for invading Iraq. It was lies; it was a springboard to a future invasion of Iran; it was for Israel; it was democratize Iraq; it was just plain . . . more
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April 11, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow drops 17.92 (.22%); NASDAQ plops 6.76 (.50%); S&P 500 flops 3.28 (.38%)
* Officials in Washington responsible for Iraq’s well-being downplay reports of chaos
* Basra: . . . more
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September 09, 2006 11:48 PM EDT --
I want to welcome each of you to this group. Whether you have family over there or if you just want to lend an ear to support those of us that do. Please pull up a chair and make yourself at home. This . . . more
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