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While it is frequently helpful, even necessary, to have deadlines, it is generally unwise to emphasize the deadline over the quality of the work. Nevertheless, this is precisely what the Bush administration is doing in Iraq.

Newscaster Bob Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bomb blast, while on assignment in Iraq. He is back to tell his story, and to speak out for the Iraq War veterans with traumatic brain injury, who are not getting the care they need to recover.

There's an old saying, "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." This book, Iraq War, attempts to provide a fair, balanced account of the events leading up to the Iraq War, the War itself, and its aftermath, up to late 2004. A good introduction.

WMD LETHAL GAS USED ON KURDISH CIVILIANS. This will happen again if we abandon the Kurds. I pray we do not turn a deaf ear to these people. Protect these people and let them be a monument for the blood and treasure we have spent in Iraq.

With escalating violence in Iraq, many believe it is time to consider US withdrawal. What is the best course of action for the US to pursue as it approaches this question? This paper highlights three options, and the pros and cons of each.

My recommendation for a solution to the Iraq conflict.

We have now been in Iraq for 2 and a half years. The time is coming that the war will need to end, and soon. Calls are being made for withdrawal of troops, and it seems that the time to seriously start making a withdrawal is coming.

Even after so much reporting of the so-called insurgency, many Americans still have basic questions about what's happening. Who are the insurgents and what do they want? Are the Americans or the new Iraqi government able to give them what they want?

The Iraq war is a big problem in the America. But I believe we need to listen to the Iraqis and leave their land. We need to seek the face of God and end this war. It is too absurd. America in it's arroagnce need to admit that it's wrong.

Howard Zinn, the author of "A People's Hisory of the United States", is a passionate opponent of American intervention in foreign countries. A harsh critic of the War in Iraq, Zinn himself is the subject of harsh criticism from the right and from liberals.

No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t

Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can the United States prevail in the Iraq conflict?

Wyoming soldier serving second tour of duty in Iraq finds Kurdish Iraqis friendly and pro-US.

Has a conventional army ever defeated a guerilla-structured insurgency? Has America learned its lessons from the Viet Nam conflict? Can America succeed in the Iraq conflict?

As Iraq lurches toward civil war, the Pentagon has once again re-branded America's involvement there and in Afghanistan. This time, however, the new language sets the US up for an open-ended conflict.

So what's the solution? Keep U.S. troops there for another ten years? There's even talk of dividing Iraq into three separate countries now, which is not acceptable to anyone who doesn't want this effort lost.

The War in Iraq is in the minds of many, and Americans are looking forward to the end of this war; but where will that leave the people of Iraq? Will they take kindly to a new form of Government?

The US needs the Kurds to keep northern Iraq stable. The US also needs to Turkey as a base from which to launch air missions. The Kurds, however, continue their war for indepence from Turkey to the chagrin of the whole world.

Signs that Afghanistan is headed down the same bloddy road as Iraq.

Before calling for a premature withdrawal from Iraq, our elected officials should frankly discuss the potential consequences of such a move.

A brief look at the Kurds, a Sunni Muslim group living in the middle east that have been fighting for a country of their own since the early 1900's. An explanation, their history, why their claim is valid.

The Kurds evolution from being persecuted under the rule of Saddam to the first successful democracy in Iraq, although not a flawless transition they are now a free people.

Unilateral moves toward independence by Iraq's Kurds create significant problems for the United States in its quest for a peaceful and stable Middle East.

The Shiites and Kurds are pushing for the division of Iraq into three autonomous regions: a Kurdish north, a Shiite south, and a Sunni west. This arrangement would give Iraqi oil to the Kurds and Shiites while leaving the Sunnis out in the cold.

The PKK, the Turkish and American governments have all become entangled in a dangerous game of international tension. As an American living among Turks and Kurds in Turkey, its hard not to be a little nervous.

Nobody has talked much about the one misconception in the entire ordeal.

Now history is repeating in Nepal. The rebel leaders are going in the path Hitler took, the path not directed by reason but solely lead by hate, thirst for the absolute power and the belief that whoever has gun has the authority to do anything.

Now that Democrats have control of Congress, what is the plan for Iraq? Given the disunity of the Democratic Party over the war, we can probably expect the status quo until the ISG report is released and studied.

There is no solution that will produce 100% satisfaction with the Iraqi people. What Iraqis need is the best alternative: something that will produce the greatest amount of satisfaction for Iraqis as a whole. This article will outline one possible alternative.

Iraq is on the brink of either getting a handle on security or of plunging into more chaos if the insurgencies become more politicized or if Jihad becomes more vicious.

Article discusses the role of the internet in the Iraq War

The Iraq War: the Larger Picture

Studies suggest that media coverage of the Iraq War and 2008 presidential elections are not meeting the needs of the American public

Everyone has different views about what is important come election time. Certainly, health care reform and the Iraq war top most of these lists. Which of these two issues should you consider the most important when election time rolls around?

People understandably desperate to get their kids out of harm's way in the Iraq War are missing three important points in demanding withdrawal.

"Iraq Decoded," written by Dr. Jabbar Fazeli, fully explains the Iraq War in a way Americans can really understand and relate to. Dr. Fazeli has also sent the book to many American politicians.

How Western movies influenced George W. Bush's decision on the Iraq War.

The thoughts of a returning Iraq War Veteran.

The Iraq War is not about installing a democracy or "fighting terror." It is about privatizing war and war profiteering.

"Dark Horse" candidate continues to set himself apart from the pack with his views on the Iraq War

One person's opinion on political labels and the Iraq war

There has been endless debate on whether or not the US going to war in Iraq was justified. The most objective way to determine if the Iraq war was justified is to compare it to a war that had broad support from nearly all nations: the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Iraq war veterans suffer from PTSD in record numbers and not enough of them are receiving treatment.

As a result of the Iraq War, many U.S. soldiers are now being diagnosed with Poly-trauma Syndrome.

The Iraq war is not acceptable. Iraqis support are far from attainable. The bondage we will get into is not breakable , so lets end this war and brings our troops home.

Denzel Washington may not be serving in the Iraq War, but he certainly wants to make the movie of a lifetime to show people what the war is like from a soldier's eyes. It may be Washington's way of helping fight the War on Terrorism.

The Iraq War

The Iraq War protests were my first. I had started reading about the strife of the Vietnam War years some time earlier but still had a superficial understanding of the role of anti-war protestors.

The economic and emotional effect of the Iraq war on the home front is immense, and the full scope of it may not be clear for years to come. What we do know about both aspects make it clear that the deployment of our troops must come to an end sooner rather than later.