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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.

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

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.

My recommendation for a solution to the Iraq conflict.

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.

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.

The area of Iraqi Kurdistan has the higher level of development among the other region in Iraq.

In a situation that has been heating up around the border of Turkey and Iraq seems to have spilled over despite the United States calling for restraint. The U.S. warned that military action might not be the best solution.

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.

This is analysis of the transitory nature of statehood.

Democrat selected president must stop the US efforts in Iraq

If it wasn't for the disgusting scale of destruction, death, and general chaotic carnage that is Iraq (circa 2007) it would be almost a pleasant and welcome distraction to be glib about the Iraq Oil Law.

After almost 8 years of War in Iraq, Capitalism rules and we can safely say that we've Won.....Or can we??

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

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.

In an effort to agree on a national oil law, Iraqis face many difficulties.

If one needed further proof that opposition to the War in Iraq is fueled by anti Vietnam War protest nostalgia, one should only consider a proposal by Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana. It is essentially the George Aiken solution. Declare victory and get out.

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.

The PKK is being accused of yesterday's bombing in southeastern Turkey, underscoring ongoing tension between Turkey, the Kurds, Iraq, and the United States.

By criticizing President Bush over the hunt for Bin Laden, and by calling for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the Democrats demonstrate that they don't understand the purpose of the war on terror or the battles that must be fought.

Heavy Metal in Baghdad is the documentry of two journalist and their trip to Baghdad to meet the members of the only heavy metal band in Iraq.

There are references to the cultivation of plants directly in water in Egyptian records dating back to the time of the New Kingdom and the "Woman-King," Pharoah Hatshepsut around 1460 BCE.

The agent of globalisation wants it all/under one umbrella/the one president Bush never carries with him

This document describes the invention of TV network Al Jazeera and why it is criticized by other countries, primarily the United States and United Kingdom.

"There simply is no excuse for Congress to postpone raising fuel economy standards."

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 Council on Foreign Relations has published a new backgrounder on the Kurdish terrorist group PKK.

Northrop gets a $730 million contract from the US in part to send radars to Turkey.

Al -Qaida is claiming to have captured U.S. soldiers in Iraqi, after thousands of U.S. soldiers searched Sunday for three Americans who were missing.

There's a parallel in their culture of death that is too close to the death squads that has been playing havoc on the world in a sick Jihad.

Differing accounts are coming out of Jodan today as news broke that the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has fallen ill.

This paper examines Robert D. Kaplan's travels through the Tartary region, as outlined in his book, Eastward to Tartary.

Study of how Soviet foreign policy grew through economic cooperation with Iran from 1945-1979. Particular emphasis is shifted away from Cold War stances and upon nation to nation growth.

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

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.

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.

A suicide bomber drove a truck containing explosives into an Iraqi army checkpoint in Iskandariyah, a village south of Baghdad, according to the New York Times.

"Persian" and "Iranian" are often interchangeable in American discourse, but 49% of the Iranian population is not ethnically Persian.

On Tuesday, a bomb blast outside of a Turkish shopping mall in its capital city of Ankara killed at least five people and wounded at least 60.

Also Saturday, the U.S. command reported five more American soldiers were killed, all but one the day before. One soldier was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad, the military said.

There are many terror groups to fear in the twenty-first century but some of the old ones are still here ready to kill thousands to make their point.

Turkey is a fiercely secular republic and a predominantly Muslim country. The marriage of these two facets makes for high drama in Istanbul as the July 22nd elections approac.

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.

There are so many explanations for the high cost of gas. What's really going on and how can we stop it? Here's the nitty gritty on who's feathering their nest with big oil bucks.

A four-part history of terror groups that made unlikely alliances in their personal war against Western civilization.

An unfeasible and somewhat crazy solution which would yield peace in the Middle East.

An analyzation of the geopolitical significance of oil's extinction.

A look at why many of Marx's arguments, made over 150 years ago ab out the problems between the working class poor and capitalism are as valid today as they were in the 1800s

Review of the stumble upon toolbar.

Humor: The weathermans rise to fame

"The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell," by John Crawford is a soldier's gritty account of the War in Iraq through a series of short stories. It is a must-read for anyone wanting a better understanding of what American soldiers experience.

According to Reporters without Borders, Naji's death, added to the list of reporters killed in the current Iraq war, brings the total to 95.

General Ray Odierno took over military command in Iraq on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 in a ceremony inside one of Saddam Hussein's old presidential palaces outside Baghdad. What can Odierno expect to accomplish in a much quieter but dangerous Iraq?

Slowly, very slowly, Thomas Staskal is coming to grips with things he saw and did in Iraq. He is depressed, anxiety-prone and has an acute fear of crowds.

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.

The Defense Department announced last week that the Third Infantry Division, headquartered in Fort Stewart, Georgia, will deploy to Iraq three months sooner than originally scheduled.

It's smart of Sesame Street to keep some of their examinations of dark realities in a separate DVD series. The war in Iraq is one of them with Elmo's dad coming home from Iraq, dealing with war injuries and hence "Sesame" setting a stunning precedent...

The report of the Iraq Study Group is the kind of mush that results when a group of people of disparate views and abilities strive to arrive at consensus rather than something akin to common sense.

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?

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.

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?

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.

Everyone gets orders in the military which can be unsavory, regardless your rank. In order to get promoted, one needs to be "successful." Officers are responsible for the success of the mission....its all a mix for disaster in Iraq.

It is pointless to spend energy in discussing how this country embarked on the war in Iraq, whether through ineptitude, malice or low testosterone, it is up to the Iraqi people to earn their own freedom.

We are engaged in what seems like a never-ending struggle in Iraq. There is no definitive exit strategy. The assumption that "killing the enemy" is a means to an end is faulty and will only lead to further aggression and bloodshed.

Hashed over and ignored by the popular media, Sunni Insurgent Groups are turning on al-Qaeda in Iraq, creating an atmosphere of mistrust and disassembling the violent group piece by piece.

This piece illustrates the urgency of one American searching for a way out of Iraq. In most cases timetables and war don't mix, but the current U.S. situation in Iraq may be an exception.

Almost 4,000 US Soldiers have now been killed in Iraq. Are their deaths worth it? Or were they, like I believe, lied to and murdered by a United States President who was only out for his own gain.

An article for those who don't feel they know enough about our situation in the Iraq war.

An editorial on Jenna Bush's statement about her feelings toward the war in Iraq.

Have we slipped into some alternate universe where the Iraq invasion and occupation never happened? One would think so considering the almost complete lack of attention given to it lately. This article revisits the lies that got us there.

Omaha Nebraska was one of many places around the U.S. that protested the war in Iraq on March 19. The protest included signs on a footbridge overlooking Dodge Street and speakers

There are many who speak with authority, credibility and conviction about the dereliction and gross mismanagement that has highlighted the Bush administration, especially with regard to the Iraq War, but none so scathingly and pointed as Peter W. Galbraith.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq hoped that the chaos and disorder of Iraq would be a perfect opportunity to re-establish a Taliban style regime in a Muslim nation, and are finding the task even more difficult than America's own attempts at rebuilding.

There is an underline direction we are heading in Iraq. As quoted from a family member " I am sick of this, the Generals are making money while we(the soliders) are dying."

The impact the war in Iraq has had on military personnel and their family and friends

The September report on how well or how weakly the USA is doing its job in Iraq is a hot topic for the whole country.

An Oklahoma community has said goodbye to two of the 4,144 U.S. servicemen killed in the Iraq conflict.

Military women in Iraq also suffer Post Traumatic Stress like men, perhaps even more so. Iraq needs better solutions than constant war and killing.

Research by assistant professor Patricia L. Sullivan, of UGA's School of Public and International Affairs gives the U.S. a 26% chance of victory in Iraq.

There hasn't been a peep about the gaming industry in regards to the War in Iraq. But the gaming industry and the United States Army have been working together for the last several years.

Bush will announce a plan to send 9,000 or more soldiers to Iraq. Our presence has done nothing but make the situation worse. Adding troops will give Iraqis an excuse not to stand on their own.

Former Iraq President Saddam Hussein Dead

It's official: More Americans have now died in Iraq than died as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

A case made for why the country of Iraq was much better off under Saddam, and why the release and empowerment of Saddam would bring about an end to the hostilities in Iraq.

It is time to start thinking about what you read about Iraq in the news for yourself.

Of course this time of year, other than holiday topics Iraq and our troops over there is still one of the hottest topics. Many want the troops home immediately, but here is why that isn't logical.

While the President prepares to unveil his new Iraq strategy to the country, we as a nation should take the time to listen to what our military leaders are telling us about the war.

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

It was lies that got the US into Iraq and more lies are keeping us there.

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

Today, Wednesday the 10th of January, The View welcomed back Barbara Walters. She joined the three other regular co-hosts Joy Behart, Rosie O'Donnell, and Elisabeth Hasselback to discuss, among other issues, the war in Iraq.

The President addressed the Nation and takes action...

Time and experience has given DeWayne Browning a unique insight to the wars in Iraq and Vietnam. He served in both as a helicopter pilot.