Tag: iraq war
member name: Gather Editorial Team
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June 21, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --
According to the U.S. Military Officials, in the past two days 12 Soldiers and two Marines have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The worst attack happening when a roadside bomb struck a military . . . more
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April 09, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
Today marks the four-year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S. and Coalition forces, but most Iraqis are not celebrating. In fact, Shiites are protesting today… telling American forces . . . more
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April 02, 2006 09:22 PM EDT --
Over the weekend, Condoleeza Rice got flack in London for the war in Iraq. She admitted "thousands of tactical errors" in the war being waged in the Middle East. With admitted mishaps and 3 years . . . more
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April 14, 2006 10:27 AM EDT --
Six retired generals, some of whom served in the current Iraq war, are calling for Donald Rumsfeld to resign his post at the Pentagon. They claim he mismanaged the war, and micro-manages operations. They . . . more
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April 24, 2006 07:06 AM EDT --
In a 60 Minutes interview on CBS last night, the retired highest-ranking CIA officer in Europe, Tyler Drumheller, said that the Bush administration "chose to ignore" evidence that there were . . . more
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June 08, 2006 08:50 AM EDT --
This morning at 7:30am EDT, President Bush announced that Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed by a US air strike near Baquba, a cause for much celebration by all involved in the fight against al Qaeda . . . more
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October 13, 2006 12:17 AM EDT --
With the Midterm elections now less than 4 weeks away, the Republican Party continues to weather the "perfect storm" of scandal and exposé. The Mark Foley scandal continues to dominate . . . more
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March 05, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
Once considered the crown jewel of American veteran hospitals, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has fallen into what is being described as a “rat-invested, dilapidated state of disgrace”. . . . more
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March 19, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Four years ago today, the United States and its coalition partners unleashed missiles and bombs on Iraqi targets officially beginning the War in Iraq. Back then, most Americans supported the effort. . . . more
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October 23, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
With eight days left in the month, October has already become the deadliest month yet in 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. Eighty-nine American soldiers have been killed, and 2,300 have died since 2003. . . . more
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . . more
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December 26, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
President Bush announced last week his intention to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines, and is awaiting recommendations from new Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how to best go about doing . . . more
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November 29, 2006 08:13 AM EST --
Three quarters of Gather members think a civil war in Iraq warrants a faster exit.
Gather posts the results of its daily poll to Gather . . . more
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January 19, 2007 10:38 AM EST --
The New York Times reported that $1.2 trillion has been spend on the iraq War so far, when you include direct and indirect costs. Gather members were divided in how they might have spent that money, but . . . more
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January 03, 2007 05:59 PM EST --
Last week marked the execution of one of the world’s most notorious dictators of the past three decades – Saddam Hussein. The former Iraqi President was hung by the Iraqi government before . . . more
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December 06, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
On Wednesday the Iraq Study Group, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton, released their much-anticipated report to President Bush and the public (“Iraq Study Group: Change Iraq strategy now”). . . . more
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January 09, 2007 01:07 PM EST --
On Wednesday evening, President Bush will address the nation, outlining his “new way forward” in Iraq. The centerpiece of his new strategy is widely expected to be a temporary troop surge . . . more
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January 11, 2007 01:34 AM EST --
Perhaps the most poorly kept secret in Washington this week was confirmed by President Bush Wednesday night: that he intends to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq in order to calm the insurgency . . . more
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November 01, 2006 11:18 PM EST --
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has become the center of criticism from Republicans and some Democrats because of remarks he made while stumping for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides . . . more
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November 08, 2006 02:03 PM EST --
President Bush announced Wednesday afternoon that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will resign his post, to be replaced by former CIA Director Robert Gates ("Rumsfeld quitting as defense secretary"). . . . more
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