Georgia's president said Friday he is bringing home the 2,000 troops it had stationed in Iraq. That is a significant blow to coalition forces because Georgia was the third-largest contributor of troops behind Britain and the U.S. Apart from that,
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Embedding anthropologists with US military in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is both praised and derided by academics as violating a social scientist's basic pledge: to do no harm.
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Behind the smokescreens and dubious claims that the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) has been propagandizing to stabilize Iraq against insurgency, to help establish a democratic government, and to provide security for the Iraqi civilians the U.S.
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The just war doctrine has three possible justifications: 1. Self-Defense. 2. Helping another sovereign nation that has been invaded. 3. Extreme necessity. It's important to understand that even if one were to ascribe to that doctrine, the invasion
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The Iranian influence has been very, very harmful to Iraq. There is absolutely no question that Iranians are funding, arming, training, and even in some cases, directing the activities of extremists and militia elements. It's more than
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Iraq is a resource rich country – not just rich in petroleum, but in mineral wealth, agricultural capacity, and most importantly, human capital. It is a highly literate population compared to other developing economies, and has many skilled
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The languages spoken in the Republic of Iraq are Arabic, Kurdish, the recognized regional languages are Aramaic and Turkmen. However the official language is Arabic and Kurdish.
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"I sent American troops to Iraq to defend our security, not to stay as an occupying power. I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way. As they do,
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By Linda Milazzo Other than 2002 Nobel Prize Laureate, Jimmy Carter, no American politician has spoken honestly about Israel's occupation of Palestine. No American politician has addressed Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians. Not because the
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