Tag: Iraq
Iraq War Was Not Worth the Cost; Don’t Repeat the Error
by admin on Dec.15, 2011, under News
COMMENTARY | The war in Iraq is officially over. Our troops are coming home in vast numbers. The conflict lasted almost nine years and carried tremendous cost. The important question to ask is, “Was it worth it?”
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Panetta Congratulates Iraq War Vet J.R. Martinez on ‘DWTS’ Win
by admin on Nov.27, 2011, under News
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta phoned Iraq War vet J.R. Martinez to congratulate him on his “Dancing With the Stars” win earlier this week and called him a “testament of the strength and resilience of our wounded warriors,” a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
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Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez now ‘Dancing’ champ
by admin on Nov.24, 2011, under News
J.R. Martinez started out as the least-known member of the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, but as the season went on, America fell in love with the 28-year-old soldier-turned-soap opera star.
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Occupy Oakland protesters regroup – Iraq vet hurt
by admin on Oct.27, 2011, under News
Seeking to cool the violent tone set by Tuesday night’s street clashes with Occupy Oakland protesters, police pulled down barricades Wednesday near City Hall, dramatically reduced their presence and said they would…
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Obama: America’s war in Iraq will be over
by admin on Oct.22, 2011, under News
President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end.
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War in Iraq to end
by admin on Oct.22, 2011, under News
WASHINGTON — America’s long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year’s end and all U.S. troops “will definitely be home for the holidays,” President Barack Obama declared Friday.Stretching more than eight years, the war cost the United …
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Obama announces total Iraq troop withdrawal
by admin on Oct.21, 2011, under News
President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end.
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