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Basra, Iraq: 5 Years In
5 years of military and political development and the “state” of Iraq is still fighting over control of a major city — Basra. How would it look if five years after the constitution of the United...
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New GOP War Message: Iran is Killing Americans
With the nomination for John McCain secure, the Republicans are focusing on coalescing around a common message. That message goes something like this: Iran is a threat to the stability of the occupied...
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Obama, Clinton Plan for Residual Forces
NEWS UPDATE as of 4/8: After a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington“Obama said a diplomatic initiative is needed to resolve the issues of Iran’s role in Iraq. He asked whether the status quo...
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What Petraeus Didn’t Say
From The Atlantic: A critical moment during the Petraeus/Crocker [Congressional] hearings yesterday came when the general refused to play along. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), referring to the...
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The Insanity of U.S. Intervention
The definition of insanity is often defined as something lacking reason or good sense, which is true. However, the defining characteristic of insanity that is often omitted is trying something over,...
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What’s Really Going to Happen in Iraq?
This question may turn out to be the proverbial wrench in the engine for the Obama campaign. From the NY Times: Senator Barack Obama said Thursday that he might “refine” his policies for Iraq after...
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Revisiting the Concept of National Self-Determination: Iraq and the Prospects...
Note: The following is an excerpt from my research proposal for my summer class: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Dynamics of Change. I wanted to post this to see if it could spark any...
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Nuri al-Malaki Supports Obama’s Withdrawal Plan
From Daily Kos: The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined “Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan – magazine. The story relayed how...
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Images of War
There have been over 4,000 American deaths in Iraq (and over 30,000 casualties). However, there have been very few photographs of wounded and dying soldiers released. This is due primarily to strict...
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Postmodernism and the American Embassy in Iraq
Contemporary Marxist critic Frederic Jameson, in his book Postmodernism and Consumer Society, shows through his analysis of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles how “late capitalism” has transformed...
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