Topic: Iraq War

How to Write an Iraq War Apologia

Associated Press

The Iraq war contributed many things to our culture, like enhanced interrogation techniques, axis of evil, zip-cuffs, YouTubes of soldiers dancing to Ke$ha, and the anniversary ritual of the Iraq War Apology.

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 19, 2013

The Invasion of Iraq, in 7 GIFs the World Has Never Seen

Crusty old reporters like to complain that the Internet, Twitter, memes, GIFs, and whatever are ruining journalism and America. But when you look back at, say, the invasion of Iraq, it's hard not to think the country could have benefitted from a little mass mockery to puncture the madness.  

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 19, 2013

Lindsey Graham Wants Ground Troops in Syria to Deal with WMDs

The South Carolina senator called for U.S. troops to secure weapons of mass destruction sites in Syria on Tuesday, the eve of the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion he supported. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 19, 2013

Team Iraqi Freedom: Where Are They Now?

The Iraq War did not go as planned — not for Iraq, not for the United States, and not for the careers of the people who told us it'd be such a great idea to go. Let's catch up with the folks who brought us there a decade ago today.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 18, 2013

Karl Rove's History of Bad Advice Is Haunting the GOP

As the Republican party continues to re-evaluate itself this week, Rove's role is looking increasingly dangerous when you compare his predictions to the facts on gay marriage, the Iraq war, the 2012 election, and more.

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By Philip Bump

Mar 18, 2013

The Iraq War Anniversary Is Prompting a Flood of Reflection, Except from the Media

The 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War  this Wednesday may be the last opportunity for reflection, told-you-sos, revisionism, and apologies — a flood of which have been released over the past few days. With one notable exception: The news media has been largely silent on the role it played.

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By J.K. Trotter

Feb 12, 2013

Stat of the Day

With Obama's Plan, 32,000 Troops Would Remain in Afghanistan in 2014

Halving the number of troops deployed is certainly welcome news for the military — but tonight's State of the Union promise won't resolve the much thornier question of how, and when, to fully extract ourselves from Afghanistan.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 1, 2013

If McCain Sinks Hagel, It Will Definitely Be Personal

Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of Defense did not go well, but if he fails to get the job, it won't be because of some deeply held foreign-policy principle. And the best evidence rests with one man: John McCain.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 29, 2013

The Most Inspiring Things About Quadruple Amputee Brendan Marrocco

The first solider to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has been live-tweeting his recovery from a Baltimore hospital room. Here's what we know about him so far — aside from the fact that he is, you know, amazing.

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By Connor Simpson

May 28, 2012

Tony Blair Can't Escape the Iraq War

A man was able to break into Tony Blair's session with the Leveson Inquiry on Monday and accuse him of committing war crimes in Iraq and getting paid millions of dollars by JPMorgan Chase.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 18, 2012

Iraq Is Still a Threat to National Security, According to Obama

In a Friday memo that trumps all other Friday memos, President Obama has told Congress that there are still threats in Iraq and has renewed the executive order of "national emergency with respect to Iraq for one more year."

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 4, 2012

It's Global War on Terror Reunion Week

In some flea markets and T-shirt stores you occasionally see the image of George W. Bush above a caption that reads, "Miss me yet?"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 27, 2012

Poll Watch

Americans Didn't Notice the Etch A Sketch Moment

Two polls show the 2012 election campaign in a curious moment: the candidates are talking about one thing few voters noticed -- who's more like an Etch A Sketch -- and not talking about one thing voters are upset about, the Afghanistan war. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter. 

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By Eric Randall

Feb 22, 2012

Scott Ritter Would Prefer You Keep Focusing on Iraq, Not Him

The New York Times Magazine's Matt Bai has a new story featuring an in depth interview with Scott Ritter, the U.N. weapons inspector who loudly questioned our reasons for entering the Iraq War and who was later convicted in an underage sex sting.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 25, 2012

Marine Convicted In Haditha Massacre Gets No Jail Time

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich,  the only Marine convicted of a crime for his role in the killing of two dozen civilians in Iraq in 2005, will not go to jail after a plea deal dropped all of the most serious charges against him.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 21, 2011

Cartoon

We Did Find a Weapon of Mass Destruction in Iraq

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on the end of the Iraq War.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 15, 2011

The Iraq War Is Over But No One's Kissing in the Streets

"In vain" is a phrase a lot of politicians have used since we invaded Iraq in 2003, always to reassure us that soldiers had not died that way.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 15, 2011

The Iraq War Is Officially Over

Marines lowered the American flag in Baghdad today, symbolically marking the end of the United State's military intervention in Iraq. 

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By Dino Grandoni

Dec 14, 2011

Obama Marks End of Iraq War: 'Welcome Home'

To mark the official, for-real-this-time end of the war in Iraq, President Obama delivered a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C. today in front of thousands of troops.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 25, 2011

Storybook Endings Don't Happen in Iraq

Cartoonist Tom Toles on Iraq

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 21, 2011

For G.O.P Saying Goodbye to Iraq Is Hard to Do

Eight years into a grueling, dispiriting conflict that has torn a nation asunder, with countrymen attacking countrymen as traitors, the end seems almost incomprehensible.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 17, 2011

Herman Cain Doesn't Know What a Neoconservative Is

He seems to have skipped out on a decade's worth of controversial debate over the Iraq war

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 14, 2011

How the Bush Administration Fought Off Body Bag Reports

Nevertheless, the Coalition Provisional Authority was pretty annoyed

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 28, 2011

The Foreign Service Officer Who Rants Against the State Department

Peter Van Buren says he's being punished for linking to a WikiLeaks document

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 20, 2011

America's Shrinking Military Footprint in Iraq and Pakistan

The U.S. is slashing troop levels in both countries

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 1, 2011

The Other Side of the Casualty-Free Month for U.S. in Iraq

The security situation for Iraqis is still perilous

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

These Dueling Cheney-Condi Memoirs Should Please Obama

Their catfight reminds voters of President Bush

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Dick Cheney Psyched for 'Heads Exploding All Over Washington'

New book reveals how Bush leaned on him for decision to bomb Saddam Hussein

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 8, 2011

Al Qaeda Begs Sunni Awakening to Switch Sides Again

Addresses former fighters saying they're "able to see us but we were not able to see you"

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By John Hudson

Jun 16, 2011

Bush-Era Spy Says White House Tried to Smear Juan Cole

Did the Bush White House go after a blogger critical of the Iraq War

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 4, 2011

John Ashcroft Now in Charge of Blackwater's Ethics

The notorious private contractor is still in the market for government contracts

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By Ujala Sehgal

May 1, 2011

Eight Years Ago, Bush Declared 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq

A look back at the media's naive coverage of the conflict

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