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Petraeus – What Goes Unsaid

Petraeus – What Goes Unsaid

What Crocker and Petraeus Didn’t Say – CommonDreams.org The Iraq Study Group Implementation Act of 2007 Pentagon Slides Shows 50,000 US troops still in Iraq in 2011 Mission Accomplished? Nope CNN Poll: September Iraq Report Irrelevant To Views of War An overwhelming majority of Iraqis believe that security has deteriorated across the country, despite the US military surge, according to an opinion poll carried out in all 18 provinces. Despite Bush’s repeated statements that the report will reflect evaluations by…

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Take Action to Oppose Iraq Escalation

Take Action to Oppose Iraq Escalation

“Everything we do here is on the defense. Any troops increase over here – they will just be more sitting ducks, more targets.” – Army Sergeant Ronn Cantu, serving his second tour in Iraq. Get informed, and take action to oppose escalation in Iraq. The war – it isn’t “really” a war, and yet Bush has assumed war powers – is wrong. No “surge” of troops, no bloody sacrificial sop to Bush’s pride can be acceptable to informed Americans. Sign…

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Least Immoral Choice in Iraq

Least Immoral Choice in Iraq

We still haven’t heard an answer to the basic question: for what “noble cause” have we invaded Iraq? Are we in Iraq just to secure the oil for the energy companies that get so much support of every kind from the US government? Not to be a party pooper or anything, but what about the death and pain and chaos and suffering? What is the reason for the sacrifices of U.S. and other allied soldiers? What is the justification for…

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