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The U.S. preemptive invasion of Iraq was substantial in multiple ways. The U.S. invasion of Iraq solidified the Bush Doctrine of preemptive war, or attacking countries based on a real or perceived threat of future violence on their part. This is seen by many both domestically and worldwide as a dangerous pretense for full-scale war and escalation of conflicts. The War in Iraq has been a huge detriment to the standing of the United ...
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By Diana West GCC/Staff Dec. 18, 2009 The main reason the “surge” in Afghanistan is on is because the conventional wisdom tells us the “surge” in Iraq “worked.” The problem is, the Iraq surge did not work. Yes, the U.S. military perfectly executed its share of the strategy – the restoration of some semblance of calm to blood-gushing Mesopotamian society – but that was only Step One. The end-goal of the surge strategy, Step ...
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December 19, 2009 Iraqi talks - U.S. to Extend the Protection of Iraq's Oil Revenues Washington announced its readiness to participate investigations of recent bombings بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning Discuss Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed al-Haj Hammoud, with Jeffrey D. Feltman, Deputy Secretary of State for Near Eastern affairs, ways to extend protection to Iraq's oil revenues At a time when ...
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Iraq demanded on Friday that Iran immediately withdraw its soldiers from a disputed oilfield on the two countries' border, but Tehran denied any incursion. Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said 11 Iranian soldiers had taken control of the Fakka oilfield in a remote desert area of southeastern Iraq, in a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty ." "Iraq demands the immediate withdrawal from well No. 4 and the Fakka oilfield, which belongs to ...
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We don't hear all that much about Iraq these days, do we? The war almost tore apart this country. Public anger sent George W. Bush's approval ratings plummeting. And outrage over losses helped elect anti-Iraq-war candidate Barack Obama. But Iraq is hardly in the news anymore. That seems odd, given there are still 120,000 U.S. troops there. So, why the silence? In short, Americans are not dying in Iraq as they were from 2006 to ...
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BBC News - Iraq asks Iran to withdraw troops from oil field
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Iraq has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Iranian troops who it says have crossed into Iraqi territory and taken control of an oil well. An Iraqi government spokesman condemned the alleged incursion but said Baghdad was committed to resolving the issue by diplomatic means. The Iraqis say 11 Iranian soldiers were involved and that they had raised the Iranian flag over the Fakkah oil field. The National Iranian Oil Company denied that ...
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Iraq Soldiers from Iran allegedly raid oil field The Iraqi government on Friday condemned a reported cross-border raid by Iranian soldiers who allegedly raised their flag at the Fakka oil field in Iraq's Maysan province. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh called it a transgression on Iraq's sovereignty and said a formal written protest would be filed with Iran's ambassador in Baghdad. Iraqi military officials said the Iranians stayed ...
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On December 1, 2009, at the United States Military Academy at West Point, President Barack Obama announced his long-deliberated strategy for fighting the war in Afghanistan. Ultimately, Obama's decision could make or break his presidency. Less than one hour after the President's speech, on December 7, 2009, the date of an indelible war memory in the United States, Obama met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White ...
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By Matt Phillips Crude futures are up 2.2% following reports that Iranian troops crossed the Iraqi border and took control of an oil field in southeastern Iraq. An official of the state-owned South Oil Company in told Agence France Presse that Iranian forces took control of Well 4 in the Fauqa Field, part of a cluster of fields Iraq unsuccessfully put up for auction to oil majors in June. The field has estimated reserves of 1.55 million ...
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20 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World
BAGHDAD -- Iranian soldiers briefly took control of an oil field Friday near the border in southern Iraq in an incident that Iraqi officials called a The Iranian troops took down an Iraqi flag that flew at the Fakka oil field and replaced it with an Iranian one, according to Gen. Habib al-Hussaini, who commands the Iraqi army division responsible for the area. They stayed for a few hours, and then they left, Hussaini said in a telephone ...
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