Tag: iraq
member name: Gather Editorial Team
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April 09, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
Today marks the four-year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to U.S. and Coalition forces, but most Iraqis are not celebrating. In fact, Shiites are protesting today… telling American forces . . .
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June 21, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --
According to the U.S. Military Officials, in the past two days 12 Soldiers and two Marines have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The worst attack happening when a roadside bomb struck a military . . .
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December 26, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
President Bush announced last week his intention to increase the size of the U.S. Army and Marines, and is awaiting recommendations from new Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how to best go about doing . . .
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November 22, 2006 07:13 AM EST --
Gather members are largely against the reinstatement of a military draft.
See the results of previous polls by joining the . . .
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June 04, 2007 11:29 AM EDT --
The eight candidates vying for the White House took to the stage in New Hampshire last night. The sometimes contentious debate dealt with immigration, health care, terrorism, gay marriage and genocide . . .
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November 12, 2006 08:47 PM EST --
Few believe that the execution of Saddam Hussein will bring an abatement of strife between Iraqis.
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November 20, 2006 12:38 AM EST --
Representative Charles Rangel, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Sunday that he will introduce a measure to activate a military draft when the new Congress convenes . . .
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November 15, 2006 02:12 PM EST --
Rumsfeld resigned the day after the election. Gather poll-takers did not think an earlier resignation would have helped the Republicans retain power.
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January 19, 2007 10:38 AM EST --
The New York Times reported that $1.2 trillion has been spend on the iraq War so far, when you include direct and indirect costs. Gather members were divided in how they might have spent that money, but . . .
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March 30, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
Some of the 15 detained British military personnel appeared on Iranian Television overnight. One of the hostages confessed and apologized for trespassing into Iranian waters. Others said they were being . . .
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March 19, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Four years ago today, the United States and its coalition partners unleashed missiles and bombs on Iraqi targets officially beginning the War in Iraq. Back then, most Americans supported the effort. . . .
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April 02, 2006 09:22 PM EDT --
Over the weekend, Condoleeza Rice got flack in London for the war in Iraq. She admitted "thousands of tactical errors" in the war being waged in the Middle East. With admitted mishaps and 3 years . . .
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November 29, 2006 08:13 AM EST --
Three quarters of Gather members think a civil war in Iraq warrants a faster exit.
Gather posts the results of its daily poll to Gather . . .
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December 14, 2006 08:59 AM EST --
Gather members overwhelmingly believe that President Bush should adopt the recommendation presented in the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group report.
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December 06, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
On Wednesday the Iraq Study Group, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton, released their much-anticipated report to President Bush and the public (“Iraq Study Group: Change Iraq strategy now”). . . .
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June 08, 2006 08:50 AM EDT --
This morning at 7:30am EDT, President Bush announced that Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed by a US air strike near Baquba, a cause for much celebration by all involved in the fight against al Qaeda . . .
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October 23, 2006 09:19 PM EDT --
With eight days left in the month, October has already become the deadliest month yet in 2006 for U.S. forces in Iraq. Eighty-nine American soldiers have been killed, and 2,300 have died since 2003. . . .
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April 14, 2006 10:27 AM EDT --
Six retired generals, some of whom served in the current Iraq war, are calling for Donald Rumsfeld to resign his post at the Pentagon. They claim he mismanaged the war, and micro-manages operations. They . . .
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November 01, 2006 11:18 PM EST --
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has become the center of criticism from Republicans and some Democrats because of remarks he made while stumping for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides . . .
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January 12, 2007 09:21 AM EST --
Gather members are largely unimpressed with President Bush speech on Iraq on Wednesday night. Two-third of Gather members were hoping for some modeerate to major annoucement about troop withdrawals -- . . .
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