Tag: war in iraq
member name: Gather Editorial Team
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November 22, 2006 07:13 AM EST --
Gather members are largely against the reinstatement of a military draft.
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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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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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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 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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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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February 26, 2006 05:37 PM EST --
A mentor once advised, "if you are paranoid and smart, you are probably right". With Iraq on the brink of Civil War, and terrorists holding hostage one of our own, are we right in thinking that . . .
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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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August 22, 2006 09:18 AM EDT --
While Saddam Hussein stands trial on charges of genocide, Iraq's turmoil continues to escalate. President Bush said he was concerned about talk of a civil war at a news conference Monday, but said . . .
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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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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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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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November 28, 2006 12:54 AM EST --
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a press conference Monday that unless conditions on the ground in Iraq change drastically, “we could be [in a civil war]. In fact we are almost there.” . . .
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October 13, 2006 12:17 AM EDT --
With the Midterm elections now less than 4 weeks away, the Republican Party continues to weather the "perfect storm" of scandal and exposé. The Mark Foley scandal continues to dominate . . .
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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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November 08, 2006 02:03 PM EST --
President Bush announced Wednesday afternoon that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will resign his post, to be replaced by former CIA Director Robert Gates ("Rumsfeld quitting as defense secretary"). . . .
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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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January 03, 2007 05:59 PM EST --
Last week marked the execution of one of the world’s most notorious dictators of the past three decades – Saddam Hussein. The former Iraqi President was hung by the Iraqi government before . . .
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November 14, 2006 01:01 AM EST --
Last week's Democratic victory and the subsequent announcement that Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down as Defense Secretary have caused a stir in Washington. Speculation is that President George W. Bush . . .
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November 16, 2006 11:59 PM EST --
General John Abizaid, the commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to address concerns about progress in the Iraq War ("Top . . .
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