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US and Iraq Agree On Troop Cuts
Its about time that our administration made a plan to get out of this mess. I have to say that I am a little worried about a withdrawal from Iraq, as much as I want it to happen. Though I suppose that they could be...Cambodia, Thailand deploy troops to disputed border
The border standoff between Cambodia and Thailand deepened after Thai protesters crossed into Cambodia on Tuesday to visit the temple and were briefly detained. Their arrest sparked off the row and now both countries have deployed large armed troops. ...Obama to target sanctuaries in tribal areas in Pakistan
Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama will attempt to exterminate the tribal sanctuaries in Pakistan and shift focus from Iraq to other areas."White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday promised to shift the “single-minded” US focus on Iraq to a...Bush halts Iraq troop cuts but shortens tours
President George Bush did make a statement on the Iraq war today, but it was not the statement many wanted to hear.He will leave the Iraq war as his legacy to his successor when he does step down."President George W....
Australian PM commits to Afghanistan; rules out troop increase
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has committed his country to "the long haul" in the battle against terrorism in Afghanistan while saying that Australia's current troop strength in the war-torn country will... Bush to back Ukraine's Nato hopes
As expected, George Bush will back Ukraine and Georgia's bid to join the North American Treaty Organisation."US President George W Bush is set to offer backing to Ukraine's membership of Nato as he starts a visit to... The War in Iraq: 5 Years Later
Unhappy 5th Birthday, Iraq War!The Iraq War is turning 5 this week and, with nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers already killed, billions of dollars being spent every minute to maintain it, few prospects of soldiers returning... Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...
" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...Canada extends Afghan mission
Canada's House of Commons voted today to extend their mission in Afghanistan until 2011. However, they did situplate that NATO has to send reinforcements to Kandahar province." Most of Canada's 2,500 troops in...Medicare Part D Plans Not Meeting Requirements for Tracking TrOOP Costs
On December 17, 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General released a report indicating that Medicare Part D plans have not met all requirements for tracking beneficiaries' true out-of-pocket costs.Turkish troops killed in PKK clash
Kurdish fighters have killed 13 Turkish soldiers in a clash in Turkey's southeast, and troops responded by shelling an area near the Iraqi border, according to the military.UK plans to pull 1,000 troops from Iraq
"Britain's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Iraq by year's end, and Iraq said it will take over security from British forces in the southern Basra province within two months. Prime Minister Gordon Brown was on an unannounced...Civilian killings in Iraq plunge in Sept - govt data
"The previous lowest monthly total during the "surge" was in June -- the month when the U.S. troop buildup came into full effect with the last of five extra brigades being deployed -- when 1,227 Iraqis were... Shifting Sands: U.S. Winning Iraq War
NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His analysis comes from actual
experience The U.S. led military surge operations appear to be working. That is... Democrats lose again
Another attempt by Democrats to micro manage the war has failed. The Democrats who have been claiming the war is lost and trying to legislate a withdraw from Iraq find themselves defeated by the Commander of...
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