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With no end in sight, Iraq war is grinding down career soldiers - Salt Lake Tribune

Washington PostWith no end in sight, Iraq war is grinding down career soldiersSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 1 hour agoHe told the officers that our military today has an incredible wealth of combat experience at their level after so many officers have pulled two, …Joint Chiefs Chairman Visits Army Posts United States Army (press release)Joint Chiefs […]

Campaign-Trail Debate Shifts from Iraq to Iran - NPR

Monsters and Critics.comCampaign-Trail Debate Shifts from Iraq to IranNPR - 11 hours agoHe likens it to Clinton’s 2002 vote to give the president the authority to use military force against Iraq. In her own letter to Iowans, Clinton responded …Romney Open To Iran ‘Bombardment’ Guardian UnlimitedRomney Says He Is Open to Iran ‘Bombardment’ New York TimesDemocrats […]

Iran Condemns `Bullying Powers’ as US Sanctions Military Unit - Bloomberg

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyIran Condemns `Bullying Powers’ as US Sanctions Military UnitBloomberg - 5 hours ago… terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sanctions freeze the Iranian military’s US assets and bar Americans from doing business with its leaders. …US sanctions hit Iran’s army, bank Indianapolis StarBush slaps sweeping sanctions on Iran Seattle TimesIran’s Revolutionary Guards: more than an army […]

Army Medics Train at Miami Trauma Center - The Associated Press

The Associated PressArmy Medics Train at Miami Trauma CenterThe Associated Press - 11 hours agoHer injuries may help save the lives of US soldiers in Iraq. For two weeks, 28 Army medics, nurses, doctors and nurse anesthetists have been learning trauma …

Baghdad Sunni Teacher Shot Dead - Guardian Unlimited

Twin Falls Times-NewsBaghdad Sunni Teacher Shot DeadGuardian Unlimited, UK - 19 hours agoAl-Sadr’s Mahdi Army fought US troops for much of 2004 across a string of towns and cities in central and southern Iraq. After a cease-fire, al-Sadr joined …Fighting Within Sects Complicates US Iraq Plans Wall Street JournalIraq’s Al-Sadr says freeze of militia’s military activity remains […]

Iraq wants Turkey to accept Baghdad’s offer to deal with Kurd rebels - International Herald Tribune

PRESS TVIraq wants Turkey to accept Baghdad’s offer to deal with Kurd rebelsInternational Herald Tribune, France - 12 hours agoThe delegation was not authorized to discuss approving any Turkish military actions inside Iraq, said Zebari, a Kurdish politician. …Turkey’s next battle Al-Ahram WeeklyTurkey: US Won’t Stop Iraq Invasion CBS NewsIraq Offers Turkey a Nonmilitary Plan New York […]

Iran becoming new Iraq on campaign trail - CNN

CBS NewsIran becoming new Iraq on campaign trailCNN - 10 hours agoWhile it hasn’t pushed aside the war in Iraq, the debate over sanctions against Iran and the possibility of military action against Tehran is gathering …Candidates on Iran Boston GlobeEdwards Raps Clinton, Romney on Iran The Associated PressIran sanctions rattle 2008 White House hopefuls AFPNew […]

US military chief sees expanding missions, big military budgets - AFP

Alalam News NetworkUS military chief sees expanding missions, big military budgetsAFP - 2 hours agoThe army and marine corps, the services that have shouldered the burden of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are unlikely to return to peacetime deployment …Tredje Verdenskrig…mÃ¥ vente Berlingske Tidende (abonnement)all 10 news articles

FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq - Reuters

FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in IraqReuters - 16 hours agoFollowing are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq and Iraqi civilians killed in attacks since the US-led invasion in March, 2003: # = Think-tank …

Oil Rises to Record Above $92 as US Pressures Iran’s Military - Bloomberg

Oil Rises to Record Above $92 as US Pressures Iran’s MilitaryBloomberg - 35 minutes agoOil soared to a record as Turkey warned of a wider military assault into northern Iraq and called on the US to join the fight. …