Word: iraq
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...fateful 2003 decision to dissolve the Iraqi army proved to be a key strategic blunder that gave a massive boost to the insurgency. This week the U.S. will try again, transferring control of 54,000 of the 100,000-strong largely Sunni citizen patrols known as the Sons of Iraq (SOI) to a Shi'ite-led government many of them view with suspicion. The rest will remain on the U.S payroll, as part of a phased transfer...
...only we could all afford to shell out $22,000 for a shiny new hybrid - but Bochner's got a point: the nation does watch Hollywood. The TV and film industry tends to be on the cutting edge of social change, from civil rights to the war in Iraq, and that's true when it comes to the environment as well. From films like An Inconvenient Truth to high-profile attempts at carbon neutrality (by the Fox drama 24 last year), Hollywood is working to set the bar higher, bit by bit - who cares if it feels pretty good about...
When crisis strikes, it has often been Congress’s knee-jerk reaction to accept whatever the executive branch has to offer. The Patriot Act and the Iraq War are a couple of recent examples, and the trend continues today. The current financial crisis is an issue that strikes at the hearts—and pocketbooks—of every American, and is sending Congress into panic mode again. It seems that few predicted a worsening crisis after the subprime bubble months ago, listening to President George W. Bush’s serene conviction that everything was going smoothly...
...invasion of Iraq in March 2003: "The saddest day of my life...
...challenged the case for war in Iraq before the 2003 invasion, disputing the Bush Administration's claims that Saddam Hussein had dusted off Iraq's nuclear program and sought to purchase uranium from Niger...