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...willing” invaded Iraq five years ago, one thousand Harvard students walked out of their classes in protest. What has happened since then? In the war, 1.6 million U.S. troops have been deployed. Four thousand of them have been killed and 60,000 have suffered wounds, injuries or serious disease. More than 300,000 servicemen and women have been treated for medical problems at VA hospitals and clinics, including 68,000 diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Hundreds of thousands of civilians have died in Iraq, and millions have been forced to flee the country...
...gift from Gen. David H. Petraeus—a snapshot of the pair standing together. In another picture, Iraqi president Jalal Talabani gives O’Sullivan a kiss on the cheek at the UN General Assembly meeting in 2006. A third shows O’Sullivan briefing a serious-looking President Bush in the Oval Office...
...indisputable that this was a serious speech about the incendiary topic of race in America. Obama was performing his high-wire act, trying to appear black enough for the African-American community and post-racial enough for white voters. That's as tough a task as exists in American politics, and one speech alone will never accomplish it. But if he is to win the nomination and the general election, he has to engage voters in this dialogue, and the sooner the better. He's started down that road, and he has to continue. Whether he likes...
...Iraqis who have fled the country I don't believe there is a serious humanitarian aid effort in neighboring countries. Yes, there have been announcements about programs, but there aren't any concrete programs to deal with these problems. Neighboring countries are recipients of Iraqi refugees. Most of the burden should lie on the Iraqi government on what to do. We do not feel it is a priority for them to solve these problems. Inside Iraq, we have around 2 million scattered all over the country after 2006 February. This is a problem and I don't believe...
...interaction with troops - they come to my listening sessions - they're usually veterans of the Iraq war, but also veterans of other wars. And we have regular conversations. I also have a veterans' advisory group that I meet with from time to time that advises me on the very serious consequences for people returning, especially with regard to post-traumatic stress syndrome. So this is a regular part of my job and an important way to evaluate what's going...