Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Sectarian Violence Outpacing Insurgency

Over 180 Iraqis have been killed so far this week, mostly in Baghdad, but the Bush administration and the Iraqi government are quick to tell us that it isn't a civil war... yet. The Iraqi Ambassador to the United States stated that the new unified Iraqi government needs to put an end to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Baghdad Explodes In Sectarian Violence

Black-garbed Shiite men roamed the streets of Jihad neighborhood in Baghdad today, pulling Sunnis from cars, accosting them at work, and grabbing them as they went about their daily lives. When it was over, some 41 people were dead (according to several sources), most shot execution style.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006

When Johnny Marches Home, Where's Home And A Job?

Many American veterans of the Iraq war are coming home to find that they have no job to return to, not to mention a home. It is estimated that some 200,000 homeless in the United States are veterans (according to government figures; however, CBS news reported as many as 275,000), 40% from the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Insurgents Come Forward As Violence Continues

Even though Baghdad now exists under a state of emergency, making it increasingly difficult for insurgents to operate, violence continued throughout the nation. Two bombs killing at least 35 people and wounding another 86 went off in Baqouba and Hillah today. Ten Sunni students were spirited away... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 22, 2006

What The Hell? People Are Dying, Politicians!!

The Republican-dominant Senate rejected both plans of troop withdrawal proposed by the Democrats today. Of course, the Republicans are content to follow the Bush's mission from god, staying the course until... well, just until... At the same time, General Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

It Keeps Going On And On And On...

Fifty workers were abducted from a plant in Iraq today. Heaven help them. Two more American soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb. And the United States Congress debated two Democratic measures designed to withdraw our troops out of Iraq. Republicans seized on the idea that the Democrats couldn't... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Soldiers' Bodies Found In Iraq

The two missing soldiers who were allegedly taken captive after a gunfight with insurgents at a checkpoint on the Euphrates near Yousiffiyah, Iraq, were found not far from where they were pulled from the humvee. It took the military, even with 8000 troops (some Iraqi) searching, until today because... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 19, 2006

Missing GIs Still Missing And Group Takes Responsibility

As 8000 American troops search for two of thier missing comrades, a website that is known for posting insurgent messages pubished this statement: "Your brothers in the military wing of the Mujahedeen Shura Council kidnapped the two American soldiers near Youssifiya." The posting went on to say: "The... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Missing In Action

Three words you rarely hear with regard to the War in Iraq -- Missing In Action. But four raids after an insurgent attack on a checkpoint in Yousiffiyah, 12 miles south of Baghadad, have netted nothing as the U.S. searches for two soldiers eyewitnesses claim were herded into cars after the attack.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

2500

They called it a milestone, just as we figured they would. The politicians all bowed their heads in silence on Capitol Hill today when the Department of Defense made the official announcement. 2500. White House spokesman, Tony Snow, said that the president felt the pain of the families who had lost... Sign in to see full entry.

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Euphemisticly christened Operation Iraqi Freedom, this political and military quagmire has not only produced a rift among the people of the United States, but a widening gulf between the United States and the rest of the world. "It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the United States to begin to bring our troops home." -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, speech to the Senate, 2005

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