Now I am sure the men in the digs will be more than happy to hear about this, especially the British:
U.S., U.K. Said to Have Iraq Pullout Plan
AP - Britain and the U.S. are trying to build a new strategy to exit Iraq that could see British troops leaving the country by Christmas, a newspaper reported citing a government memo written by the defense secretary.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...eu/britain_iraq
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MORE SAY IRAQ HAS REDUCED U.S. SAFETY
The number of Americans who believe the war in Iraq has made the United States
less safe from terrorism spiked sharply after last week's terror attacks in London, according to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/11/bus...rror/index.html
Even if (and that is a very big 'if') the cause of the rebels (terrorist) in Iraq had an iota of credibility in fighting for a purpose this shows they absolutely do not:
'Absolutely abhorrent': Attack claims 18 children as soldiers hand out candy
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Tiny plastic sandals, some tattered and stained with blood, lay in a pile near a child's crushed bicycle. Mothers wailed and beat themselves after a suicide bomber killed 18 children and teenagers getting candy and toys from American soldiers.
Image Injured by flying glass in a suicide bomb attack, 4-day-old Miriam Jabber is held by her mother and shielded from the sun as they arrive at a Baghdad hospital Wednesday. One of the soldiers was among the up to 27 people killed in Wednesday's blast in an impoverished Shiite Muslim neighborhood. At least 70 other people, including three U.S. soldiers, were wounded. A newborn was among those hurt.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...48402%2C00.html
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US should pull out of Iraq now says former CIA chief John Deutch
The US should cut its losses, pull out of Iraq promptly and never again use its military might to build a nation according to its own values, former CIA chief John Deutch wrote in The New York Times.
Ref. https://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2...afx2140520.html
I just thought this little item was cute. The woman spoken of here certainly is attractive as well.
(Comments in the blog post tend to be a little bit risque, but not too terrible.)
https://www.publiuspundit.com/?p=1409
IRAQI SGT. KICKS TERRORIST BUTT
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I am sure the men in Iraq are saying something like. 'They have taken over our country and now they want to pit our women against us'. The thing about a move like this is you are trying to change centuries of tradition, oppressive tradition, but tradition nevertheless, even if laws were in acted do you think that things would change?
U.S. ENVOY PUSHES FOR IRAQI RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq waded into the debate over Iraq's constitution Monday, signaling that the United States would work to guarantee the rights of Iraqi women and to blunt the desires of ethnic and religious factions pushing for broader autonomy in the new Iraqi state.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C.51225%2C00.html
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Islam Likely Main Basis for Iraqi Law
AP - The framers of Iraq's constitution appear likely to enshrine Islam as the main basis of law in the country - a stronger role than the United States had hoped for and one some Iraqis fear will mean a more fundamentalist regime.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.nd_constitution
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 1,800
AP - Seven U.S. Marines were killed in two separate attacks west of Baghdad, where American forces are trying to seal a major border infiltration route for foreign fighters, the military said Tuesday. The deaths pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq past 1,800.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_re_mi_ea/iraq