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  1. War Torn: An Iraq War Veteran's Story
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  2. From the Mountains - Iraq - November 2010
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  3. "No NATO, No War": US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit
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  1. Uzbekistan's PFC Neftchi club players pose for a group picture before the start of their Round of 16 Asian Cup football match against Iraq's Arbil club at the Francois Hariri Stadium in Arbil on May 23, 2012. Arbil won the match 4-0 and qualified for the quarter finals.
  2. Iraq's Arbil club player Muslim Mubarak (L) is challenged by Shukurali Pulatov (R) of Uzbekistan's PFC Neftchi club during their Round of 16 Asian Cup football match at the Francois Hariri Stadium in Arbil on May 23, 2012. Arbil won the match 4-0 and qualified for the quarter finals.
  3. Iraq's Arbil club player Muslim Mubarak (L) runs with the ball past Akramov Iqboljon (R) of Uzbekistan's PFC Neftchi club during their Round of 16 Asian Cup football match at the Francois Hariri Stadium in Arbil on May 23, 2012. Arbil won the match 4-0 and qualified for the quarter finals.
  4. Iraq's Arbil club player Muslim Mubarak (L) challenges Irmatov Dilyorbek (R) of Uzbekistan's PFC Neftchi club during their Round of 16 Asian Cup football match at the Francois Hariri Stadium in Arbil on May 23, 2012.
  5. Buttons featuring the likeness of fallen U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, left, and his brother Brian Luis Arredondo, right, who took his own life following the death of Alexander, are attached to an American flag in front of thousands of flags planted in the Boston...
  6. Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, 2nd right, walks with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton upon her arrival at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Negotiators from the U.S. and five other world powers sat down Wednesday with a team of Iranian...
  7. Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Hoshyar Zebari speaks to the media outside the negotiation room where the U.S. and five other world pourers met with Iranian diplomats in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Negotiators from the U.S. and five other world powers sat down Wednesday with...
  8. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 23: European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton of the UK (front L) walks with Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari before their meeting on May 23, 2012 in Baghdad, Iraq. Representatives from the P5+1 (or E3+3) group of nations are meeting in Baghdad to...
  9. Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (L) meets with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton (L) uppon her arrival in Baghdad, on May 23, 2012 to attend Iran and world powers talks over Iran's contested nuclear programme.

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The Republic of Iraq (conventional short form: Iraq) (Arabic: ‎ العراق (help·info) translit: 'al-‘Irāq, Kurdish: عيَراق), is a country in Southwest Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range and the eastern part of the Syrian Desert. It shares borders with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Afghanistan Afghanistan
  2. Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda
  3. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  4. Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein
  5. Baghdad
  6. Iran Iran
  7. George W. Bush George W. Bush

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  1. It will show them that they won’t be forgotten ... No matter where they’re from or what era, we honor those who serve whether it’s Vietnam, Korea, World War II, or the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    SOURCE: DVIDS 2 weeks ago
  2. Last time I checked, the United States Social Security Administration was not responsible for handing out social security numbers to people in Afghanistan or Iraq
    SOURCE: Russia Today 2 weeks ago
  3. was still part of Halliburton when it won a large share of Pentagon contracts to build and manage US military bases in Iraq after the 2003 invasion.
    SOURCE: Eurasia Review 2 weeks ago
  4. We have been alongside NATO, or NATO has been alongside us, for 10 years in Afghanistan and Iraq
    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense 2 weeks ago
  5. When Ayatollah Khomeini decided to end the [Iran-Iraq] war, he drank the 'poison,'
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 weeks ago
  6. Al Qaeda has accepted Shabaab into the fold and, and any additional statements would only serve to draw international scrutiny ... Al Qaeda is applying lessons learned from Iraq, that an overexposure of the links between al Qaeda central leadership and its affiliates can cause some unwanted attention.
    SOURCE: The Long War Journal 2 weeks ago
  7. He was involved in trying to back off Al Qaeda in Iraq from killing a range of Muslims. ... In North Africa . . . he tried to back off al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb from killing some French hostages because he didn't want the full force of the French to come down on him.
    SOURCE: ABC News 2 weeks ago
  8. erroneous address to the United Nations about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction provides a lesson to business leaders on the importance of staying skeptical and following their intuition
    SOURCE: Taegan Goddard's Political Wire 2 weeks ago
  9. not one of the journalists dared to embarrass Obama by questioning him about the influence on the American budget and the national economy of spending the billions yearly on the two wars of Afghanistan and Iraq.
    SOURCE: Mother Jones 2 weeks ago
  10. There’s no way, with that amount of focus that you had in Iraq, that you can focus on the Al Qaeda threat ... Under Obama, what was important was the shift, the conclusion of Iraq, finalizing the draw down.
    SOURCE: Talking Points Memo 2 weeks ago
  11. There’s no way, with that amount of focus that you had in Iraq, that you can focus on the Al Qaeda threat ... Under Obama, what was important was the shift, the conclusion of Iraq, finalizing the draw down.
    SOURCE: Talking Points Memo 2 weeks ago
  12. I was an explosives handler in the U.S. Marine Corps, on assignment in Iraq. We'd taken over an insurgent stronghold right outside the city of Ramadi, about 65 miles west of Baghdad.
    SOURCE: PR Newswire 3 weeks ago
  13. Iraq, where there are also al Qaeda groups.
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 3 weeks ago
  14. will give Mr. Obama a new opportunity to make an election-year case that he has wound down two costly and now unpopular wars [in Afghanistan] and in Iraq.
    SOURCE: NPR 3 weeks ago
  15. is in an unusually strong position, thanks to keeping his promises on Afghanistan and Iraq, overseeing the killing of Osama bin Laden and otherwise keeping America strong and secure
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 3 weeks ago
  16. It will be Obama unless there is a real or perceived failure between now and then. Romney has no record, and while one can question the results of the Obama administration, the fact remains we are off the ground in Iraq and [Osama bin Laden] and [Anwar] al-Awlaki are dead.
    SOURCE: National Journal 3 weeks ago
  17. US officials have rightly claimed many times that Al Qaeda has become weaker after the death of Osama bin Laden but they cannot deny the fact that bin Ladenism is still a source of inspiration for the militants fighting from Afghanistan to Yemen and from Iraq to Palestine
    SOURCE: Economic Times 3 weeks ago
  18. The agreement details how the partnership will be normalized as the war draws to a responsible end ... Just as we did in Iraq, we’re focused on building an enduring partnership with Afghanistan that strengthens Afghan sovereignty, stability and prosperity, while advancing our shared goals of defeating a...
    SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense 3 weeks ago
  19. They lied this great nation into the invasion of Iraq and played right into your hands, as Bush’s own anti-terrorism advisor, Richard Clarke wrote. I opposed this war but vowed to clear al-Qaeda out of Afghanistan by shifting our soldiers from Iraq. You know what happened to you all after that, don’t yo...
    SOURCE: Eurasia Review 3 weeks ago
  20. However they put it, the Democrat approach in Iraq comes down to this: The terrorists win and America loses
    SOURCE: The American Prospect 3 weeks ago
  21. Taliban, Iran, Iraq, China … what here needs to be said? What is the town coming to?
    SOURCE: The Politico 3 weeks ago
  22. Taliban, Iran, Iraq, China . . . What more needs to be said? What is this town coming to?
    SOURCE: National Journal 3 weeks ago
  23. There's no question that a lot of Syrians fought with al Qaeda elements in Iraq and it's likely that many rebels today learned bombing skills fighting there
    SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 3 weeks ago
  24. In Iraq, we dealt with a gathering threat and removed the regime of Saddam Hussein. … Tonight he sits in jail.
    – Dick Cheney SOURCE: Slate 3 weeks ago
  25. The opening of the Four Points by Sheraton Erbil Hotel further underlines Starwood's commitment to grow in Iraq and we are confident that this new hotel will deliver the brands promise of modern style and timeless comfort at a great value
    SOURCE: Middle East North Africa Financial Network 3 weeks ago

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