http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/iraqifreedom/ en-us Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:28:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132765/posts "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I'm with haven't fired their weapons on this tour and they've been here eight months. And the place we're at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there's nothing going on. I've been walking my feet off and haven't seen anything. I've been asking Iraqis,... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132765/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046248/posts Fifty years ago, an American president successfully stood up against the Moslem tide in the Middle East and won a victory. But the anniversary may pass completely unnoticed by most of the media, and the lesson of that event remains unlearned by most Americans. On July 15, 1958, President Eisenhower began what was called "Operation Blue Bat." President Chamoun of Lebanon, a Maronite Christian, had refused to side with Arab Moslem nations against the West. The result was that within Lebanon, supported by Syria, Muslims pushed for the end of the Chamoun administration (and, tacitly, for an end to the... American Thinker | Frontpagemagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046248/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:20:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044462/posts "Why Iraq Was Inevitable" by Arthur Herman According to an April 2008 poll in U.S. News & World Report, fully 61 percent of American historians agree that George W. Bush is the worst President in our history. Some of these scholars cite the President’s position on the environment, or on taxes, or on the economy. For most, though, the chief qualification for obloquy lies in Bush’s decision to go to war in Iraq. In this, of course, the historians are hardly alone: five years after the launching of Operation Iraqi Freedom, both the mainstream media and America’s political elites treat... Commentary Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044462/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043659/posts The Bush administration opened the nation's arms to as many as 27,500 endangered Iraqis who have rendered ''faithful and valuable service" to Uncle Sam since the invasion of Iraq. The Department of Homeland Security that handles immigration applications unveiled guidelines for admitting an estimated 5,000 additional Iraqis in each of the next five years who face ''an ongoing serious threat" stemming from their ties to the United States. The refugees worked as translators for American military units or in other high-profile jobs. They are among the estimated 4.2 million who have fled their homes to another country or to other... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043659/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043037/posts  Why Iraq Was Inevitable Arthur Herman July/August 2008 E-mail This Article to a Friend Subject: Why Iraq Was Inevitable Yes, I would like to receive periodic updates and information via e-mail from Commentary. Recipient Addresses: Separate each address with a comma. Your E-mail Address: Message: E-mail This Article to a Friend Thank You A link to "Why Iraq Was Inevitable" has been emailed to your friends. Most E-mailed articles: The Mind of Seymour HershWhy Iraq Was InevitableDictatorships & Double StandardsAre We Winning the War on Terror?Hugo Chávez's Jewish Problem According to an April 2008 poll in U.S. News &... Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043037/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041232/posts WHO/WHAT: On July 9, Vets for Freedom will hold a press conference—featuring over a dozen Iraq war veterans—to launch a national “Four Months, For Victory” media and grassroots campaign. The effort will culminate on Veterans Day (November 11) and is intended to inform the American public and key lawmakers about the phenomenal success that our troops have achieved as a result of the surge and the importance of ensuring victory in Iraq, Afghanistan and the overall Global war on Terrorism. The launch includes a multi-million dollar television-advertising buy in target markets and on national cable that will air next week... Vets for Freedom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041232/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038755/posts The U.S. Army's official history of the Iraq war shows military chiefs made mistake after mistake in the early months of the conflict. Failures to recognize the chaos engulfing the country and to send in enough troops to restore order after the 2003 invasion have long been highlighted by critics, but a new report shows the Army assessing itself. CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038755/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031206/posts The real 'options on the table' that should worry Europe and the world lay elsewhere - in the likelihood of moves by Iran's Arab neighbours to develop nuclear weapons of their own. He said the 'time is now' for the outside world to put in place 'diplomacy with consequences' to bring Iran's uranium-enrichment activities to an end, not least because he believed that a new group of European leaders had 'gone beyond the Iraq period' and were engaged with the US in multilateral efforts on a range of other issues. In London, however, Iraq inevitably will be back on the... Guardian.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031206/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:37:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2030423/posts "Americans" for Hezbollah Via Memorandum, we get this USA Today story about discrimination against Muslims in America and a Gallup poll showing that many Americans mistrust Muslims. The USA Today article defines discrimination broadly, anything from a rude comment to assault.And from NPR, a profile of the Lebanese-American community in Dearborn Michigan includes this: Osama Siblani runs the Arab-American News, America's largest such newspaper. He says the fighting is fueling anger in his community -- not at Hezbollah, but at the Bush administration."The anger that you see in the Arab community, you do not see in the eyes of the... federalistjournal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2030423/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:41:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030391/posts IRAQ & US ACCUSE [SYRIA'S IRAN'S LEBANESE BASED] ISLAMIC HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS OF CRIMES IN IRAQ [Iraq] Talabani charges [Iran's Islamic Lebanese based terrorists] Hezbollah interference Published: May 30, 2008 at 8:23 BAGHDAD, May 30 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in a Baghdad interview Friday, accused the leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah of meddling in Iraq's affairs.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/05/30/Talabani_charges_Hezbollah_interference/UPI-44791212150201/ Commentary: Iraq ripe for Iranian [militant Shia Muslim] dominationMarch 4, 2008Richard Beeston, Foreign Editor of The TimesMahmoud Ahmadinejad was right to look smug at the end of his two-day state visit to Iraq. Not only did he become the first Iranian president to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030391/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:31:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987687/posts Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Walth wanted an adventure and something different, so he joined a group of International Police Advisors in Iraq to train Iraqi police officers on community policing. Training Iraqi police officers in a war zone is a job unlike any other mission he has taken and has significant differences from training deputies at the Lancaster Sheriff's Station. "As much training as we received before going over there, it's still an eye-opener when (an explosive attack) happens right in front of you," Walth said. Walth believes the challenges he encountered in Iraq will be useful to... Valley Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987687/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:48:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971287/posts Though we still have a long ways to go, the security situation in Iraq continues to improve by leaps and bounds. As it does, progress on the political and economic fronts continues to gather momentum. This update sheds some light on these developments, including three recent milestones of political reconciliation -- an amnesty law, the 2008 budget, and the provincial powers law. In addition, attached is a White House bulletin highlighting these legislative milestones. National Political Reconciliation. Iraqis’ Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds continue reaching out to each other – and throughout the country, Americans continue to serve as a bridge... Senate Republican Policy Committee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971287/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:43:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946163/posts Baghdad Zoo is a draw again With the help of U.S. troops, a sanctuary that was damaged and depleted by the onset of the war is revived. By Ann M. Simmons Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 30, 2007 BAGHDAD — Capt. Amy Cronin never had a pet. Before deploying to Iraq, she didn't even really know much about animals. But in 15 months, Cronin and her unit, the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, have gone from providing logistics and supplies to U.S. troops to helping refurbish an animal clinic, building horse stables and constructing new habitats for bears and porcupines... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946163/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:29:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940018/posts "I felt embarrassed. I'm over here accepting my disability in public and you are going to mock and harass me." Breitbart via WOAI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1940018/posts#comment Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:02:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890796/posts Legacy of sacrifice ... images of all the British soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq make up the face of Sgt Graham Hesketh, killed by a roadside bomb The faces of Iraqi freedom From TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor in BasraSeptember 04, 2007       THIS is the face of freedom bestowed on Basra by British soldiers — made up of those who have died for the cause.  One hundred and sixty-eight have paid the ultimate price over the last four years so the Iraqi people could enter a new dawn of democracy.Today, The Sun takes pride in honouring... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890796/posts#comment Tue, 4 Sep 2007 06:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847494/posts Baathist insurgents and Sunni nationalists fight al-Qaeda together with US forces. CNN via You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847494/posts#comment Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:31:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1814483/posts At a very young age I had the good fortune to learn a life lesson that appears not to have taken hold among the Democrats' elite, nor much of the legacy media and only scarcely among academics. As a very young child I was fascinated by all things military.  In my free time, I read of the great campaigns, famous generals and the development of military technology.  In reading the histories of wars, I noticed a consistent pattern: there always seemed to be many more wounded than killed in combat. In WWI, for example, some 204,000 Americans were wounded and... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1814483/posts#comment Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809466/posts Blood on their handsArticle Online Here:http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54942Posted: March 30, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern The shameful members of the U.S. Senate (48 Democrats plus two despicable Republicans) who voted to undercut the missions of our troops in Iraq have a lot to answer for when the history books are written. No matter how many times the terrorists have cited America's lack of resolve to fight the war on terrorism, the politicians in Congress cannot grasp that their cowardly actions encourage the terrorists to steal across Iraqi borders, carrying stockpiles of Iranian-designed and produced bombs and weaponry with which to murder more innocents... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809466/posts#comment Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807301/posts BATON ROUGE -- On the four-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war last Tuesday, Joey Stutson was playing football for LSU. It was just a spring practice. And he is a freshman walk-on fullback from Mandeville High with a lot of guys ahead of him and little chance of playing. ADVERTISEMENT But that's better than being working as a machine gunner on a Humvee in Iraq, which is where Stutson was from the fall of 2005 through the summer of 2006 as a specialist in the National Guard. "The last six months I was there we patrolled a... LSUBeat.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807301/posts#comment Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:50:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802649/posts The requirements were for a modern up to date roofed stadium capable of housing Olympic competitions. The terraces are to be 65% covered. The roof is suspended from larg 65m high Concrete/steel pylons. The steel structure which holds the roof is spanned by nonuniform barrel vaults. These are covered with corrugated steel except for the front part which is poly carbonate. World Stadiums http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802649/posts#comment Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:21:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1802436/posts War discussion -- I understand and appreciate how many folks feel about this war.... as evident by the events at our nations capital today.. Ironicly while this event was taking place MY TEAM suffered its first casualties ON MY WATCH.. ..I must admit that we are in a VERY difficult position here… if we LEAVE Iraq, I honestly believe that Iraq will become an insurgent battleground.. there will be MULTIPLE civil wars each "group" fighting for power to fill the power void that would be immediately present if we leave…. Once an insurgent group emerges, I can almost assure you... http://www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=SpartanSixDelta http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1802436/posts#comment Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:32:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799974/posts Bumper of my SUV By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 12, 2007 03:01 PM Kudos to country singer Chely Wright, who performed in Iraq last week: Since World War II, American celebrities have been raising the morale of service members overseas with different forms of entertainment ranging from concerts to stand-up shows. In an effort to keep that tradition alive, country singer Chely Wright, visited Al Asad, Iraq, to entertain and lift the spirits of service members, March 3. “I’m thankful and really appreciative that (the band members) and I get to fly around the world on airplanes, ride in tour... Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799974/posts#comment Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:32:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1797994/posts C-Span's Brian Lamb had UPI war correspondent Pamela Hess on as his Friday "close the show guest". The interview lasted some time, she took calls and I got to see about half of it. C-Span http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1797994/posts#comment Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:23:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786045/posts Click on link Utube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1786045/posts#comment Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:46:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787216/posts Kurdistan: The Other Iraq - '60 Minutes', reported by Bob Simon (link to video of the segment that aired below) Modern buildings are popping up all over Erbil, the de facto capital of the region called Kurdistan. Excerpt - Try to imagine a peaceful and stable Iraq where business is booming and Americans are beloved. Now open your eyes because 60 Minutes is going to take you to a part of Iraq which fits that description: it's called Kurdistan. Technically, it's inside Iraq but the Kurds who live there behave as if they already live in a separate state. As... CBS News '60 Minutes' website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787216/posts#comment Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:26:47 GMT