Iraq
Members of Congress say: Leave Iraq this year
July 29, 2011Less than 50,000 U.S. troops now remain in Iraq. The Pentagon has been encouraging the Iraqi government to ask for an extension of their presence.
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Labor leader renews call to bring troops home (video)
July 20, 2011VIDEO: CWA President Larry Cohen talks about the union's message to America, bringing the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan and endorsing President Barack Obama.
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Washington’s physics problem in Iraq
July 14, 2011There's a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a "residual" occupation without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.
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“Voices from Iraq”: Lest we forget
July 12, 2011Iraqis tell harrowing stories, reminding us that even if the troops come home, the United States has a debt to pay to the people of Iraq.
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War comes home: the traumatic brain injury epidemic
June 28, 2011According to official DOD figures, 332,000 soldiers have suffered brain injuries since 2000. Many of these are mild traumatic brain injuries, a term that is profoundly misleading.
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