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Iraq War Articles 713-720 of 1047
The Hidden Iraq War: 5 Million Iraq War Casualties - 1 Million Killed plus 4 Million Refugees Since the 2003 U.S. invasion, between 75,000 and 1.2 million Iraqis have been killed (depending on who's counting). This is in addition to the 1 million Iraqis, half of them children under 5, who died slow deaths during the 1991-2003 U.S.-led United Nations economic sanctions (a UNESCO estimate). More than 4 million Iraqis have been displaced. Half have fled to Syria, Jordan, Egypt and elsewhere. This is the largest forced migration of people in the Middle East since 1948, according to UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency. Read more Editorial Column - Ending the Lost Iraq War Fiasco Only Takes 41 Senators Democrats have all the votes they need to stop the war -- if they are willing to use the power given them by the Constitution to block the supplemental funding bill unless it includes a deadline for bringing the troops home. Read more Oregon Guard Reintegration Team Helps Returning Soldiers The Oregon National Guard recognizes that nearly 37 percent of its returning veterans are under or unemployed and 90 percent want college education and job training for their families. The ORNG Reintegration Team works with federal, state, local and civilian agencies and refers service members to resources where they can receive assistance with any need they may have. Read more Budget Office Reports War Costs Could Reach $2.4 Trillion by 2017 Even if U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan are reduced by more than two-thirds from the average numbers, the cost to the taxpayers of those conflicts could reach $2.4 trillion in 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Wednesday. Read more Editorial Column: Cheney's Madness is His Method Dick Cheney’s craziness used to influence foreign policy. Now it is foreign policy. Read more Low Morale and Ill-Equiped Soldiers Opt for 'Search and Avoid' in Iraq War Iraq war veterans say that morale among U.S. soldiers in the country is so poor, many are simply parking their Humvees and pretending to be on patrol, a practice dubbed "search and avoid" missions. Read more Turkey Prepares Full-Scale Invasion of Kurdistan in Northern Iraq Political tensions boil in Turkey as thousands call for war against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, and the White House scrambles to stop it. Read more Blackwater Failed to Pay Taxes on Mercenaries in Iraq War The Democratic chairman of a House watchdog committee said Monday that Blackwater USA violated tax laws and may have defrauded the government of millions of dollars, a charge the embattled security firm said is groundless. Read more |
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