How long are the terms for the marines and the tours in Iraq?
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Bigasian asked: I know the Army offers 3-5 year terms but how long is a term in the marines. I am considering joining but I have a lot of education ahead of me and a one year difference is a long time. Also, how long are the tours in Iraq? I’ve heard of three months [...]
What have the Iraq and the Afghanistan wars accomplished?
Saturday, October 31st, 2009bonsai asked: We are now 9 years in Afghanistan and 7 years in Iraq.
Violence is steady, infrastructures are destroyed and the countries are heavens for criminals. What are you thoughts on this bottomless tax payer money drains?
Even most top generals have said, this wars can not be won, this wars are lunatic and this wars [...]
Blackwater: new Iraq allegations
Friday, October 30th, 2009RussiaToday asked:
Blackwater, a private military firm, contracted to provide security services for US officials in Iraq is no stranger to controversy. Recently two former employees have made allegations that the firm’s owner Eric Prince was a crusader who “encouraged and rewarded” the destruction of Iraqi life.Ann
Final Salute: American Soldiers in Iraq
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009prezjackie asked:
This video focuses on the soldiers in Iraq and their ordeal over there. It’s another video I made in spare time. Keep vulgar and hateful comments to yourself. This is tribute to the fallen men and women in uniform, not a political statement or debate about whether or not we should be there. [...]
What is the best strategy in the war in Iraq and the overall war on terror?
Monday, October 26th, 2009Rob S asked: I think the war in Iraq is progressing nicely toward the new Shiite government replacing Saddam’s brutal regime with a similar regime dominating the Sunni minority and tolerating the Kurds at least in the near term. It seems like the Shiite government is positioned to take control of most of the country [...]
How about instead of invading Iraq we invest one percent of that money into Olympic Sports?
Monday, October 26th, 2009Ken asked: The returns from investing that way will be more world peace. Our economy and world image would increase too. My brother is in the army and even I know the Iraq war was a complete waste. The Republicans have some good ideas but the Iraq War is such a big mistake they will [...]
How much sect and tribal violence was there in Iraq before the 2003 invasion?
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Martian King asked: Did the Coalition invasion of Iraq unleash a hornet’s nest that’s still out of control?Dominic Caretto
Why is it difficult for Iraq to form a Democratic government?
Saturday, October 24th, 2009jfvolleygirl27 asked: The United States went from a Unitary government (while still a colony of England), to a Confederate (under the Articles of Confederation), and then finally into a Federal/Democracy.
The US wants Iraq to hold a Democratic government as well. What is it about Iraq that makes this difficult?
This is a question held [...]
President Bush caught in shoe attack in Iraq – 15 Dec 08
Saturday, October 24th, 2009AlJazeeraEnglish asked:
An Iraqi journalist has thrown his shoes at George Bush, the US president, in his last visit to Baghdad, shouting: “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog.” One of the shoes narrowly missed the president’s head and slammed into the wall behind him. Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, tried [...]
What happened to Iraq farms during the war?
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Dominic asked: I am doing this research paper on the reconstruction of Iraq and the Reconstruction of the south and I cant find anything on Iraq farms, does anyone know?Ashley