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army’s long-awaited iraq war study finds iran was the only

., the rise of ISIS, and the influence of Syria and Iran... They also address naysayers who see the war as aberration, and look only for Army to move back to its traditional large-scale warfighting role, near-peers... ... The  failure to Iran and Syria Iran and Syria gave..

republicans, this has gone on way too long

He was knee deep in HW's efforts to cover-up Iran Contra. I'm almost convinced that he's just another crooked republican. . https://www.npr.org/2019/01/14/684553791/william-barr-supported-pardons-in-an-earlier-d-c-witch-hunt-iran-contra . . . . ..

bernie sanders, israel and the middle east

It might well be about Iran. It’s going to raise a lot of questions among the Christian fundamentalists. ... He’s now bashing Trump for destroying the Iran nuclear agreement, Saudi Arabia for its Yemen war and Israel for its shooting down of Palestinians on the Gaza Strip fence. ..

us missile defense review

Expanding US missile capabilities is all about targeting Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and other sovereign states earmarked for regime change. . The Trump regime’s so-called Missile Defense Review (MDR) is unrelated to hostile threats. ..

europe on the brink of collapse?

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On Wednesday, Peyman Jebelli, Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting World Service, would take any necessary legal action to secure the release of Hashemi, holding the US for her health.. ... Reactions continued to pour in on Thursday, with aide to Iran's parliament head..

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u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan could trigger 'catastrophic' civil

In the event of a full-blown civil war, without U.S. forces in place, ISIS 'could expand its already strong foothold,' outside powers — including Russia, Iran and Pakistan — would back proxies in the conflict and the Taliban would likely maintain their ties with al Qaeda, the authors wrote. . ..

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