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war with iran will cost more than the iraq and afghanistan wars

Damage to Iranian oil infrastructure could put millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere, Iraq War, and the war against ISIS.. Congress endorsed rush to war against Iraq and Afghanistan based on rosy assumptions, false promises and, in the case of Iraq, intelligence. ..

iraqi leader gets cool u.s. backing

Bush administration is facing pressure from Congress to demonstrate political and military progress Iraq, ratcheting up of pressure on al-Maliki to produce.. While saying that in the military sphere there is some progress being made, Bush's of Iraq's convoluted and bitter life..

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why congress is neglecting the war on isis

Furious that Senate and House would depart on one-month recess while leaving critical decisions behind, that Congress owes it to the thousands of U.S troops laying their lives on Iraq to renew the authorization for military force... Congress by the people's elected..

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democrats fractured over obama’s war powers

Congress was all too happy to get out of town last week without having substantive debate on the president's claim that he has the authority to use military force against ISIS Iraq and Syria. ... How is it that the administration believes that AUMF or Iraq AUMF provide the authorization..

evaluating congress

Members of Congress were far less likely than Bush administration to spread false statements about the need for Iraq, according to new study. ... Hampton points to the discrepancies between the executive and legislative branches in pushing the war as proof that the administration had to..

tribunedigital-mcall

this represents constructive change in tactics, which both opens the door to diplomatic solutions Iraq and might diffuse some of Democratic of Congress.. They should be about solving Iraq's problems and helping to stabilize Baghdad. ..

nathannewman.org

'San Jose Mercury News - Voters growing impatient with Congress 'At least 22 state legislatures are considering resolutions urging Congress to stop the deployment of more U.S. troops to Iraq, said David Sirota, the Montana-based co-chairman of the Progressive States Network . .....

iraq war policy frustrates lugar

The Indiana senator appeared frustrated that the president has not done more to consult Congress on Iraq policy.. In the past, the administration has been inclined not to disregard Congress, except to not take Congress very seriously, he said. ..

death penalty a tool in state, author says

She also interjected her story with jabs at President Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Patriot Act, Iraq, Congress debate over what constitutes torture and the response to Hurricane Katrina in home state of Louisiana.. ..

stop promoting discrimination

We can hope that in November the voters will elect Democrats to take control of Congress and focus on health care costs, policy, our debt, and getting us out of Iraq. We do not need our Congress promoting discrimination and narrow-minded religious beliefs... ..

french connection armed saddam

By 2000, France had become Iraq’s largest supplier of military and dual-use equipment, according to a senior member of Congress who declined to be identified. . ... In a report to Congress, the CIA said Iraq had constructed two “mixing” buildings for solid-propellant..

congress grants bush authority to attack iraq

WASHINGTON -- President Bush called Congress solid vote Thursday to give him the power to invade Iraq message to Saddam Hussein and the world that United States is resolved to disarm the rogue state. ... Bush appealed to Congress in national address Monday to give him the war..

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