Addendum: On June 20, 2014, the Burlington, VT CBS affiliate WCAX-TV reported that in response to a question about Obama’s decision to send at least 300 military advisors to Iraq in summer 2014. ..…

The labor movement worked hard to elect Barack Obama president and win a new Democratic majority in Congress in the hope of new possibilities for labor law reform, universal health care, immigration reform, and an end to the Iraq war. But to win even these reforms, promised by the Obama..…

The US combat mission Iraq ended in 2010, when former Barack Obama ordered almost all US troops to withdraw from Arab state.. ..…

So Iraq today is a tinderbox, and it's ready to explode. . MOST OF the U.S. media coverage has focused on ISIS and Obama's war against it. ... What impact will it have on Iraq's stability? . OBAMA'S STRAGEGY is to relentlessly bomb ISIS targets, provide military trainers..…

Press TV has interviewed Mike Harris, editor of Veterans Today in Oregon, to discuss the remarks made by US President Barack Obama, saying Washington will boost its Special Operations Forces Iraq and Syria as part of strategy to fight against Daesh terrorists.. ... Press TV  I am..…

Senior US officials, including President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, have called for Assad's removal.. US Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard, Iraq-war veteran, said the US seems to be repeating the same mistakes of the past... ..…

President Obama has not asked Congress for permission to attack Syria, as President Bush did before attacking Iraq. ..…

But this is not unique to Republican views of Obama. Democratic views of George W. Bush reached similar territory during his second term, as the war in Iraq became a partisan dividing line compounded by reactions to other aspects of Bush’s presidency, including his handling of Hurricane..…

August 28, 2014 Ashley Smith analyzes the complex conflicts driving the in Middle East--and fueling the drive for U.S Iraq, possibly Syria... THE ISLAMIC State Iraq and Syria's horrifying execution of American James Foley has given Obama cover to intensify its military..…

So far, Maliki has been 'rebuffed by the White House,' despite the fact that at least some of Obama's military advisers believe that 'such American military action could be helpful.' ... On the other hand, last week, in his first formal statement on the situation in Iraq, Obama was..…

Appearing somber, President Barack Obama today denounced ISIL's of American James Foley, calling the militant group occupying Iraq that killed him a cancer that needs to be extracted so that it does not spread... ..…

About quarter mention the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq and Afghanistan while 18% cite Obama's focus on engagement and diplomacy and 14% point to Obama's focus on Asia. ..…

By the role of in making the case for war against, Bush and Barack Obama have been challenged Iraq and Syria, respectively.  ... Obama administration should be able to convince American people that Iraq, is not Syria, where chemical weapons have been used against..…

Bush that the case could be made to convince the American people that Iraq was hiding WMDs. . Even though Obama continued to dissemble and the mainstream U.S. news media has continued to treat Syria’s “guilt” in the sarin attack as “flat fact,” the neocons did not get their war on..…

It was a “dodgy dossier” similar to the ones in 2002-2003 that led the United States into the Iraq War. ... One might have thought that the Obama administration understanding the public skepticism after the disastrous Iraq War would have gone to extra lengths to lay out all the..…

Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq . by Linda Robinson . ... Pete Souza/White House President Barack Obama and General Stanley McChrystal at the White House, May 2009 . ..…

Click photo to watch President Obama's weekly address . . Now that the war in Iraq is over, President Obama says it is time to focus on rebuilding America. ..…

With the end of combat operations Iraq days ahead, President Obama salutes US troops for their service and pledges to fulfill America's commitment to them as veterans. ..…

There are comparable or even larger differences in opinions about Obama’s handling of Iran, Iraq, global climate change and several other issues. Yet the CFR members are nearly as critical of Obama’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan as is the public. ..…

Iraq War . Obama was an opponent of the war effort as an Illinois state senator, arguing that the fight in Afghanistan should be finished before the U.S. embarked on a “dumb” and “rash” war. ... During his campaign, Obama said he would remove one to two combat brigades each..…

He advocates keeping American forces Iraq for and says, I am  not confident it's all going to turn around.   Compare McCain and Obama. During his 2000 campaign, Giuliani  indicated that he would support in the wage if studies would not reduce the number of available jobs.  ..…

Compare McCain and Obama . Immigration . Palin’s position on immigration is unknown at this time. . Compare McCain and Obama . Iraq War . In a March 2007 interview with Alaska Business Monthly, Palin, whose oldest son deployed to Iraq in September, said, “while I support our..…

According to Woodward, Mattis, for instance, argued forcefully “that if they pulled out, they would create another ISIS-style upheaval… What happened in Iraq under Obama with the emergence of ISIS will happen under you, Mattis told Trump, in one of his sharpest declarations.” . ..…