When looking at the context of Iran’s actions and the political infighting within the theocratic regime, Iran’s politics start to make a lot more sense.
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Behind Iranian rhetoric
Tags: Arab Spring 2011, Iran, Iraq, Obama, Syrian
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Nine years in and still no goals
Collegian columnist Matt Kushi wants to know what our objectives in Iraq and Afghanistan are and what we hope to accomplish over there.
Tags: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Diane Sawyer, Iraq, Matt Kushi, Osama Bin Laden, President Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Vietnam, War on Terror, World War II
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The cost of the Iraqi conflict
Recently the U.S. military’s official death toll in Iraq reached 1,500 soldiers. To see their names and photos (when available) go to: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/. There has been a U.S. Department of Defense ban on media coverage of the U.S. troops’ bodies returning from conflict since the previous Bush Administration’s Gulf War. This helps to keep the [...]
Tags: casualties, Department of Defense, George W. Bush, Iraq
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