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AP: Iraq Not Quite Over
Via Ben Smith, this in a memo from the AP’s Standards Editor: Unless there is balancing language, our content should not refer to the end of combat in Iraq, or the end of U.S. military involvement. Nor should it say flat-out (since we can’t predict the future) that the United States is at the end of its military role. Yep. As IAVA’s Paul Rieckhoff put it on Twitter the other day: Soooo…repelling a suicide bombing attack sure sounds like combat operations to me http://tinyurl.com/247vaxw #Iraq #NonCombatMyAss #CNN
Tagged iava, iraq, iraq war, paul rieckhoff
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President Obama’s Address on the End of the Combat Mission in Iraq
Tagged barack obama, iraq, iraq war, obama
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Of Caring And Care Packages
Take away the fact that you might be against the war. Set aside that you think it should’ve never happened. Strip all of your thoughts and political beliefs away for a second and take a step back. There are Americans over in Iraq and Afghanistan who are your age. Some are married with kids, some are single, some have GEDs, some have PhDs. They’re from every state in America, from New York to Hawaii. Some joined the military because they felt compelled to fight and defend their country, and some saw it as their ticket to a better future. This past weekend, I went to a baseball game, I went to dinner with friends, I went dancing. I was worlds … More >>
