Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’ | National Archives
Newly released documents reveal that a senior U.S. official confessed that he believes President George W. Bush is on a “divine mission” against Iraqi insurgents. President Tony Blair's advisers privately questioned whether the US had “adequate political control” over military operations in Iraq. Documents released to the National Archives show that following the US military […]
National Guard soldier dies from noncombat injury in Iraq
One U.S. soldier has died from non-combat injuries in Iraq, the Pentagon said. The Department of Defense announced that Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, died Saturday. Mr. Hart was in Iraq supporting U.S. military operations against the designated terrorist organization ISIS. He was assigned to the 38th Infantry Division within the Indiana National […]
Biden Administration Authorized $20 Million for Creation of ‘Sesame Street’ In Iraq to ‘Promote Inclusion’
Biden administration authorizes $20 million in taxpayer dollars, sesame street Performing a show in Iraq to “promote inclusion.” The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Biden administration has partnered with Sesame Workshop to launch Arlan Simsim Iraq, a program aimed at promoting inclusion, mutual respect, and understanding across ethnic, religious, and sectarian […]
Iran Ropes Iraq into Rekindled Syrian Civil War
Iran's foreign minister traveled to Baghdad on Friday to meet with his Iraqi and Syrian counterparts to discuss how to deal with the burgeoning campaign by Sunni jihadists to overthrow Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. I opened it. According to Iranian state media, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stressed during his visit that the developments in […]
Iraq law could lower a girl’s age of consent as an adult from 18 to 9: it ‘legalizes child rape’
Young Iraqi girls who are separated for years before they reach their teens could be forced to become wives if a new Shiite-backed law is passed. The new law lowers the age of consent for girls from 18 to 9. This includes allowing parents to enter into arranged marriages for their young daughters. Iraq does […]
After Seeing Walz Fumble With A Shotgun, It Was Probably For The Best He Refused To Deploy To Iraq
Tim Walz was a coward who never deployed to Iraq, but it was probably for the best that he never went there and never saw any combat. If you don't believe me, watch this video of him struggling to load and unload his Beretta shotgun during a pheasant hunting PR stunt in Minnesota on Saturday. […]
Kurdish official warns US: ‘now is not the time’ to pull forces out of Iraq’
As the United States considers plans to withdraw troops from Iraq, Kurdish allies are sending a message: “Don't forget us.” “Now is not the time to reduce coalition forces in Iraq,” Treefa Aziz, the U.S. special representative for the Kurdistan Regional Government, told FOX News Digital. “Extremist groups such as ISIS and armed militias continue […]
Enslaved by ISIS in Iraq, Trafficked to Hamas in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that its soldiers had rescued a Yazidi woman who had been kidnapped and enslaved by ISIS in Iraq and then trafficked to Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Iraq's Yazidi minority has been persecuted by ISIS, the so-called Islamic State, with many killed and starved to death, […]
Trump remark about US troop injuries in Iraq 'obviously not accurate': Esper
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's recent comments downplaying brain injuries suffered by U.S. troops in Iraq are “clearly not accurate.” When asked by CNN's Caitlan Collins if the former defense official considers these brain injuries to be just “headaches,” he replied, “Oh, that's obviously not accurate.” Esper, who […]
Pentagon plans to shrink US ‘footprint’ in Iraq, but declines to say by how much
The Pentagon has finalized plans to end the U.S.-led mission to fight ISIS by next year as many U.S. troops withdraw from the bases they have occupied for much of the past two decades. The Biden administration has insisted that the plan is not a complete withdrawal, but declined to say how many of the […]