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Sadriyah Market Suicide Bombing
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People walk past destroyed buildings in the Sadriyah outdoor market on Sunday, February 4, 2007. The day before, a suicide truck bomber entered the market and instantly killed 135 people. The total injured was nearly 350.
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Explosion in Baghdad
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Flying over downtown Baghdad following what was likely a suicide detonation in one of the many markets across the city.
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US Army Drone at Balad
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Drone in its hanger awaiting another mission. The US Army operates as many, if not more, drones in Iraq as the US Air Force.
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The Golden Mosque in Samarra
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The Golden Mosque in Samarra, north of Baghdad. This is the famous mosque that was blown up twice by Sunni's, angering the Shi'ite people in Iraq more than they already were. The Iraqi government said it would repair the mosque, but it was never able to, angering the Shi'ite people more still.
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Iraqi Ministry of Defense
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The Iraqi Ministry of Defense building. The US spent $58,000,000 to repair it after it was blown up by the US Air Force the opening night of the invasion in March 2003.
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Scrap Metal at Taji
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Scrap metal in fields at Taji, the main Iraqi Army base north of Baghdad. There was so much scrap metal after the Gulf War, and again after the US invasion in 2003, that it became a major logistical and financial issue for the US.
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Council of Ministers Building
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The Council of Ministers Building at FOB Honor, in the International Zone, Baghdad. This was the building engulfed in flames the opening night of the US invasion in March 2003, and shown around the world on cable news.
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The Republican Palace
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The Republican Palace from the air. This was the headquarters of Saddam's government before the war, and later became the US Embassy and the home of the Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office, or IRMO. It was also an MWR (morale, welfare and recreation) facility for the soldiers and contractors, until most of the contractors were kicked out.
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Convoy to Tallil
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Convoying in Australian Army Bushmaster armored vehicles from the Australian base at Ur to the Iraqi Army camp at Tallil. The Bushmaster was designed with a V-shaped hull to deflect IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices) and EFP's (Explosively Formed Penetrators/Projectiles).
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Saddam's Crossed Swords
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Saddam's parade field in the middle of Baghdad. Saddam would review his troops from the grandstand and shoot off rounds from a rifle with one hand to show his people what a stud he was. The parade field had a pair of crossed swords at either end of it, 75 feet high. The hands holding the swords were molded after Saddam's.
By Michael M. O'Brien, on January 13th, 2013 In this Aug. 27, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne arrive to turn in their vehicles and equipment as part of the drawdown at the Kandahar Air Field south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
. . . → Read More: The Taliban compares the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to Vietnam
By Michael M. O'Brien, on January 1st, 2013 Ashley Broadway, left, is seen here with her wife, Heather Mack, and their son, Carson.(Courtesy of Ashley Broadway)
The same sex “wife” of a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel at Fort Bragg has been denied membership in the post’s Officers’ Spouses Association.
. . . → Read More: Same sex “wife” can’t join Ft. Bragg Officers’ Spouses Association
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 30th, 2012 Gen. Colin Powell and Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
Norman Schwarzkopf, who died this week, was instrumental in creating the instability in Iraq that followed the First Gulf War.
It’s called the First Gulf War because it wasn’t the Last Gulf War, as it could easily have been. As it should have been. Not twelve years after the first . . . → Read More: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf: instrumental in creating instability in Iraq
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 27th, 2012
Gen. Stanley McChrystal is on the strategic advisory board of Knowledge International LLC. (Defense Department)
Never one to miss a golden opportunity offered by the military-industrial complex, retired 4-star general Stanley McChrystal has . . . → Read More: Military-industrial complex: McChrystal with UAE-owned arms dealer
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 25th, 2012 There’s oil in Kurdistan, and plenty of it. But we have more than enough right in our own back yard.
While I was in Iraq, I spent some time a few miles west of Baiji, the major oil refining facility in central Iraq. This is the same facility attacked by rebels about two years ago. Baiji . . . → Read More: Oil in Kurdistan: our wars are all about oil—but we have plenty here
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 24th, 2012 “Commander-of-Chief” Barack Hussein Obama
The video embedded in this article describes how thousands have been forgotten in Iraq.
When the United States invaded Iraq in March 2003, not only was the invasion poorly planned, there was also no plan for its aftermath. The best we could come up with was Paul Bremer’s disbanding of Iraq’s army . . . → Read More: Forgotten in Iraq: the US has turned its back on thousands of Iraqis
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 20th, 2012 Aug. 23, 2011. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. (AP/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will face the death penalty if convicted of killing 16 civilains in Afghanistan last March.
. . . → Read More: Army seeks death penalty against Sgt. Robert Bales for Afghan massacre
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 19th, 2012 General David Petraeus maintained a close working relationship with Kimberly Kagan, head of the Institute for the Study of War, and her husband Frederick Kagan, over the course of many months in Afghanistan. (Washington Post)
A front page story in today’s . . . → Read More: Petraeus had ‘unpaid’ civilian advisors in Afghanistan (Part I)
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 19th, 2012 General David Petraeus maintained a close working relationship with Kimberly Kagan, head of the Institute for the Study of War, and her husband Frederick Kagan, over the course of many months in Afghanistan. (Washington Post)
Even more incredible, Petraeus “relied on the . . . → Read More: Petraeus had ‘unpaid’ civilian advisors in Afghanistan (Part II)
By Michael M. O'Brien, on December 17th, 2012 US Army soldiers. (File photo:PressTV)
Obama is secretly putting 20,000 American troops in Iraq. He’s also sending 400 to Turkey.
The Iraq troops are secretly being sent to Iraq via Kuwait, for “missions pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and northern Iraq,” according to PressTV.
…the US troops have secretly entered Iraq in . . . → Read More: Obama secretly putting 20,000 more American troops in Iraq
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Sadriyah Market Suicide Bombing
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_1_SadriyahMarketSuicideAttack.jpg
People walk past destroyed buildings in the Sadriyah outdoor market on Sunday, February 4, 2007. The day before, a suicide truck bomber entered the market and instantly killed 135 people. The total injured was nearly 350.
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Explosion in Baghdad
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_2_ExplosionInBaghdad.jpg
Flying over downtown Baghdad following what was likely a suicide detonation in one of the many markets across the city.
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US Army Drone at Balad
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_4_USArmyDroneatBalad.jpg
Drone in its hanger awaiting another mission. The US Army operates as many, if not more, drones in Iraq as the US Air Force.
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The Golden Mosque in Samarra
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_3_TheGoldenMosqueatSamarra.jpg
The Golden Mosque in Samarra, north of Baghdad. This is the famous mosque that was blown up twice by Sunni's, angering the Shi'ite people in Iraq more than they already were. The Iraqi government said it would repair the mosque, but it was never able to, angering the Shi'ite people more still.
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Iraqi Ministry of Defense
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_5_IraqiMinistryofDefense.jpg
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense building. The US spent $58,000,000 to repair it after it was blown up by the US Air Force the opening night of the invasion in March 2003.
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Scrap Metal at Taji
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_6_ScrapMetalatTaji.jpg
Scrap metal in fields at Taji, the main Iraqi Army base north of Baghdad. There was so much scrap metal after the Gulf War, and again after the US invasion in 2003, that it became a major logistical and financial issue for the US.
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Council of Ministers Building
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_7_CouncilofMinistersBuilding.jpg
The Council of Ministers Building at FOB Honor, in the International Zone, Baghdad. This was the building engulfed in flames the opening night of the US invasion in March 2003, and shown around the world on cable news.
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The Republican Palace
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_8_TheRepublicanPalace.jpg
The Republican Palace from the air. This was the headquarters of Saddam's government before the war, and later became the US Embassy and the home of the Iraqi Reconstruction Management Office, or IRMO. It was also an MWR (morale, welfare and recreation) facility for the soldiers and contractors, until most of the contractors were kicked out.
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Convoy to Tallil
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_9_ConvoytoTallil.jpg
Convoying in Australian Army Bushmaster armored vehicles from the Australian base at Ur to the Iraqi Army camp at Tallil. The Bushmaster was designed with a V-shaped hull to deflect IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices) and EFP's (Explosively Formed Penetrators/Projectiles).
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Saddam's Crossed Swords
http://americasfailureiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/slideshow-gallery-2/Slide_10_SaddamsCrossedSwords.jpg
Saddam's parade field in the middle of Baghdad. Saddam would review his troops from the grandstand and shoot off rounds from a rifle with one hand to show his people what a stud he was. The parade field had a pair of crossed swords at either end of it, 75 feet high. The hands holding the swords were molded after Saddam's.
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