In late April the Japanese Ambassador to Iraq visited with Dhi Qar provincial leaders to discuss ways of administering Japan’s $5 billion aide program within the province. Specifically discussed were potential oil field development and...
US Central Command Commander, Gen. David Petraeus, released the following statement this week on the deaths of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, head of Al Qaeda-Iraq, and his partner, Abu Umar al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State of Iraq, west of Tikrit during...
The current prime minister of Iraq mentioned joining the Taliban. Our president is shocked by such a statement. Am I the only one who thinks that maybe the message is a request that we stay in Iraq for a lot longer with a large fighting force...
Vice President Biden recently claimed for the administration the credit for the great successesbr /we are experiencing in Iraq. And there are successes, but their government is no where near ready to stand alone.br /br /We live in a nation where...
This week in Baghdad more than 100 US service members became naturalized citizens. Lt. Gen Charles Jacoby, Deputy Commanding General for Operations and Corps Commander, was the host for the ceremony. The 107 new citizens had come from 44 counties...
Fox News is reporting that Pres Obama–through VP Biden–is claiming credit for the success in Iraq. These two guys voted against the surge. The Status of Forces agreement (SOFA) stipulating the withdrawal process was negotiated by Bush...
Sergeant First Class Bruce Wolaver, a platoon sergeant working in Iraq, noticed a child playing at abr /street corner without any clothes; the child was always at that corner; Wolaver had seen poor kidsbr /before, but not one that ran around nude...
The Iqaqi Air Force marked another milestone as new Iraqi pilots graduated from the 2nd rotary wing and 5th fixed wing classes, at the Iraqi Flight Training School on 1 Feb. The 17 new pilots completed rigorous training that included classroom time...
The invasion of Europe in WW II took place on D-Day, 6 June 1944; the amphibious assault was preceded by an airborne assault early in the morning. Included in that assault was the newly formed 82nd Airborne Division. Jumping that day was trooper...
We all know that the media tells us that President Obama’s charm has the world respecting us again. We all know, too, that he’s been pressing all these countries that like us so much now to provide some military help in Iraq and Afghanistan. Well...