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Tag Archives: Iraq
The American Sniper
If you haven’t seen it yet, you should. And if Bradley Cooper doesn’t win the Oscar, the Oscars are rigged. Yes, I am slightly prejudiced since I am a Marine brat and have very close Navy Seal friends, but Cooper’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sniper, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Iraq, Iraq War, Marines, Navy Seals, sniper
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Does the current Middle East crisis date back to WWI?
The world is still a mess and getting worse. Why should we care and where did this start? The reason we should care is that the U.S. and its citizens are directly affected by a terrorist group such as IS … Continue reading
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Tagged David Ignatius, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Jon Meacham, Shia, Sunni, Syria, Time Magazine, WWi
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Iraq and a Hard Place
During Gulf War One, The White House asked a group of regional experts to answer the question: Should U.S. forces, once Kuwait was secure, keep going into Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein? In a ten-page paper we all said NO. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Iran, Iraq, The White House, Tillman Gilson, Washington D.C.
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Tillman Gilson 
Book Review: 88 Days to Kandahar, A CIA Diary
Full disclosure: I am recommending a book that a friend wrote. Robert Grenier, who spent over 30 years as a career C.I.A. officer, was the station chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, during 9/11. In that position, he helped plan the U.S. … Continue reading →