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Bill Quigley and Laura Raymond, Truthout: "Another false ending to the Iraq war is being declared. Nearly seven years after George Bush's infamous 'Mission Accomplished' speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Obama has just given a major address to mark the withdrawal of all but 50,000 combat troops from Iraq. But while thousands of US troops are marching out, thousands of additional private military contractors (PMCs) are marching in. The number of armed security contractors in Iraq will more than double in the coming months."

http://www.truth-out.org/another-false-ending-contracting-out-iraq-occupation62883

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Oval Office Lovefest

By Mike Whitney

Barack Obama kicked off campaign season in grand style last night with a celebratory "The Iraq War is Over" speech from the Oval Office.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26282.htm



Obama's Re-branded Occupation Of Iraq

By Mike Ferner

A veteran's perspective makes it clear that two major points must be made in response to President Obama's announcement regarding combat troops leaving Iraq.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26284.htm



Operation Iraqi Freedom Picture Album

WARNING

These Pages Depict The Horror And Reality Of War.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2604.htm



President Bush's "Bring Them On" Picture Album

WARNING

These Pages Depict The Horror And Reality Of War.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4173.htm



Take No Prisoners

Another proud moment in U.S. Military History.

U.S. Marines execute an Iraqi to the cheers of fellow marines

-:WARNING:-

This video should only be viewed by a mature audience.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5365.htm



They're Leaving as Heroes?

By William Blum
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26280.htm



A Trillion-Dollar Catastrophe.

Yes, Iraq Was a Headline War

By Simon Jenkins

The west is leaving Iraq in a pool of blood, dust and dollars. It remains wedded to Iraq's twin sister in folly, Afghanistan.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26277.htm



Iraqi women miss Saddam Hussein's days

Women in Iraq bear double burden, feel less secure or free following US-led invasion.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=37856



CBO: US war in Iraq costs $709bn

The cost, published in the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook, comprises of military expenditure, including training of Iraqi forces and diplomatic operations.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/140723.html


From Information Clearing House

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Farewell to Iraq, but No Talk of Mission Accomplished
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/09/01

"Iraq Is a Shattered Country"–Nir Rosen on Obama Declaring an End to US Combat Mission in Iraq
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/09/01-1

Obama Wants Us To Forget the Lessons of Iraq
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/09/01

Two Wars Don’t Make a Right
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/09/01-1

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US forces 'still in fight at end of combat mission'
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/9909/



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