Patriot Paradox

AFP – US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Reuters – An influx of new U.S. troops near Kabul this year is reclaiming the Afghan capital’s outskirts from the Taliban, but violence would increase in the short-term, the U.S. commander in the area said. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The remains of five US troops killed Friday in a suicide bombing in Iraq arrived at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware, in the fourth transfer of bodies since media coverage was allowed a week ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Civil War Photos: A New Beginning

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Civil War Photos

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AFP – The United States will meet a 2011 deadline to pull its combat forces out of Iraq, the top coalition leader in the country said. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Violence in Iraq “remains at 2003 lows” and a 2011 deadline for a US troop exit will be met, the top US army commander in Iraq said Sunday, but he warned flexibility on some interim drawdowns may be needed. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – As of Saturday, April 11, 2009, at least 604 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – As of Friday, April 10, 2009, at least 604 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »