US-Iraq War

This ongoing conflict started in March 2003. The US (Bush administration) and UK (Tony Blair) accused Iraq (Saddam Hussein) for possessing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and undermining United Nations role invaded Iraq in face of widespread protests both internally and externally. This has now turned into Occupation of Iraq by the US.

Latest on US-Iraq War

Will President Bush Invade Iran?

Mohammad Gill Oct 29, 2007 interacts: 192

President Bush has raised the stakes by mentioning the possibility of World War III in a recent press conferences. He has declared the Iranian National Guards as terrorists.

General Colin Powell: Political Casualty of Iraq War

Mohammad Gill Sep 20, 2007 interacts: 5

Can he make a comeback? Had he resigned, he would have stayed in the limelight as an elder statesman at the political front.

The Current Mess in Iraq—putting things in perspective

Mehroz Sadruddin Sep 12, 2007 interacts: 24

One of the major debates that continue to take place within the global media today is that what future course of action shall the United States take in Iraq.

Sabre Rattling in the Persian Gulf

Mohammad Gill Feb 19, 2007 interacts: 53

After the experience with the Iraq war and the cooked-up evidence pertaining to the weapons of mass destruction for which Iraq was invaded, the American public has become wary of the administration\'s intentions in the Middle East. It does not have stomach

Last Gasp of the Imperial Misadventure

Mohammad Gill Jan 23, 2007 interacts: 162

The American public is rightly concerned about the chaos in Iraq and they believe that it is not for American army to fight a civil war; let Iraqis sort out their problems themselves.

Texan Poker Bluff and Persian Chess Moves

Gajendra Singh Jan 22, 2007 interacts: 5

Many analysts have been warning since 2004 against a planned US attack alone or in cahoots with Israel on Iran, one of the so called axis of evil, in the hoary Western tradition of demonizing those they want to invade, colonise and then loot.

Invasion of Iraq-II

Mehroz Sadruddin Dec 21, 2006 interacts: 3

How the Western media failed the whole world on the whole brouhaha of Iraq.

Iraq Study Group, a day late and a penny short!

Ahmer Muzammil Dec 13, 2006 interacts: 23

You can dress it the way you like it but for all intent and purpose Iraq is done; you can put a fork in it.

What Went Wrong?

Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 29, 2006 interacts: 57

Have you noticed a faint air of desperation around the western world capitals these days? Ok, so it is not faint but quite visible. The desperation is around the Iraq war particularly and to a lesser extent, the Afghanistan war.

Invasion of Iraq, the hidden story

Mehroz Sadruddin Nov 5, 2006 interacts: 11

This essay focuses on the political issues and reasons that led to the American invasion.

Children of a Lesser God

Bhaskar Dasgupta Aug 15, 2006 interacts: 5

The US Military officials caution against seeing the cases of abuse and murder as part of any broader pattern, noting that the incidents in question are isolated and rare! But as Bush himself has said, “we are different from our enemies” ̷

War for Peace

M Asadi Jul 5, 2006 interacts: 202

These wars will not end, they cannot end until the ’military metaphysic’ (the near religious dogma of these power elite, the driving force of their view of the world), the military definition of reality, an effect of institutional fusing, the

Control Room Documentary an Eye Opener!

Zara Hafeez Jun 23, 2006 interacts: 8

If there really are two sides to every story; then this documentary puts forward an unparallel opening to scrutinize the other side and leave it up for its audience to make up its own mind.

Gods of War

Irfan HAMID Jun 5, 2006 interacts: 181

With atrocity upon atrocity piling up in the US war against terror, one has to wonder if the world’s most self-righteous nation will ever have the courage to be morally righteous or not.

Withdrawing from Iraq: A Disaster Waiting to Happen?

Mujtaba Hamid Nov 21, 2005 interacts: 55

The anti-US public opinion will be quickly mobilized by the terrorists to weaken or overthrow the government

Implications of Iraqi Instability

S F Hasnat May 31, 2005 interacts: 27

In the presence of 138,000 American troops, the first seventeen days of May witnessed 21 car bombings in Baghdad, while there were a total of 25 in all of the year of 2004.

Pandora’s Box

Irfan HAMID Oct 27, 2004 interacts: 14

For all intents and purposes Iraq is still an active war zone. Civilians (non-Iraqi civilians) have no job being there, if they go they put themselves in harm’s way. Unfortunately, rather than discouraging or disallowing civilians from entering Iraq

Complicity in Silence

Syed Ali May 11, 2004 interacts: 113

Every smirking soldier and every dieing Iraqi is asking us to make a choice...

Lengthening Shadows of Iraq War

Mohammad Gill Apr 26, 2004 interacts: 49

From all portents and signs, it appears that the coalition armies have not yet turned the corner in Iraq war; the shadows of the war continue lengthening and the end is not in sight.

One Down Two to Go

Temporal Dec 14, 2003 interacts: 304

the fun has just begun... or the nightmare! …watch bush mangle this re: the trial …if it is in-camera he will be criticized …if it is in public the wily saddam will massacre US administrations …watch for a despicable despot turn in

Resistance is the first step towards Iraqi independence

Tariq Ali Nov 5, 2003 interacts: 263

Sooner or later, all foreign troops will have to leave Iraq. If they do not do so voluntarily, they will be driven out. Their continuing presence is a spur to violence.

Should Pakistan send troops to Iraq?

Moeed Pirzada Oct 17, 2003 interacts: 78

The Musharraf government operates in a complex domestic, regional and international scenario and has its limitations...If it needs to change the \'domestic viewpoint\' then it must be able to communicate something to Pakistanis that assures them on their na

The Razor’s Edge

Feroz R Khan Jul 7, 2003 interacts: 111

The United States seems to be losing the proverbial battle for the “hearts and minds” of the Afghans. The biggest problem was that the United States was not prepared for the post-war situation and had no plans to tackle the problems