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File - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force, speaks with Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers  during a battlefield circulation visit to Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2011.
Iraq   Military   Photos   Speech   Wikipedia :David Petraeus
 Nashville Tennessean 
Petraeus farewell speech: Budget cuts must not impair military
Thu 1 Sep 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not impair... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chanise Epps)
David H. Petraeus press briefing 2007
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 Fresno Bee 
Petraeus: Budget cuts must not impair military
Wed 31 Aug 2011
WASHINGTON -- David Petraeus, the general widely credited with rescuing a failing U.S. war in Iraq, retired from the Army on Wednesday with a word of warning: Coming budget cuts must not impair the... (photo: Public Domain / Robert D. Ward)
U.S. Army Spc. Charles Griswold, rifleman, secures an area during a construction site quality assurance inspection in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2011.  Denver Post  Wed 31 Aug 2011
Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending
WASHINGTON—As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and... (photo: USAF / Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Corruption   Pentagon   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Winkowski, squad leader, secures an area during a construction site quality assurance inspection in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2011.  The Independent  Wed 31 Aug 2011
US forces suffer their deadliest month yet in Afghan campaign
The cost of war is coming into painful focus for Americans as the month of August closes as the deadliest so far in the decade-long war in Afghanistan, and as a Congressional watchdog releases... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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President Barack Obama talks about the ongoing budget negotiations, Monday, July 11, 2011, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. The Daily Telegraph Australia Tue 30 Aug 2011
Obama hails '9/11 generation' of US vets
US President Barack Obama today hailed the "9/11 generation" of US veterans and 6200 service members who perished in the "hard decade of war" spawned... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
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Ten years later why are we still in Afghanistan The Examiner Tue 30 Aug 2011
Ten years later why are we still in Afghanistan
As the surge in U.S. deaths in Afghanistan continues with the month of August resulting in 66 deaths, the highest number of NATO troops killed in the ten year... (photo: US DoD / Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego)
Afghanistan   Deaths   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Afghanistan – United States relations
File - U.S. Army 1st lt. Justin Erickson, from 422 Civil Affairs Battalion meets with Iraqi construction contractors to sign a contract, at Al Tatawori school in Hor Albosch, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2010. Al Jazeera Tue 30 Aug 2011
Pentagon wasted '$30 billion' on contracts
The Pentagon has wasted more than $30 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan due to shoddy management and a lack of competition, an independent inquiry said Monday.... (photo: US Army / Spc. Venessa Hernandez)
Afghanistan   Iraq   Pentagon   Photos   Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States
File - U.S. Soldiers of Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Battalion Combat Team, from Fort Hood, Texas, rehearse a medical combat extraction with a four-Soldier litter team, at Joint Security Station War Eagle, near Baghdad, Iraq, July 17, 2009. BBC News Tue 30 Aug 2011
US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade
The US government has wasted $30bn (£18bn) in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, according to a bi-partisan spending commission. The commission on... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Tyrone Clakely)
Afghanistan   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Suveying down town in Bagdad The Boston Globe Mon 29 Aug 2011
Suicide bomber kills 29 praying in Iraq mosque
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque last night, killing 29 people during prayers in a shocking strike on a place of worship... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)
Baghdad   Iraq   Iraq   Photos   War
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair meets soldiers at Shaibah logistics base, Basra, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 22, 2005. Orange News Mon 29 Aug 2011
Ex-MI5 Boss: 'Iraq Posed No Threat To UK'
The former boss of MI5 has said Iraq was a "distraction" that posed no threat to the UK when Tony Blair took the country to war. Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller said... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Iraq   Photos   UK   War   Wikipedia: Rationale for the Iraq War
File - A U.S gunship flies by the Um Al-Qura Sunni mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. The Siasat Daily Mon 29 Aug 2011
Suicide attack kills at least 29 at Baghdad mosque
Baghdad, August 29: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque on Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
Baghdad   Photos   Terrorism   War   Wikipedia: Post-invasion Iraq (2003 to present)
An Iraqi Army soldier stands guard as Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 The Star Mon 29 Aug 2011
Suicide attack kills at least 24 at Baghdad mosque
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber posing as a beggar detonated his explosives inside a major Baghdad Sunni mosque on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including an... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Baghdad   Mosque   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Iraq War insurgent attacks
 A man passes the damaged Khulani mosque in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The death toll from Tuesday´s suicide truck bombing at the major Shiite mosque has risen to 87, the Interior Ministry reported Wednesday. The ministry said The New York Times Mon 29 Aug 2011
28 Are Killed in Bombing at a Mosque in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber mounted a devastating attack in one of the largest Sunni mosques in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 28 people, including a member of... (photo: AP/Hadi Mizban)
Attack   Baghdad   Bombing   Photos   Wikipedia: Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003


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