Tag: War

I can't imagine the horrors those people went through. Bring the troops home before more men and women end up like this!
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Some are already calling it war, a brutal Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand that has taken as many as 2,000 lives in three years, with almost- daily bombings, drive-by shootings, arson and beheadings.
It is a conflict the government admits it is losing. A harsh crackdown and martial law in recent years seem only to have fueled the insurgency, generating fear and anger and undermining moderate Muslim voices.
A new policy of conciliation pursued by Thailand's junta since it took power in a coup five months ago has been met...
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V 1 year 9 months ago

These people "stole" some wood, so they paid the price for it by having their Car Crushed...
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nugen 1 year 9 months ago

The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in the war that President George W. Bush's father fought in, the Second World War.
As of Sunday, the conflict in Iraq has raged for three years and just over eight months.
Only the Vietnam War (eight years, five months), the Revolutionary War (six years, nine months), and the Civil War (four years), have engaged America longer.
Fighting in Afghanistan, which may or may not be a full-fledged war depending on who is keeping track, has gone on for five years, one month. It...
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Given the chaotic nature of war and the complexities of government accounting, it’s pretty much impossible to come up with a hard number. And as soon as you come up with one, someone will come along and challenge what you’ve chosen to include of leave out.
When economists or financial analysts make estimates like these, they often take one of two approaches: “bottom-up” or “top-down.” In a bottom-up estimate, you’d try to add up all the individual costs on your list of war-related expenses: everything from the preparation of a...
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A newly translated letter from al-Qaeda’s leadership to their Iraq organization shows the Bush administration’s “stay the course” Iraq strategy is exactly what al Qaeda wants:
The most important thing is that you continue in your jihad in Iraq, and that you be patient and forbearing, even in weakness, and even with fewer operations; even if each day had half of the number of current daily operations, that is not a problem, or even less than that. So, do not be hasty. The most important thing is that the jihad continues with...
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You may have seen this running counter before, but the number is so staggering that it needs to be reviewed periodically. It's a running total of the U.S. taxpayer cost of the Iraq War. The number is based on Congressional appropriations.
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