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US Jets Shot Down By Iran In A 1st In 20 Years. Last Time Was During Iraq War
Iran shot down a US F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet Friday. Iranian state media also said a US A-10 attack aircraft crashed after being hit by Iranian forces.
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Trump Faces Coalition Of The Unwilling On Iran's Hormuz
President Donald Trump spent his first year back in power disparaging US allies. Now he wants them to help America in the Iran war -- and they are none too enthusiastic.
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Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
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Amid Op Epic Fury, A Look At US Intelligence-Led Regime Change Operations
The United States, in a joint military operation with Israel, launched missiles at Iran on Saturday to topple the long-ruling Islamist government and trigger regime change.
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F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightnings: US Unleashes Massive Air Armada, Iran Watches
The US military has assembled the greatest amount of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by sending significant numbers of cutting-edge F-35 and F-22 jet fighters and support aircraft to the region.
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US Proposal For 'Temporary' Gaza Governance Has Roles For 2 World Leaders
A peace plan released by the White House on Monday to end Israel's war in Gaza included surprise roles in a post-war Gaza for two familiar political figures: former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Donald Trump.
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2003 vs 2025: Why Americans Aren't Rallying Behind War Against Iran
It was March 2003 when the United States invaded Iraq with the backing of a largely supportive public. Images of "shock and awe" lit up TV screens as American patriotism surged in the wake of 9/11. Polls showed broad approval for the war.
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Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Iraq Protests Inspired Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. "False", Says Classmate
Like most college campuses in early 2003, Harvard University was atwitter on one issue in particular: the imminent Iraq invasion. The Bush administration's push to overthrow Saddam Hussein was debated and picked over in dorm rooms, argued about in lecture halls and scrutinized in term papers.
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George Bush 'Duped' Tony Blair Into Backing 2003 Iraq War, Says Former UK PM Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown claims that his predecessor Tony Blair was "duped" by US President George W Bush into backing the 2003 Iraq War. Mr Brown said that a top secret US intelligence report, which showed there was "no evidence" that Iraq had access to weapons of mass destruction, was not shared with the UK governm...
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US Hits ISIS Targets With Biggest Non-Nuclear Weapon Ever Used In Combat
U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on Islamic State forces in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Pentagon announced, using the largest non-nuclear bomb ever employed in combat.
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'Mother Of All Bombs': US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb On ISIS Caves In Afghanistan
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by ISIS, the military said. Also known as the "mother of all bombs," the GBU-43 is a 21,600 pound (9,797 kg) GPS-guided munition and was first tested in March 2003, just days bef...
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Saddam Hussein Should Have Been Left To Run Iraq, Says CIA Officer Who Interrogated Him
Both President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2003 (or, at least, Trump claims he now does). The war in Iraq and its chaotic aftermath in many ways prefigure the present moment in the Middle East; it triggered a sectarian unraveling that now haunts both Iraq and Syria and lo...
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Blair Could Face Contempt Of Parliament Motion Over Iraq War: Media
Tony Blair could face a motion of contempt in the House of Commons over the 2003 invasion of Iraq, British media reported today after some MPs accused the former prime minister of misleading parliament.
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'Please Stop Saying I Was Lying,' Says Ex-UK PM Tony Blair After Iraq War Inquiry
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of a highly critical report into the war with a simple message: "Please stop saying I was lying."
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US Jets Shot Down By Iran In A 1st In 20 Years. Last Time Was During Iraq War
Iran shot down a US F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet Friday. Iranian state media also said a US A-10 attack aircraft crashed after being hit by Iranian forces.
-
Trump Faces Coalition Of The Unwilling On Iran's Hormuz
President Donald Trump spent his first year back in power disparaging US allies. Now he wants them to help America in the Iran war -- and they are none too enthusiastic.
-
Iran, US Have Been At War For Decades - There's No End In Sight
It may seem that the US and the Middle East are currently embarking on yet another forever war. But the truth is that this is just the latest instalment of an undeclared military conflict between the two nations that has been ongoing since the 1980s.
-
Amid Op Epic Fury, A Look At US Intelligence-Led Regime Change Operations
The United States, in a joint military operation with Israel, launched missiles at Iran on Saturday to topple the long-ruling Islamist government and trigger regime change.
-
F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightnings: US Unleashes Massive Air Armada, Iran Watches
The US military has assembled the greatest amount of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by sending significant numbers of cutting-edge F-35 and F-22 jet fighters and support aircraft to the region.
-
US Proposal For 'Temporary' Gaza Governance Has Roles For 2 World Leaders
A peace plan released by the White House on Monday to end Israel's war in Gaza included surprise roles in a post-war Gaza for two familiar political figures: former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Donald Trump.
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2003 vs 2025: Why Americans Aren't Rallying Behind War Against Iran
It was March 2003 when the United States invaded Iraq with the backing of a largely supportive public. Images of "shock and awe" lit up TV screens as American patriotism surged in the wake of 9/11. Polls showed broad approval for the war.
-
Colin Powell: First Black US State Secretary, Public Face Of 1991 Iraq War
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
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Iraq Protests Inspired Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. "False", Says Classmate
Like most college campuses in early 2003, Harvard University was atwitter on one issue in particular: the imminent Iraq invasion. The Bush administration's push to overthrow Saddam Hussein was debated and picked over in dorm rooms, argued about in lecture halls and scrutinized in term papers.
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George Bush 'Duped' Tony Blair Into Backing 2003 Iraq War, Says Former UK PM Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown claims that his predecessor Tony Blair was "duped" by US President George W Bush into backing the 2003 Iraq War. Mr Brown said that a top secret US intelligence report, which showed there was "no evidence" that Iraq had access to weapons of mass destruction, was not shared with the UK governm...
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US Hits ISIS Targets With Biggest Non-Nuclear Weapon Ever Used In Combat
U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on Islamic State forces in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the Pentagon announced, using the largest non-nuclear bomb ever employed in combat.
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'Mother Of All Bombs': US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb On ISIS Caves In Afghanistan
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by ISIS, the military said. Also known as the "mother of all bombs," the GBU-43 is a 21,600 pound (9,797 kg) GPS-guided munition and was first tested in March 2003, just days bef...
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Saddam Hussein Should Have Been Left To Run Iraq, Says CIA Officer Who Interrogated Him
Both President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2003 (or, at least, Trump claims he now does). The war in Iraq and its chaotic aftermath in many ways prefigure the present moment in the Middle East; it triggered a sectarian unraveling that now haunts both Iraq and Syria and lo...
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Blair Could Face Contempt Of Parliament Motion Over Iraq War: Media
Tony Blair could face a motion of contempt in the House of Commons over the 2003 invasion of Iraq, British media reported today after some MPs accused the former prime minister of misleading parliament.
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'Please Stop Saying I Was Lying,' Says Ex-UK PM Tony Blair After Iraq War Inquiry
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of a highly critical report into the war with a simple message: "Please stop saying I was lying."
