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War in Iraq Complete Archives

Think Again: There They Go Again: The “Pro-Military” Conservatives | May 22, 2008

Why the U.S. Must Pull Out of Iraq | May 22, 2008

Congress Must Ask General Petraeus Tough Questions | May 21, 2008

The Road to Kuwait | May 19, 2008

This Week in Congress 5.19.08 - 5.23.08 | May 19, 2008

Sadr City: Not a U.S. Problem | May 15, 2008

Interactive Map: What Are You Paying for the War? | May 13, 2008

This Week in Congress 5.12.08 - 5.16.08 | May 12, 2008

Changing Rationales | May 1, 2008

War in the Spotlight: Filmmakers Focus on Iraq | April 30, 2008

How Could We Spend $600 Billion? | April 29, 2008

Issue Pulse: Too Few Resources, Too Many Battles | April 28, 2008

Public Turning Even More Negative on Iraq | April 25, 2008

Petraeus Appointment Raises Questions | April 23, 2008

Think Again: The Media (Finally) Talk About Torture | April 17, 2008

Fixated on Tactics: Iraq War Supporters Lack Strategies | April 16, 2008

What Would 10 More Years Bring? | April 15, 2008

War and Taxes: Sharing the National Burden | April 15, 2008

The People Behind Body of War | April 14, 2008

Strategic confusion | April 11, 2008

Virtue Out of Necessity: Bush Troop Decision Disingenuous | April 10, 2008

Homeless Veterans by the Numbers | April 9, 2008

Basra Was the Test: The Surge Fails Politically and Militarily | April 8, 2008

How Much Will This Cost? CAP Interviews Steve Kosiak | April 8, 2008

This Week in Congress 4.7.08 - 4.11.08 | April 7, 2008

Veterans' Mental Health by the Numbers | April 7, 2008

Afghanistan Is Not Iraq | April 4, 2008

Insiders Report on Iraq | April 3, 2008

Think Again: Getting Iraq Right | April 3, 2008

How Does This End? | April 2, 2008

Assessing the Total Cost of War | March 27, 2008

The Lessons of War: Charles Ferguson Talks to Reel Progress | March 26, 2008

Just to Recap: Ridiculous War, Monumental Mistake | March 25, 2008

Moving Beyond the Surge | March 21, 2008

U.S. must end support for new Sunni militias | March 21, 2008

What the Public Really Wants on Iraq | March 21, 2008

Downsize the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad | March 21, 2008

Pulse on Iraq: The Surge Still Isn't Working | March 20, 2008

War Without End | March 19, 2008

Five Years Later | March 19, 2008

How Could We Spend $600 Billion? | March 19, 2008

Background Basics: Iraq's Groups and Regional Actors | March 19, 2008

What Could $432 Million Buy American Families? | March 19, 2008

Background Basics: Key Middle East Countries | March 19, 2008

Diplomatic Surge Needed | March 19, 2008

Strategic Redeployment and Reset: A New Policy for Iraq | March 18, 2008

Iraq Invasion Anniversary Countdown: Conservatives Jump the Gun, Again | March 17, 2008

Petraeus Shouldn't Be a Solo Act | March 14, 2008

Unanswered Questions in Iraq | March 13, 2008

Listen to the Top Brass in the Middle East: Don’t Make Them Quit Early | March 11, 2008

Declaration of Principles: Future United States Commitment to Iraq | March 4, 2008

Think Again: The Surge Goes On Forever (and the Spinning Never Ends) | February 28, 2008

The Collapsing Myth of the Surge | February 28, 2008

A War We Must End | February 26, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Cure the Economy? Pull Out of Iraq | February 15, 2008

Awakening to New Dangers in Iraq | February 13, 2008

Iraq's Displacement Crisis and the International Response | February 11, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Surge or No Surge, the Public Has Made Up Its Mind on Iraq | February 8, 2008

The Surge Isn't Working: Pulse on Iraq | February 4, 2008

No Virtue in Necessity: Bush Misleads on Troop Withdrawals | January 28, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: A Nation of Unhappy Campers | January 25, 2008

Clock Ticks on Two Time Bombs: Attacks in Iraq Raise Questions about Surge | January 24, 2008

Iraq Benchmark Report Card | January 24, 2008

New Study Finds Bush Administration Officials Made Hundreds of False Statements About Iraq | January 23, 2008

After the Surge: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Casey Is Right to Be Worried | January 17, 2008

The Cost of The Next 10 Years in Iraq | January 15, 2008

Four Ticking Time Bombs | January 10, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Voters Want Change, Especially on Iraq | January 4, 2008

Think Again: No Iraq News (Still) Isn't Good News | January 3, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Military Families Are Fed Up | December 21, 2007

Iraq’s Displacement Crisis Requires More Effort from the United States | December 7, 2007

Think Again: Reporting Iraq Is a Lot Harder than it Looks | December 6, 2007

Lies, Damn Lies, and Pentagon Statistics | December 5, 2007

Separate Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan | November 30, 2007

Strategic Drift | November 15, 2007

Guard Deployments Unsustainable | November 14, 2007

Broken Contract: The Limits of the All-Volunteer Army | November 7, 2007

Iraq Summit Strategies: Ministerial Meeting in Istanbul Requires Tangible Outcomes | November 2, 2007

Think Again: The Blackwater Scandal or The More Things Don’t Change... | October 25, 2007

President Bush Is Up to His Old Tricks Again on Iraq Funding | October 23, 2007

Tensions Peak in Northern Iraq | October 17, 2007

America's Overstretched Army | October 12, 2007

Combat-Ready? Sir, No, Sir. | October 9, 2007

The Government, Not Blackwater, Should Have the Monopoly of Force | October 7, 2007

Afghanistan, Six Years Later | October 5, 2007

Shining Light on Blackwater USA | October 2, 2007

Overseeing Afghanistan’s Reconstruction | October 1, 2007

Building a Case Against Iran | September 28, 2007

What Are You Paying for the War? | September 26, 2007

Violence by the Numbers in Iraq: Sound Data or Shaky Statistics? | September 25, 2007

Asking for Help on Iraq Reconstruction | September 24, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.24.07-9.28.07 | September 24, 2007

A Strategic and Moral Crisis: An Interactive Graphic | September 18, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.17.07-9.21.07 | September 17, 2007

The Future of Iraq | September 14, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Is Unconvinced that the Iraq Surge Is Working | September 14, 2007

Much Ado About Nothing: Previewing Bush and Cheney Speeches on Iraq | September 13, 2007

The Cost of Staying the Course in Iraq | September 13, 2007

In the Valley of Elah | September 11, 2007

Iraq Timeline: March is the New September | September 11, 2007

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