We are now into the 5th month since the “surge” started and it seems that every month is getting worse than that last. Here is the latest from that: The US military surge in Iraq, designed to turn around the course of the war, appears to be failing as senior US officers admit they need […]
Who says there isn’t war profiteering going on? The estimated costs for the development of major weapons systems for the US military have doubled since September 11, 2001, with a trillion-dollar price tag for new planes, ships, and missiles that would have little direct role in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq. The […]
It looks like there has been another fatal error in Iraq WASHINGTON (CNN) — A bomb that killed six civilians Monday near Baiji, Iraq, missed its target by 65 feet (20 meters) and hit the wrong home, military officials said. The bomb, which was dropped by a U.S. fighter plane, was aimed at a building […]