In my previous post I pointed out an article that suggested war crimes had been commited in the battle in and around Fallujah. The response I got was predictably stern from some readers. I have heard, over and over, that the insurgents do not qualify for protection under the Geneva or Hague Conventions because they …
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Poland to exit Iraq… Iraq moves on.
Poland officially announced today that they will pull out the rest of their 1700 troops in Iraq by the end of 2005. That is when the UNSC mandate for foreign troops in Iraq ends. Once Poland is out, that leaves the UK, Korea and the US with the largest contingents in Iraq… it will be …
Time to Help
While much of Iraq is still a mess 2 years on… the fact remains that it can be fixed. The insurgency is not insurmountable, the situation is not hopeless. There are ways out of this mess, but it requires a change in tactic by the US and Iraqi government. This fact is not only being …