Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2011
Anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has returned home to Iraq from his self-imposed exile in Iran, delivering a speech urging support for the new Maliki government and resistance against the U -- but not necessarily through armed struggle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 11, 2010
Shiite-dominated Iran has shifted its stance toward neighboring Iraq, backing Sunni inclusion in a new government in Baghdad and likely putting a damper on current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's attempts to shape the new government. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2007
Try not to mist up during this clip of two young boys being surprised at their Virginia elementary school by their father, Lt. Thomas Bourne. As Keith Olbermann opines, the best way to support our troops is to "make sure that that kind of homecoming is what each of them and their families have earned." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 17, 2006
Seriously: We won't be responsible for the above if you try to digest your dinner and this news simultaneously
Ready? OK: Bush is apparently frustrated that the Iraqi people have not shown greater support for America's mission in Iraq
That's right: Bush is frustrated at the lack of public support for America in Iraq
Has the man stopped watching even Fox News, and instead installed a one-way walkie-talkie in his brain with Don Rumsfeld on the other end?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 28, 2006
Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have all started sounding off about Israeli aggression. And even Al Qaeda, which is normally hostile to all Shiite groups, has thrown its support behind the militants fighting against the vaunted Israeli military. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 11, 2006
That's the conclusion of a Washington Post article that tracks "a decline in support from almost every part of the conservative coalition over the past year." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2006
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Bush that the UK will not offer any support to strike Iran, regardless of whether there is a U.N. mandate to do so, according to The Scotsman newspaper. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 1, 2006
In the first ever poll of U.S. military personnel in Iraq, most troops say we should withdraw within the next year.
Does this mean that Bush is unpatriotic because he's not "supporting the troops"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2006
The Iraqi army now has ZERO battalions capable of fighting the insurgency without U.S. support. (The one battle-worthy battalion that the White House was so proud of has been downgraded.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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