Sentences with phrase «of iraq»

George Bush may have declared victory only three months into the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but the killing has continued unabated.

Regarding whether the 2003 invasion of Iraq violates (Hague 3, Article 3), I should say that I have no reason to doubt Saddam Hussein was given due notice by US Congress and the POTUS of forthcoming hostilities.

Collins lent his campaign $ 250,000 to fund his June 26 defeat of Iraq War veteran David Bellavia.

The American strategic response, the Bush Doctrine endorsed by Blair, was the branding of Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the «axis of evil», opening the door to pre-emptive war.

«We did make some progress on [the issue] of healthcare and then bingo, the issue of Iraq happened.

Indeed, Blair is thoroughly defensive over the course of 108 pages, proffering myriad arguments for his decision to join the United States in the invasion, liberation, and occupation of Iraq.

When pressed on whether he viewed the invasion of Iraq as illegal, he said: «Yes, if you wish.

A tenured Syracuse University professor has been «blacklisted» by conservative groups after speaking out about the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11.

At the same time, though, diplomacy is getting weaker because of austerity, because of Iraq and Afghanistan, because of a sort of inward - ness in Europe — look at the Brexit debate — and there's a retreat generally from world leadership on lots of issues by the leading power.

They were banned well before the invasion of Iraq.

After three electoral victories and 13 years in office, New Labour had lost its appeal due to the legacy of the Iraq war, a series of burning scandals and endless backbenchers» rebellions.

This resulted in the outbreak of the Iraq — Iran War and the alliance of the Sunni Gulf States with Iraq.

Nick Clegg is expected to defy a letter from William Hague to Cabinet members asking them to avoid talking about the rights and wrongs of Britain's participation in the US - led March 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Outside of Iraq and Syria, they do not have enough recruits to engage in occupation.

May's increasingly frenzied bid to find a form of words on the Irish question that will keep all sides on board for a bit longer is similar to Blair's desperate contortions to secure UN resolutions in advance of Iraq.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime and its authoritarian domination of Iraq gave little quarter for al - Zarqawi organisation.

Undoubtedly influenced by the experience of the Iraq war and occupation but also influenced by the «war on terror» he inherited, Obama pursued an eclectic mix of «pragmatic» rather than «principled» foreign policies.

These factors paved the way for the 2003 American - led invasion of Iraq after 9 ⁄ 11, which toppled the regime — the subject of the next two chapters.

At the root of this crisis is the immense state weakness of Iraq created by the Iraq War, and a realistic solution to that problem needs high outside support.

«Well, there's one thing not being able to escape the shadow of Iraq immediately, though I think historians will be kinder to him, but there's another to continue the sheer personalisation and the venom, which was displayed again in the lead up to and the aftermath of publication,» Blunkett replies, noting that Chilcot «could not identify that people had lied nor that they had sort to mislead.»

Between 2011 and 2013, the group that was called al - Qaeda in Iraq and soon became the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had a resurgence due primarily to the effects of the Syrian civil war.

But with Blair still refusing to say he had been wrong and insisting he would make the same decisions again, can he ever escape the shadow of Iraq?

Attempting to start dialogue with Iraqi leaders during the Allied Forces» occupation of Iraq and subsequent Iraqi rebellions, Lamb's translator — not his usual translator, who was excellent, Lamb was keen to add — used the Arabic for «negotiations» when Lamb had said «dialogue» in English.

Blair has been seen as a divisive figure across Europe because of his controversial foreign policy decisions in Downing Street — most notably over the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The United States and others who are acting in collective defense of Iraq and Turkey are in a precarious position.

Mr Blair's words appear to throw doubt on his commitment to the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, a US report which said talks with Iran and Syria were crucial in stabilising Iraq in the future and which he last week described as a «strong way forward».

Thomas E Ricks» The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq 2006 - 2008 (Allen Lane # 25.00) is the follow - on from Fiasco, which examined the coalition's invasion of Iraq.

Bush, faced with a political meltdown at home and defeat in Iraq was prepared to back the Surge against the phased withdrawal proposals of the Iraq Study Group.

It would be a double tragedy if the legacy of Iraq was a Britain turned away from the world.»

As it is the US is coming off of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as operations against ISIS, and the trend of lowering military spending as a % of GDP has resumed.

5) There is a growing feeling that military brute force is at best a very unreliability means of achieving strategic objectives in the modern world for example the invasion of Iraq was a strategic failure despite an overwhelming military advantage.

Walker spent 20 years as a reporter working for Reuters on beats including foreign affairs during the latter years of the Iraq War, and never fancied crossing the Rubicon into politics.

Biden's also not afraid to butt heads directly with his opponents online: a new site puts clips of his Iraq position next to those of his opponents (no doubt carefully chosen to put him in his best light and them in their worst).

The British efforts receive rarely a mention in the book, and in the case of Iraq, it is critical.

Powerships are contracted to supply 15 % of Iraq's, 27 % of Lebanon's, and of Zambia's total electricity generation.

Actually, France is still today reguarly mocked as being «surrenders» by the US jsut because of their refusal to join in the invasion of Iraq.

New Labour had run out of steam and - partly, but not solely, because of the Iraq war - lost the trust of voters.

The most damning and significant claims in «What Happened», which at the time of writing sits in second place on the New York Times bestseller list, concern the Bush White House's handling of the case for the invasion of Iraq.

And don't members of the US - led coalition, who cite the «collective self - defense» of Iraq (the Iraqi government has formally made this request), have the right to prevent further ISIS attacks from Syrian territory into Iraqi areas?

But in recent years both Sarkozy and Hollande have pursued a more «forward» foreign policy, intervening first in Libya, then against Jihadists in Mali (after which one Malian jihadist said that «blood will run on the streets of Paris»), and in 2014 becoming involved in the bloody conflict which has engulfed Syria and parts of Iraq.

French authorities believe the attacks were planned abroad by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, but have not yet confirmed the identities of others involved.

And those expecting any deep political debates on the legitimacy of the Iraq war and the use of torture will be disappointed.

The proud daddy to be (again) is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, a police officer for our community, an amazing father to my stepson, and has been my biggest supporter over the past 2 years filled with change!

It's clear that some marriages may be yet another casualty of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; I can only hope that we don't add another layer of strain on those marriages by labeling them as failed marriages.

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Malaysia have steadily improved since kicking off their campaign with a 4 - 1 loss at the hands of Iraq.

The butcher's boy, as he is sometimes called, is reputed to be the most brutal member of Iraq's notorious ruling family.

«You should not discount the fact that when we invaded Iraq in 1991 that Uday's presence, and the possibility at that time that he might be the next ruler of Iraq, played a role in our decision to leave Saddam in place.

As U.S. and British forces sit on the borders of Iraq poised for invasion, Uday Hussein's name is near the top of the Pentagon's list of the Filthy 40 — the close associates of Saddam targeted for war - crime trials.