Strategic Imperative of Iraq – A Special Report
Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Gericke offers four reasons why a continued U.S. military presence in Iraq is strategically important to both America and Iraq.
Read MoreLieutenant Colonel Bradley Gericke offers four reasons why a continued U.S. military presence in Iraq is strategically important to both America and Iraq.
Read MoreExecutive Producer Alex Holmes talks in an exclusive interview about House of Saddam, a four-hour miniseries that debuts on HBO December 7, 2008. The miniseries examines the life of Iraq's brutal dictator and the lives of those around him.
Read MoreWe have another letter from our friend serving in Iraq, Russ Vaughn. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, Russ is back in Iraq for another tour. I’m providing this as a link to his full article, and I’m including a batch of recent pictures he sent along from his position. [gallery:185] He comments on #4; This was the sunset we had last night (10-20-08). The Iraqi sunsets are very fleeting. The speed of the earth’s rotation is very evident with the suns rapid decent below the horizon. With the exception of a little croping, this photo is untouched. And on his photo taken with the open window (#3), he writes; I know some of you tactically savy smarty pants will say something on this one. The second picture (#2 above) will make it clear why I didnt bother to close the window. Yeah yeah no excuses. His full letter, Letters From Iraq 8: Tractors and...
Read MoreArmchair General is fortunate to have some letters sent back from those serving in Iraq. This is from Russ Vaughn, a longtime soldier who has written 8 letters which we have published here.
Read MoreGeneral David Petraeus' farewell letter to troops as he turns over command of the Multi-National Force-Iraq to Gen. Ray Odierno.
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