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'Iraq for Iraqis': Hundreds of Thousands Flood Streets of Baghdad to Demand US Military Leave Country
Thousands of Iraqis gathering at Jadariya, a neighborhood in the Baghdad city center at a rally against the presence of U.S. troops in the country, in Baghdad, Iraq on January 24, 2020.
'Huge': House to Consider Lee- and Khanna-Backed Measures to Stop Trump's March to War With Iran
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) speaks during the "No War With Iran" Rally for Moveon.org at the U.S. Capitol on January 9, 2020 in Washington, D.C.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus said the two bills are "our best chance to avoid future conflict."
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'Completely Lawless President': Trump Reportedly Tried to Kill Another Top Iranian Commander on Same Day as Soleimani
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Multiple strikes on top IRGC officials is starting a war. These were...
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We're Staying, US Tells Iraq After Being Asked to Leave
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
An American soldier stands guard at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and U.S. troops.
The Iraqi Parliament voted on January 5 to ask U.S. forces to leave the country.
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Pompeo Says 'No Doubt' Soleimani Was Planning Imminent Attacks But Admits He Doesn't Know When or Where
Former President George W. Bush's former press secretary Ari Fleischer appeared on Fox News January 2 to claim the assassination of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani would be welcomed by Iranians. It was not.
Has Nothing Been Learned Since 2003? Corporate Media Welcome Back Iraq War Hawks To Make Case for Iran
House Progressive Caucus members Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) listen during a House hearing on October 22.
Because Trump Acting Like 'Both an Arsonist and a Fireman' on Iran, Congress Must Act, Say House Progressives
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Biden criticized Trump for not having a clear policy regarding Iran after the killing of Qasem Soleimani ratcheted up tensions between Iran and the United States. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
After Biden Offers 'No Comment' Response to Middle East Escalation, Critics Suggest: How About 'No War With Iran'
MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Tuesday night implored viewers not to believe those calling for war with Iran.
'War With Iran Is Madness,' Declares MSNBC's Chris Hayes. 'Don't Believe Anyone Who Tells You Otherwise.'
An anti-war demonstrator holds up the peace sign during a demonstration against war in Iraq and Iran on January 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. Demonstrations are taking place in several U.S. cities in response to increased tensions in the Middle East as a result of a U.S. airstrike that killed an Iranian general last week. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
#NoWarWithIran: US Peace Advocates Say 'Time for De-Escalation Is Now'
'This Is a Nightmare': Iran Launches Missile Attack on US Airbase in Iraq
Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Demands Official UN Probe of Soleimani Assassination
U.S. military personnel are leaving Iraq.
"Withdrawal Not What's Happening": Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Letter Announcing US Troops Leaving Iraq Was a Mistake
'Sea of Endless People' Mourns Soleimani Across Iran, Vowing Trump Will Be Held Accountable for Assassination
Menendez and Schumer
Top Senate Democrats Demand Trump Declassify Decision to Kill Soleimani That Brought US to the 'Brink of War With Iran'
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the White House on January 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Trumps were returning from spending the holidays at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Bach, Florida after last week’s U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military leader, Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Trump Threatens Iraq—Previously Decimated by US Sanctions—With Sanctions 'Like They've Never Seen'

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Absolutely Nothing
Amidst the saber-rattling on Iraq, a fine, furious, gut-wrenching rant from a former Naval intelligence officer who was there from the start on the mindless claim by a draft-dodging Mitt Romney and all the other "simpering capering madmen" and "cowardly connected wealthy weasels" that "tragically, all we've fought for...is on the cusp of vanishing." Tell us, rages Jim Wright, what "we" fought for, and what it would cost to, insanely, do it again.
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