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#Iraq Bush's War For Reelection a disaster Reader will be mad that they bought it and spent time reading it musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi...
Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From t...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Other part of book claims Bush didn't serve country when in Air National Guard during Vietnam War Spends extensive time going through record Then stories of helicopter pilots in Vietnam Takes up half the book What does it have to do with #Iraq? musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi...
Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From t...
musingsoniraq.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
#Iraq Book starts with Battle of Nasiriya during 03 invasion Goes into great depth into soldiers killed & their families Wanted to show this was what happened because of Bush's decision to go to war That's not clear at all Has nothing to do with title musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi...
Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From t...
musingsoniraq.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
#Iraq There are bad books & then there is Bush's War For Reelection Would think it's about Bush trying to sell war to get re-elected but it's not Argues Bush didn't serve during Vietnam & costs of Iraq war musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi...
Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From t...
musingsoniraq.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Musings On #Iraq Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004 musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi...
Review James Moore, Bush’s War For Reelection, Iraq, The White House, and The People, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
There are bad books and then there is Bush’s War For Reelection, The White House, and The People by James Moore. From t...
musingsoniraq.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2019 Report Hezbollah’s Kawtharani helping Iran Rev Guards Quds Force’s Gen Suleimani lobby Iraqi leaders over new premier musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-mahdi-g...
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2019 Report Massoud and Masrour Barzani stole 28% of KRG’s oil exports Money put in account in Cyprus under Masrour’s mistress’ name musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-mahdi-g...
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2017 KDP office in Kirfi attacked during protests over KRG not paying govt salaries 4 PUK guards killed outside office in Irbil Protesters burned 2 TV stations and 2 radio stations musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
PM Abadi Govt (2014-2018)
Musings On Iraq review Airpower in the War Against ISIS Musings On Iraq review Degrade And Destroy, The Inside Story Of The War Against ...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2015 Def Min Obeidi said 2649 soldiers had died and 11,230 killed in war vs IS musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-abadi-g...
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2012 Protests started in Anbar Salahaddin Adhamiya in Baghdad over warrant for Fin Min Issawi musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2012 Pres Obama called Fin Min Issawi US Amb Beecroft visited Issawi US Embassy issued protest to Iraq’s Foreign Min over warrant for Issawi musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2012 Maliki ordered arrest of Finance Minister Issawi on terrorism charges Detained 150 of his bodyguards staff and family1 yr after having warrant issued for VP Hashemi for terrorism Issawi fled to Speaker Nujfai’s home in Baghdad musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2011 PM Maliki ordered Dep PM Mutlaq barred from entering parliament musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2011 Report one of VP Hashemi’s guards had been arrested start of Dec on charges of building a car bomb Guard confessed leading to 3 more guards and manager of Hashemi’s office to be arrested musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
2nd PM Maliki Govt (2010-14)
Musings On Iraq review Airpower in the War Against ISIS Musings On Iraq review Duty, Memoirs of a Secretary At War Musings On Iraq rev...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2011 3 of VP Hashemi’s guards appeared on TV saying they were involved in terrorist attacks musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
2nd PM Maliki Govt (2010-14)
Musings On Iraq review Airpower in the War Against ISIS Musings On Iraq review Duty, Memoirs of a Secretary At War Musings On Iraq rev...
musingsoniraq.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2011 Arrest warrant for VP Hashemi issued forcing him into exile 3 of Finance Min Issawi’s bodyguards arrested musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/2nd-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2008 Report US official said no deterrence in Iraq against corruption Many inspector generals were banned from their own ministries intimidated and attacked Last head of Integrity Comm fled in 2007 due to threats musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1-st-pmmal...
1st PM Maliki Govt Pt 3 (2008)
Musings On Iraq review Children of War, Voices of Iraqi Refugees Musings On Iraq review Confronting Al Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and Am...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2007 West Point study of captured ISI docs Largest group of foreign fighters were Saudis 41% Most were 24-25 yrs old 43% students Strength of ISI was able to constantly draw upon young recruits musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2007 Sec State Rice met with Iraqi leaders Called for US support to remove PM Maliki Rice said they needed to do more and take advantage of improved security musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/1st-pm-mal...
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2006 US raid on Taji north Baghdad province captured ISI docs Outlined Baghdad strategy Wanted to secure Rusafa by sectarian cleansing and cutting off Shiite lines of communication into east Baghdad musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2006 Report insurgents and gangs taking down power towers to Baghdad Insurgents launched campaign to deprive capital of electricity Gangs stripping towers of aluminum that they sold Electricity Min said Baghdad in crisis musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/iraqi-insu...
December 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2006 Report Lawyer that investigated Diyala said torture widespread in police Police full of militias Death squads operated with help of police Sunni and Shiite religious leaders tried to get local sheikhs to sign pledge to stop violence musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
1st PM Maliki Govt Pt 1 (2006)
Musings On Iraq review Children of War, Voices of Iraqi Refugees Musings On Iraq review Confronting Al Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and Am...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2006 PM Maliki proposed Baghdad security plan to US Said he would support troop surge if US only went after insurgents and not militias Said he would make a political deal with Sadr that would reduce Mahdi Army violence musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-maliki-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2005 US Iraq cmdr Gen Casey said if US didn’t withdraw would increase Iraqi dependency Said had to withdraw to win musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-jaafari...
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
#Iraq Dec 19 2005 Amb Khalilzad said couldn’t have sectarian Badr member run Interior Ministry musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/p/pm-jaafari...
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM