by Travis Sharp In early September, several news outlets reported that Iraq is interested in buying 36 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. This proposed sale is the latest development in an intense push by the United States and Iraq to transform the Iraqi military into a legitimate fighting force. Recent weapons acquisition proposals […]
Total Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding To Date
by Christopher Hellman by Travis Sharp Download PDF fact sheet on Iraq and Afghanistan war costs TOTAL IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SUPPLEMENTAL WAR FUNDING BY U.S. TO DATE (Budget Authority in Billions of Dollars) FY01 & FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 (To Date) Total (To Date) Iraq 0 53.0 75.9 85.5 101.7 […]
Iraqis Who Oppose the U.S.-Iraq Long-Term Agreement
by John Isaacs by Travis Sharp Updated July 9, 2008 CIVIL SOCIETY Iraqi News Agency (INA), an independent Iraqi news organization The Iraqi News Agency (INA) launched what it calls its own “campaign” to block the agreement, calling for “all writers and distinguished voices to send their articles and opinions to the agency for publication,” […]
Analysis of House May 2008 Iraq-Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding Package
by Travis Sharp May 16 UPDATE: On May 15, the House passed amendments #2 and #3 but failed to pass amendment #1, which would provide $162.6 billion in DOD funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. That funding is expected to be added to the supplemental by the Senate, which is slated to […]
Guantanamo Has Given Us A Bad Name
By Colleen Garcia and Michele Zilka Published in the Northwest Arkansas Times on May 1, 2008 Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 the United States embarked upon a global war against an enemy unlike any it had faced before. In drafting a new strategy to defeat the threat of international terrorism, the United […]
