Senate set to vote to repeal Iraq war powers act
March 29, 2023
Repeal would take the power to declare war from the president and return it to Congress.
After two decades, reflection and regret on Iraq war vote
March 27, 2023
Was the war against Iraq based on a real threat or just a simple case of a president who wanted revenge?
A 20-year-old failure over Iraq WMDs still haunts American intelligence
March 23, 2023
The U.S. lost 4,500 troops and spent an estimated $2 trillion on the Iraq War and the ensuing campaign in both Iraq and Syria.
American troops will remain in Iraq, top Marine commander says
December 10, 2021
At least 2,500 troops remain in the nation and will stay there until further notice.
Iran strikes back with missile attacks against U.S. troops
January 8, 2020
Early reports say no U.S. casualties
Trump to Iraq: ‘Throw us out and we will retaliate’
January 6, 2020
Congress has registered unease with Trump’s decision to strike in Iraq without advance notice to lawmakers and then to send the notification, which is required under the War Powers Act, as entirely classified.
Iran promises ‘harsh retaliation’ for killing their general
January 3, 2020
The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, marks a major escalation in the standoff between Washington and Iran, which has careened from one crisis to another since President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed crippling sanctions.
Iran planning more attacks on Americans, Esper says
January 2, 2020
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. has sufficient forces at the Baghdad Embassy to defend it.
Trump travel ban angers Iraqis
February 13, 2017
Reverberations from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other stances are threatening to undermine future U.S.-Iraqi security cooperation, rattling a key alliance that over the
Drone strikes up, oversight down
December 24, 2015
Putting the U.S. military in charge of drone strikes in Iraq and Syria has effectively reduced congressional scrutiny of those sensitive operations, leaving some activists,