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WATCH: Last US Convoy Leaves Iraq

The last truck pulls over the border, and the gate closes. But already, the country's free factions are quarreling.

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| Mon Dec. 19, 2011 4:00 AM PST
Iraq war for dummies

MoJo's Anthology of the Iraq War

Since 2003 we've investigated Bush's lie factory, the real WMD, shady contractors, war resisters, KBR fraudsters, wounded heroes, and much more.

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| Fri Dec. 16, 2011 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Mission Accomplished-ish [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 11:59 AM PST

Our Remote Wars Are Hitting Home

America's wars may be fought in distant countries, but they've weakened our military, drained our treasury, and eroded our freedoms.

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| Thu Dec. 8, 2011 1:01 PM PST

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Counting the Dead on Both Sides of Our War

Soldiers and civilians are still dying in a war opposed by 63 percent of Americans.

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| Thu Dec. 1, 2011 12:34 PM PST
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Scenes from the GOP's "Commander in Chief" Debate

Michele Bachmann's CIA-ACLU whopper, and other CliffsNotes from Saturday's CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate.

—By the Mother Jones news team

 | Sun Nov. 13, 2011 10:11 AM PST
Tom Cotton

The GOP Candidate Who Wants Journos Jailed

As an Army lieutenant in Iraq, Tom Cotton called for three journalists to be imprisoned for espionage. Now he's running for Congress.

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| Thu Nov. 10, 2011 4:00 AM PST

So Long, American Imperial Dream

Our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan haven't turned out the way the Bush administration expected. Is it time to admit defeat?

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| Tue Nov. 8, 2011 12:52 PM PST
Army Sergeant First Class Kris Domeij

Army Ranger Dies on 14th War Deployment

As right-wingers decry the end of one war and the conduct of another, they should consider Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer Domeij.

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| Tue Oct. 25, 2011 8:00 AM PDT

Iraq On $256 Million a Day

A quick reminder of the true cost of more than eight years of war.

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| Mon Oct. 24, 2011 1:04 PM PDT
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Obama Announces Iraq Withdrawal—and GOPers Pounce

A significant moment in American history doesn't last long as critics line up on the right. But is anyone really listening?

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| Fri Oct. 21, 2011 1:19 PM PDT

How US Taxpayers Got Plucked in Iraq

The tale of a failed $2.5 million chicken processing plant, just one example of US reconstruction madness in the Middle East.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Inside the World's Largest Embassy

Welcome to the Vatican-sized US Embassy in Baghdad, home to a $2 million dead lawn and the world's worst bar scene.

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| Wed Sep. 28, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

America and Oil: Declining Together?

Oil is a sinking ship, and the US is going down with it.

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| Fri Sep. 16, 2011 3:06 PM PDT

Sadr Calls for an Iraq Truce; GOP Balks

After eight years of war, the firebrand populist cleric has given US troops an out. But will the Obama administration take it?

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| Mon Sep. 12, 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Should America Cancel 9/11 Anniversary Ceremonies?

It's been used as an excuse for two wars, runaway military spending, and the stripping down of our civil liberties. Isn't it time to honor 9/11 victims with peace?

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| Thu Sep. 8, 2011 1:37 PM PDT

Obama: (Still) Killing Terrorists the Bush Way

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| Fri Sep. 2, 2011 9:10 AM PDT

Fashion Victims

You might think sandblasted jeans are trendy. Too bad they're also making workers sick.

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| Fri Sep. 2, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

One-Third of Wartime Contracting Funds Wasted

If not more....

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| Wed Aug. 31, 2011 7:28 AM PDT

The Pentagon Since 9/11: By the Numbers

$869 billion for Iraq, $487 billion for Afghanistan, and everything else your almost $8 trillion in military spending bought you in the last decade.

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| Tue Aug. 16, 2011 12:02 PM PDT