While statistical uncertainty leaves us unclear on the true scale of the Iraq War, the impact it has left on American society and Iraq is still visible ten years later.
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Li Keqiang made his first news conference on Sunday as China’s new premier, but don’t expect any real change to occur. The CCP is concerned with political survival, not sustainable development.
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Contrasting results from recent polls asking Americans whether they sympathize more with the Israelis or the Palestinians in the Middle East highlight the need to ask different questions.
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Last week, Iranian fighter jets attempted to intercept a U.S. surveillance drone in the Persian, as tensions between the two countries ramp up yet again.
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Critics of "foreign aid" must understand that it is one of the most critical aspects of national security, and that cutting it only puts the nation in danger.
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With his fresh views and beliefs that are rooted in integrity, Khan could not only have a major impact on the upcoming elections in Pakistan but also in the way Pakistanis see America.
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President Obama has said we "have Israel's back," but he could really go the extra mile for the country by pushing neighboring regimes to make sacrifices for peace.
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Twenty-two years after the end of the Cold War, the embargo against Cuba stands strong. It's time to change that.
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The state of New Mexico made considerable strides on Friday when it enacted a program that gives recent war veterans free mental health care.
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In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge ruthlessly slaughterd 2 million people. But decades later, only one leader has been prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
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Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) delivered a withering rebuke of the response of President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and UN Ambassador Susan Rice to the Benghazi embassy attacks.
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North Korea blamed the U.S. and South Korea for cyberattacks on Friday which temporarily disabled websites this week during a period of elevated tensions caused by the North’s nuclear ambitions.
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Why the problem between the Vatican and Beijing is not about freedom of religion at all.
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President Obama's drone program is under fire again, this time from the UN for violating Pakistan's sovereignty.
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Ten years after the launch the the Iraq, it's only approproate to ask whether the whole endeavor was worth the cost in lives and money.
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Nicolas Maduro seems to have an easy path ahead of him to be Chavez's successor as El Comandante. But is his candidacy even legal?
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Only 50% of the people living in the Gaza Strip, Israel, and the West Bank are of Jewish descent. And the numbers will keep dropping.
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Resolution 65 and H.R. 850 increase sanctions on Iran while giving Israel the green light to initate a U.S.-backed war, threatening to undermine a diplomatic solution.
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The Iraq War is perhaps the single biggest foreign policy disaster in American history. Here's hoping it doesn't take another decade for our country's leaders to figure that out.
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On Thursday, Western diplomats said Iran has significantly stepped up military support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by funneling weapons through Iraq, Turkey, and Lebanon.
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Being pope has a weird way of broadening your name recognition. But before Jorge Bergoglio stole their thunder, these five Argentines also had their motherland on the map in a big way.
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Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu's new coalition government offers the best hope in years of settling the Palestinian question.
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The death of a former Khmer Rouge official and the case of German asylum seekers in Tennessee raise important points about how we view genocide in the public memory.
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Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor for the Venezuelan presidency will continue an antagonistic relationship with the United States if he defeats Henrique Capriles in the upcoming elections.
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Over the last four weeks North Korea balanced extreme brinkmanship by opening itself to the world through a variety of different ways, giving considerable insight into the country.
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