Us Iraq Invasion

As an aide to Vajpayee in the Prime Minister's Office, I was privy to much that was happening then. Of course, I was firmly of the view that the US invasion of Iraq could not be justified on any count.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, said Washington was committed to keeping its military presence in the country

Lloyd Austin's visit aimed at showing that US was committed to keeping its military presence in Iraq, an official said.

Former US President George W Bush has made quite an embarrassing fumble while referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.

The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...

Iran marked the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq by parading its latest ships and missiles and telling the United States on Wednesday not to meddle in the Gulf.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's characterization of US President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as "co-founders" of the ISIS terrorist group drew swift rebuke on Thursday as "false" and "unhinged."

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump says the invasion of Iraq was possibly the worst decision made by a US president but acknowledged he may have initially supported the move.

President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein's government to subvert the UN oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.

Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam Hussein's downfall.

The worst of the insurgency in Iraq is "over", a former general who commanded US Marines and British forces in the 2003 US-led invasion said on Friday, in a rare note of optimism over the crisis.

Former Vice-president Dick Cheney, an architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has defended his choices at the time, and slammed the current US course of action.

As an aide to Vajpayee in the Prime Minister's Office, I was privy to much that was happening then. Of course, I was firmly of the view that the US invasion of Iraq could not be justified on any count.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, said Washington was committed to keeping its military presence in the country

Lloyd Austin's visit aimed at showing that US was committed to keeping its military presence in Iraq, an official said.

Former US President George W Bush has made quite an embarrassing fumble while referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.

The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...

Iran marked the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq by parading its latest ships and missiles and telling the United States on Wednesday not to meddle in the Gulf.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's characterization of US President Barack Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as "co-founders" of the ISIS terrorist group drew swift rebuke on Thursday as "false" and "unhinged."

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump says the invasion of Iraq was possibly the worst decision made by a US president but acknowledged he may have initially supported the move.

President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat ISIS in Iraq is not an indication that the United States is headed for another invasion like the one in 2003 that locked it in a long, violent conflict.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein's government to subvert the UN oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.

Presumed Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Sunday that he would have authorized the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, though he acknowledged mistakes made after Saddam Hussein's downfall.

The worst of the insurgency in Iraq is "over", a former general who commanded US Marines and British forces in the 2003 US-led invasion said on Friday, in a rare note of optimism over the crisis.

Former Vice-president Dick Cheney, an architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has defended his choices at the time, and slammed the current US course of action.