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Korea Signs Oil Contracts with Iraq

» by GI Korea September 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am » Comments (0)

Like have always said, 2,300 Korean businessmen would do more for Iraq then the 2,300 Korean soldiers they sent: South Korea, Asia's third-biggest oil buyer, agreed to explore for petroleum ...more »

ROK Army to Complete Withdrawal from Iraq this Year

» by GI Korea September 23rd, 2008 at 2:49 pm » Comments (4)

I was against the deployment of the ROK Army to Iraq from the very beginning and was glad to see the news that the ROK Army was going to finally ...more »

Woodward Discloses Secret Killing Program in Iraq

» by GI Korea September 12th, 2008 at 3:47 am » Comments (12)

It is going to be really interesting to see what this secret killing program was that had such an impact on the war in Iraq: The dramatic drop in violence in ...more »

Senior Military Leaders Recommend No Troop Cuts in Iraq

» by GI Korea September 6th, 2008 at 6:48 am » Comments (1)

I have been saying this before that I would be very surprised if US military leaders recommend troop cuts in Iraq this year and now unidentified senior US military leaders ...more »

General Petraeus Interviewed in Newsweek

» by GI Korea August 27th, 2008 at 1:38 pm » Comments (3)

Great interview in Newsweek with General Petraeus that everyone should read. Here is one question where General Petraeus confirms what I have already said about "the surge": Could there have ...more »

Recommended Viewing of the Anbar Rising

» by GI Korea August 1st, 2008 at 4:27 am » Comments (1)

In an effort to fight the false narrative trying to be created by political partisans that the US military had little to do with the recent dramatic improvements in Iraq, ...more »

The AP Admits the US is “Winning” in Iraq

» by GI Korea July 28th, 2008 at 1:23 am » Comments (41)

Barack Obama call your office: The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely ...more »

Obama Downplays US Military Achievements in Iraq

» by GI Korea July 24th, 2008 at 9:41 am » Comments (15)

It is becoming comical watching the attempts of the Democratic Party to denounce the success of "the surge" strategy in Iraq: Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism ...more »

Baghdad Bombing Motivations Explained

» by GI Korea June 20th, 2008 at 1:25 pm » Comments (1)

I'm sure most people following the news probably heard the breathless media announcement about the car bomb that went off in Iraq that killed 50 people in a Shia neighborhood ...more »

US & Iraqi Government Negotiate Status of Forces Agreement

» by GI Korea June 19th, 2008 at 5:56 pm » Comments (5)

Iraqi blogger Omar Fadhil has an excellent article he has posted today in the Long War Journal (by the way anyone serious about understanding the global war on terror should ...more »

Confidence in Iraqi Government Rising

» by GI Korea June 17th, 2008 at 2:05 pm » Comments (1)

Here is something you don't read every day though this fact has been going on for months: Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed ...more »