NPR Topics: IraqNPR's ongoing coverage of the Iraq War's effects abroad and on the home front. Stories of soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, veterans and their families. Iraq's effects on politics, society, and diplomacy. Photos, audio and commentary. Subscribe to the Iraq RSS feed.Essay: Sick And Chugging Gatorade In Iraq- September 17, 2008 Feeling under the weather is never enjoyable, but being sick in a combat zone is wretchedly miserable. Stuck with bronchitis, Capt. Nate Rawlings is reminded of why sometimes, when you can't be sure of the outcome, all you can look forward to is the end.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94690936&ft=1&f=1010 Officer Responds To 'Gutless Coward' Charge- September 17, 2008 A listener asks what gives America the right to "force democracy on people" in Iraq and calls the U.S. Armed Forces murderers. Capt. Rawlings responds, "If you feel that we entered into this conflict unjustly ... then do all that you can to bring us home."http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94707261&ft=1&f=1010 Woodward Targets Bush's Lack Of Oversight- September 16, 2008 Citing curious absences and an "odd detachment," journalist Bob Woodward argues that President Bush ultimately fell short as commander-in-chief during the Iraq war. Woodward fields questions about this assertion, and about his new book, The War Within.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94686691&ft=1&f=1010 Gen. Petraeus Ends Time In Iraq With Handover- September 16, 2008 Gen. David Petraeus has handed over control of U.S. forces in Iraq to his longtime deputy, and headed back home where he will take charge of U.S. Central Command, with responsibility for the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94680741&ft=1&f=1010 In Iraqi Shiite Town, Skepticism At Government- September 15, 2008 The mostly Shiite town of Dujail was recently the scene of the worst car bomb attack in months, leaving 31 dead and nearly 50 wounded. Residents speak of their leaders with deep bitterness and anger, calling them corrupt.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94640724&ft=1&f=1010 Woodward Charges Bush With 'Odd Detachment'- September 13, 2008 The war in Iraq has been President Bush's war, but Bob Woodward's new book charges that the commander in chief has maintained "an odd detachment from its management."http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94566638&ft=1&f=1010 Evaluating The Surge In Iraq- September 13, 2008 Stephen Biddle, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations talks with host Scott Simon about elements that made the military surge in Iraq effective.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591166&ft=1&f=1010 Iraq Puts Sunni Paramilitary Groups To Work- September 12, 2008 After strong pressure from the U.S. military, the Iraqi government has agreed to employ the so-called Awakening Councils. These are largely Sunni paramilitary groups who turned against al-Qaida and allied themselves with U.S. forces. But the Awakening membership mistrusts the Iraqi government.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94545639&ft=1&f=1010 The Show Goes On For Iraqi Conductor- September 11, 2008 Karim Wasfi, director of Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra, describes culture in a war-torn country. It's difficult gathering all the musicians for rehearsals, but Wasfi and the orchestra have drawn crowds of more than 600 people in war-torn Baghdad.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94511956&ft=1&f=1010 Pride, Concern As Candidates' Sons Head To War- September 11, 2008 Whichever ticket wins the election in November, it will be the first time in decades that the president, vice president or both have children serving in the armed forces during wartime. But some worry about the burden on a president or VP of having a child on the battlefield.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94506557&ft=1&f=1010 |