MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2013, MercoPress. http://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the costliest in US history equivalent to 40% of GDP]]> The legacy from the George W Bush administrations: 6 trillion dollars debt. US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers up to 6 trillion dollars or 75.000 dollars for every US household, “the most expensive wars in US history,” a new report has revealed, adding that these campaigns will dominate future federal budgets “for decades to come”.

]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[Poll shows for 52% of Britons involvement in Iraq war damaged UK reputation]]> A feeling that the public had been deceived, particularly by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair More than half of Britons have said the UK's involvement in the Iraq war damaged the country's reputation around the world, a new poll has found. On the 10th anniversary of the invasion, the survey by King's College London (KCL) and Ipsos Mori showed that some 52% said the war had damaged UK's standing.

]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[After nine bloody years US military officially end Iraq war]]> Defence Secretary Panetta was on hand at the rolling up flag ceremony (Photo AP) The US military officially ended its war in Iraq, rolling up its flag at a low-key ceremony with Defence Secretary Leon Panetta nearly nine bloody years after the invasion that ousted Dictator Saddam Hussein.

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Iraq reconstruction 6.6bn USD are missing, says official US investigation]]> “The largest theft of funds in national history”, according to Special investigator Stuart Bowen Some 6.6bn US dollars flown into Iraq eight years ago may have been stolen, according to a US official investigating fraud in the country. The missing money may represent "the largest theft of funds in national history", investigator Stuart Bowen told the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:08:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK ends military operation in Iraq which was started in 2003]]> At its peak the Operation Telic involved some 46,000 personnel. UK's military operation in Iraq will officially end midnight Sunday, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. It comes after the Royal Navy completed its training of Iraqi sailors, with the last personnel leaving the country on Friday.

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