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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of southwest Asia. Site of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, the region later fell to the Persians (6th century BC), Greeks (4th century BC), Arabs (7th century), and Ottoman Turks (16th century). Iraq became a kingdom under a British mandate in 1921, achieved independence in 1932, and became a republic in 1958. The Baathist regime of Saddam Hussein invaded Iran (1980), triggering an eight-year war, and occupied Kuwait (1990) until forced to withdraw in the Gulf War. In the Iraq War, a US-led coalition overthrew Hussein (2003) and established a new government. Baghdad is the capital and largest city.
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- proper noun Country in
Mesopotamia that borders onIran ,Kuwait ,Saudi Arabia ,Jordan ,Syria andTurkey . Official name:Republic of Iraq .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
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AL-AHDAB OIL FIELD, IRAQ -- China didn't take part in the U. S.-led invasion of Iraq or the bloody military battles that followed.
Risk-tolerant China investing heavily in Iraq as U.S. companies hold back 2010
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AL-AHDAB OIL FIELD, IRAQ -- China didn't take part in the U. S.-led invasion of Iraq or the bloody military battles that followed.
Risk-tolerant China investing heavily in Iraq as U.S. companies hold back 2010
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- The remnants of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are being sold to the highest bidders in yard sales across the country.
U.S. military's castoffs become sought-after items at yard sales across Iraq 2010
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- The remnants of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are being sold to the highest bidders in yard sales across the country.
U.S. military's castoffs become sought-after items at yard sales across Iraq 2010
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IN SHALAMCHE, IRAQ Along this dusty border crossing that links Iraq with erstwhile enemy Iran, there is growing evidence that it is Iran that holds the upper hand at the twilight of the U.S. military mission here.
Anxiety along Iraq's border with Iran Ernesto Londo 2010
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AL-AHDAB OIL FIELD, IRAQ -- China didn't take part in the U. S.-led invasion of Iraq or the bloody military battles that followed.
Risk-tolerant China investing heavily in Iraq as U.S. companies hold back 2010
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IN SHALAMCHE, IRAQ Along this dusty border crossing that links Iraq with erstwhile enemy Iran, there is growing evidence that it is Iran that holds the upper hand at the twilight of the U.S. military mission here.
Anxiety along Iraq's border with Iran Ernesto Londo 2010
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Some Guy made a comment about research for "reanimating the dead" and brought the casualties of iraq into it .... those that died in Iraq died doing something they believed in and were proud to do so.
StrategyPage.com 2009
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| Reply | Permalink putting aside what "winning" in iraq and what "losing" in Iraq mean as its unclear to me what a "win" at this point would be - john mccain doesn't have a plan to win the war all he has is a plan for STAYING for 100 years even tho the iraqis want us out now.
McCain Campaign: Obama, Dems Want To Lose In Iraq Because It Helps Them Politically 2009
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Promoted to Headline (H3) on 11/20/09: IRAQ MASH yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'IRAQ MASH'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that\'s laugh out-loud hilarious.'
IRAQ MASH 2009
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