The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the minds of most Americans, though not for the veterans who served there.
The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the minds of most Americans, though not for the veterans who served there.
Loved ones have rallied around a 16-year-old girl who was left fighting for life after a horror crash north of Brisbane. Molly Tokic was one of five teenagers injured when the car they were in crashed into a tree at the intersection of Old North and South Pine roads, Brendale, on January 24. Queensland Police said Connor Farley, 18, was allegedly driving a grey Ford Falcon along Old North Road, Brendale about 11.20pm when he crashed into the tree. Mr Farley and his 16-year-old passengers, Jordyn-Lee Cooper, Molly Tokic, Krysta O Sullivan and Emily Thompson-Steggles all sustained injuries. Ms Tokic was taken to hospital in a critical condition and remains in hospital.
for many sunnis, they looked at iranian-backed regime in baghdad and they looked at isis and some of them made the disastrous calculation that isis was the lesser of two evils. the last american soldier left the country in 2011, after the u.s. could not reach agreement with maliki to maintain a military presence. the question that we ask today when people look back at that decision is what would we have done with 10,000 u.s. troops? would they have enforced security? and frankly would we have wanted them to be fighting in places like mosul and fallujah against isil? republicans have criticized president obama for not leaving troops in iraq. some have said if american forces had stayed, there would be no isis. but emma skye believes that was never in the cards.