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Iraq War

by: Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr.

Iraq War

by: Lankford, Ronnie D., Jr.

ISBN 13:
9780737750102
ISBN 10:
0737750103
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 07/02/2010
Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

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Behind each policy debate over welfare reform, AIDS funding, and hate crime laws are the people stuggling with poverty, illness, and discrimination. While the experts cite statistics and employ rhetoric about drug abuse, crime, and child abuse, individuals confront the horrors of addiction and the trauma of victimization.

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 12
The Iraq War Zone
Civilians Prepare for War	p. 16
A teen records her family's experiences preparing for war and the first night of bombing.
Invading Iraq	p. 22
A British pilot offers a first-person account of the initial invasion of Iraq by aircraft.
Keeping the Peace	p. 27
A soldier balances keeping the peace in Iraq with protecting the safety of fellow soldiers.
Visiting a Friend in War-Torn Iraq	p. 31
A journalist travels to see an American military friend stationed in Iraq and shares her friend's letters home with her blog readers.
A Journalist Travels Inside Iraq	p. 41
An embedded journalist travels with American troops in war-torn Iraq.
Living Inside a War Zone	p. 48
A woman relates the daily occurrence of violence under occupied Baghdad.
The American Home Front
Balancing Family and Military Service	p. 53
A father and husband attempts to balance his life at home with his military service in Iraq.
My Son is a Soldier in Iraq	p. 57
A mother worries about her son who is serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.
The Everyday Life of Iraq War Veterans	p. 62
A U.S. soldier describes his life and the lives of his soldier-friends back home in the United States after serving in the Iraq War.
Being the Wife of a Wounded Marine	p. 75
A wife is reunited with her husband for the first time after he is wounded in Iraq.
My Journey with an Iraqi Refugee	p. 78
A journalist befriends an Iraqi and helps him immigrate to the United States.
The Debate on the Iraq War
Avoiding an Unnecessary War	p. 86
A U.S. House of Representatives member believes that war with Iraq can still be diverted.
The Reasons for War	p. 96
President George W. Bush delivers an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein.
The Madness of War Profiteering	p. 103
A documentary filmmaker explains that while American soldiers die in the war zone, American corporations make billions of dollars.
A Peace Movement Honors My Son's Legacy	p. 108
The mother of a soldier killed in the Iraq War remembers her son.
A Soldier's Father Supports the War	p. 113
Parents of a soldier in the Iraq War support the troops and pray for their son's safe return.
Organizations to Contact	p. 118
For Further Research	p. 124
Index	p. 127
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Iraq War

Iraq War

9780737750102

0737750103

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