Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan not worth the cost, many US veterans say (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq troop talks stuck on issue of immunity (AP)
• U.S. reviews Iraq warning on immunity for troops (Reuters)
• Bahrain: Retrial for medics sentenced in protests (AP)
• Many U.S. veterans say Iraq, Afghan wars not worth it (Reuters)
• Iraq bombing and robbery leave 3 dead (AP)
• Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes (AP)

Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan not worth the cost, many US veterans say (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Like much of the rest of the country, a substantial number of American veterans of war in Iraq and Afghanistan don’t think the 10-year effort has been worth the cost.

Iraq troop talks stuck on issue of immunity (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT AP - The question of whether American troops who stay in Iraq to train Iraqi forces would have immunity from local prosecution is shaping up to be the most contentious issue as the two countries try to hammer out an agreement on whether to keep a small training force here next year.

U.S. reviews Iraq warning on immunity for troops (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT Reuters - The United States on Wednesday played down an apparent split with Iraq over legal protections for U.S. troops at the heart of talks on keeping them in the country beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal.

Bahrain: Retrial for medics sentenced in protests (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:37 AM PDT AP - Bahrain appeared to buckle under international pressure Wednesday by ordering a retrial for 20 medical personnel sentenced to prison who were accused of backing anti-government protests and attempting to overthrow the ruling system in the Gulf kingdom.

Many U.S. veterans say Iraq, Afghan wars not worth it (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:24 AM PDT Reuters - A third of U.S. military veterans who have served in the armed forces since the September 11, 2001, attacks think the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, a poll released on Wednesday showed.

Iraq bombing and robbery leave 3 dead (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:27 AM PDT AP - Police officials say two separate attacks in central Iraq have killed three people and injured 13.

Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:48 AM PDT AP - One in three U.S. veterans of the post-9/11 military believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, and a majority think that after 10 years of combat America should be focusing less on foreign affairs and more on its own problems, according to an opinion survey released Wednesday.

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