That gave military commanders time to get American troops into safe, fortified positions at their bases in Iraq.
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Leonard Pitts: John Lewis still believes in American ideals, though too many of us don’t
The congressman and civil rights icon, now battling cancer, has never excused himself from the struggle to make America act like America.
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Maine Voices: Trump’s threats to Iranian cultural sites disrespect our human heritage
Culture is what makes lives meaningful, and protecting it is one of the acknowledged limits to armed conflict.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. troops must leave Iraq, says outgoing prime minister
The United States’ mission to fight the Islamic State has devolved into a U.S.-Iran proxy war, he says.
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Death of Iran general ratchets up anxiety over fate of U.S. hostages
The Trump administration has made a priority of bringing home hostages held abroad, but the prospect of a forthcoming resolution seems to have dimmed.
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Stampede kills 56 at funeral for Iranian general killed in U.S. airstrike
A stampede at a funeral for a top Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike has killed 40 people and injured 213 others
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U.K. prime minister won’t back Trump’s threat to target Iran’s cultural sites
Johnson is under pressure to support Trump and the United States, Britain’s closest ally, while at the same time trying to defuse the conflict.
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Throngs mourn, Iranian leader weeps for general slain by U.S.
A turnout estimated to be at least 1 million people fill the streets of Tehran, and another massive crowd turns out in the holy city of Qom.
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Demonstrators rally in Portland against possible war with Iran
The crowd in Congress Square Park calls for peace after the killing of an Iranian general by a U.S. drone raises fears of a widening conflict.
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Iranian cyberattacks feared after killing of top general
Potential targets include U.S. manufacturing facilities, oil and gas plants and transit systems.