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Patton and MacArthur would be spinning in their graves
The piece critiques Donald Trump’s claim that U S backed Mosul offensive planning is amateurish. It recalls the 2014 Mosul collapse, stresses Iraqi forces needed allied help, and notes how Patton and MacArthur would react to such rhetoric while reaffirming the necessity of defeating Islamic State and retaking Mosul. It closes with the First Amendment text.
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Faith First: A Son's Remembrance of His Catholic Dad
The writer recalls a father who balanced faith and politics, voting Democrat in 1980 over abortion concerns, then Republican in 1984 for moral issues. The dad, a mailman and devout Catholic, valued life and human dignity, died in 1985, leaving a lasting moral example through actions over words.
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After Mosul Fall a Post IS Iraq Faces Turmoil and War
Tribune News Service weighs the post liberation era for Mosul and Nineveh as Iraqi Kurds Shiite militias and Sunni factions vie for power. It warns of a dangerous political vacuum risk of Turkish Iranian and Saudi meddling and the need for US backed accords to prevent renewed conflict and jihadi resurgence.
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