Deployments Shortened To 12 Months Starting Aug. 2008, Bush Says
Bush Announces Shorter Deployment Lengths By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 10, 2008 – President Bush today directed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to shorten deployment lengths for U.S. soldiers in Iraq from 15 to 12 months, starting in August. Video Bush said he made the decision to reduce the strain on the force [...]
Blackwater ordered out of Iraq after license to operate yanked
After an incident over the weekend where 8 Iraqi civilians died, the Iraqi Interior Ministry stripped Blackwater of its license