Category: Military

Military, U.S. Army, War, War & Conflict

A long, divisive war will soon be over

Georgia  soldiers patrolled western Baghdad in 2006 President Barack Obama made a stunning announcement Friday. The war in Iraq would be over in December when virtually all of the remaining 40,000 U.S. troops will pull out and come home .  After nine long, divisive years, the Iraq war is finally coming to an end. I am glad for all those troops who will come home … Continue reading A long, divisive war will soon be over

Moni Basu
Military, War

A wretched anniversary

It’s been four years since AJC photo journalist Bita Honarvar and I took a C-130 military transport from the safety of Kuwait into the horrors of Iraq. We were just starting an assignment to cover the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade. It was my first trip to Iraq as an embed – I had never been exposed to the conflict through an American … Continue reading A wretched anniversary

Moni Basu