Saddam asked Bush for $1bn to go into exile
Iraq, Afghanistan wars to cost U.S. $190 bln in 2008

Bloomberg: Insurgents In Iraq Like Americans Who Fought British

"We're the British," the mayor said "I'm not suggesting the motives are the same.
But I'm just pointing out that this was an insurgent kind of attack on trained,
disciplined, uniformed soldiers who fought in a rigorously planned way. And we're
trying to adjust to that."


NPR : Diyala Still in Turmoil After U.S. Occupation
Insurgent attacks continue, the local economy is suffering
and the local population is increasingly anti-American.

Hunt oil deal creating tension in Iraq: US
A US official on Thursday criticised an oil deal between
Hunt Oil Company and Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government.

Soldier: I was ordered to shoot Iraqi

Nine die in US air strikes in Iraq

Angelina Jolie criticises Iraq war spending

Iran shelling targets deeper inside northern Iraq: mayor
As far as 17 kilometres (10.5 miles) into Iraqi territory.

Since 2003, 19,000 Iraq insurgents killed