Hello, im ray suarez, a Brown University study puts the cost of the iraq war to the United States at over 2 trillion. The cost of war project at ground estimates 134,000 iraqi civilians died in the long years of war. Add Security Forces, aid workers, and journalists, and that number leaps to between 176 and 189,000. Just under 4500 american troops died. That eightyear american presence brought down the murderous rule of saddam hussein, disbathed the baath party and the army. Americans worked hard to rebuild the civil serves and the police. And u. S. Left in 2011. After eight years and eight months, unable to reach a deal with the Iraqi Government for keeping troops in the country. And today, less than three years later, the weaknesses, contradictions and unsolved riddles, with a postsaddam iraq are apparent. The Prime Minister of iraq has declared a state of emergency. After days of intensifying violence, some 1300 fighters from the Islamic State of iraq, besieged the Northern City of
Who is wearing a wig . Were talking about who is wearing a wig. Who is wearing the rig. Rig . Rig. Now my ears are going. Lets get a check on the day ahead before we toss it over to morning joe. Vice President Joe Biden announces new funding to help train americans for jobs in cyber security. Oscar nominations come out this morning at 8 30 eastern. The 87th Academy Awards take place february 22nd. Will the Golden Globes have been an determination for who gets nominated . What do you think, gang . Maybe. Oh, my gosh. The energy is here in palmable. Can you feel ill at home . Morning joe starts right now. Good morning. It is thursday january 15th. Welcome to morning joe, emp. ,, everyone. With us onset is Foreign Affairs columnist and editor at large for Time Magazine ian bremer. And associate professor at Columbia University school of international and public affairs, Dorian Warren. In washington, msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael S
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Speed with which hes moving right now in terms of pop lart. The momentum of this thing. In december he was at 41 in the Washington Post poll. And thats a ninepoint gain in just a month. And catch this while hes gained among liberals certainly his big growth is among moderates where hes up 10 , among conservatives where hes gained 11 points. Again, in a single month. Its the economy, of course. And gas prices, of course. But also some other factors pushing this. The sheer audacity of his push with china on climate change, on immigration with the big executive order on cuba. Add to that his populist push for Free Community college, generous paid leave for new parents and what will be the impact of his new plan to shift taxes to the rich . Thats not even considered in this late breaking poll. Could it be as they say in sports the best defense is a good offense . And just as important is the morale factor here. His hateful critics on the right love to argue that popularity equals success,
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