Tag: Iraq War
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The Iraq War: Amnesia, Phobia, and Learning
The conflict offers valuable lessons on how to fight insurgents, win over civilians, and otherwise stabilize foreign lands.
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Why a Democrat Who Opposed the Iraq War Backs Intervening in Syria
With both Republicans and Democrats split over the prospect, a liberal supporter of American action against the Assad regime says the current situation is neither Iraq nor Rwanda.
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The Surge Fallacy
Having misunderstood the Iraq War, U.S. Republicans are taking a dangerously hawkish turn on foreign policy.
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Zombie Iraq War: Why Haven’t We Repealed the Authorization to Fight There?
Congress can’t even manage to definitively end an unpopular war that the president long ago declared over.
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It’s 2003 All Over Again
It doesn’t require much squinting to see the ways the Iran crisis resembles the lead-up to the Iraq War.
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The Iraq War Reconsidered
The U.S.-led invasion was a grave and costly error. But 20 years on, another assessment is possible.
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The Vietnam Syndrome Mutates
An “Iraq syndrome” may be emerging as disillusionment with the Iraq war intensifies.
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The Lesson of Iraq
“Let us not forget that our essential policy interests are identical with those of the Arabs.”