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The Onion: Nathan Eckert: The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism

Source: The Onion: Nathan Eckert: The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism Looking back at the Iraq War from over a twelve-year perspective it reminds me of someone who knows … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Opinion- Peter Beinart- Why Is the Iraq War Never Mentioned in Debates About the Iran Deal?

This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat To answer Peter Beinart’s question. The neoconservative idea of diplomacy is blackmail. “Give us everything we want and we won’t destroy you, or we’ll tell you we won’t destroy you.” As … Continue reading

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US News: Opinion- Peter Roff & Bob Woodward: George W. Bush Didn’t Lie to Start Iraq War

US News: Opinion- Peter Roff & Bob Woodward: George W. Bush Didn’t Lie to Start Iraq War Do I think President George W. Bush lied to get America to go to war with Iraq? No, but I’m not a mind-reader … Continue reading

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Foreign Policy Journal: Opinion- Paul Craig Roberts: The Neoconservative Threat to International Order

  Source: Foreign Policy Journal: Opinion- Paul Craig Roberts: The Neoconservative Threat to International Order This is going to sound somewhat partisan at least from a Neoconservative’s perspective and if that is the case you’re more than welcome to way in … Continue reading

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The Diplomat: Opinion: Francis P. Sempa: The Geopolitics of The Vietnam War

The Diplomat: Opinion: Francis P. Sempa: The Geopolitics of the Vietnam War I think the lessons of the Vietnam War are obvious. Don’t engage in a war you’re not prepared to or will do what it takes to win. It’s … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Thomas E. Ricks- ‘Why Am I Moving Left?’

Source:POLITICO Magazine– is Thomas Rick moving Center-Left or Far-Left? Perhaps joining Occupy Wall Street? Source:The New Democrat “In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to be drifting into a cautious conservatism, I am … Continue reading

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Washington Examiner: Opinion- Gene Healy- The Iraq War Was a Bipartisan Disaster

Washington Examiner-Opinion-Gene Healy-The Iraq War was a bipartisan disaster. I actually agree with Gene Healy on this even though I put most of the responsibility for the War in Iraq on President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Gideon Rose: ‘Iraq in Retrospect’

SourceForeign Affairs– welcome to Iraq, also known as Hell on Earth. Source:FRS FreeState “Ten years ago this week, the United States and a few of its allies invaded Iraq, writing the final chapter in Washington’s checkered decades-long relationship with Saddam … Continue reading

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