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Who’s in control of how we remember the Iraq War?

 “All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.” --Viet Thanh Nguyen

Ukraine and the lessons of the Iraq War

Only those who have failed to learn the lessons of the Iraq War would fail to make the same demand of Russia as a prerequisite for a just peace today.

The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq

What propelled the United States to start the war on Iraq in March 2003 were dynamics of media and politics that are still very much with us today.

Biden shows support as Senate advances repeal of Iraq War authorizations

"There's no reason—none—to have a war authorization against a strategic partner, and so that's the first reason why we need to do this."

The not-so-winding road from Iraq to Ukraine

The continuing influence of the neocons, who were the architects of U.S. aggression against Iraq, in the ever-escalating Western military response to Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Reparations demanded 20 years after US launched ‘war-for-profit’ in Iraq

"Justice also entails accountability for the perpetrators of these horrific crimes, including those responsible for the torture."

Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished,’ 20 years later

The more difficult truths to plow through have to do with why the mission should never have been attempted in the first place.

America’s Afghan war is ending. What about Iraq — and Iran?

Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he's launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.

America’s Afghan war is over, so what about Iraq—and Iran?

Let’s hope Biden has learned another history lesson: That the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.

Will Americans who were right on Afghanistan still be ignored?

After spending trillions of dollars and killing millions of people, the abysmal record of U.S. war-making since World War II remains a tragic litany of failure and defeat, even on its own terms.

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