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Tag: Iraq War

Bush’s Iraq lies, uncontested, will haunt us under Trump

There is no decision more grave than taking your nation to war. There is nothing more criminal than basing that war on lies.

The Iraq War was a huge ethical leap backwards

From the Big Lie to torture and sectarian violence, the U.S. and the Middle East are still paying the price for our moral perversions in Iraq.

An open letter to Obama from an Iraq War spouse

Before he leaves office, Obama should set up a truth commission on the Iraq War.

Iraqi Veterans Unleash On Trump For Implying That Vets Who Suffer...

It’s been a rough week for Trump, whose callous actions and statements are finally beginning to catch up with him.

The Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Is Approaching 6,000

Likely, down the line the US will get pulled right back into Iraq, because it refuses to recognize the real power dynamics there at the level of policy rather than just of tactics.

The World the Iraq War Made

One can only guess what the world would look like had the 2003 invasion never occurred.

Iraq War, Based on Lies, Rages On

While Iraqi corpses piled up in streets and morgues, Bush’s behavior was unfathomable. War is no joke.

One Man’s War

Bringing Iraq to America

Don’t Be Fooled — Lindsey Graham and the GOP Establishment Are...

That Graham looks at Trump and sees someone speaking in a completely different diction from himself, or hears the crazy in Trump’s pronouncements but not in his known, just underlines how hard it is for us to estimate our own failings.

Former Marine Writes Open Letter to Bernie Sanders: ‘Thank You For...

Veteran Eric Gunlefinger wrote to Senator Sanders thanking him for his decision to vote 'NO' for sending troops to Iraq.

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