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John Byrnes

Iraq war Army soldiers Baghdad
Middle East

The ghosts of the Iraq War still haunt me, and our foreign policy

As a young National Guardsman I reported for duty on March 21, 2003. Why are there still troops there today?

US troops Iraq
Middle East

Veterans: Why we want Trump to keep Iraq withdrawal deal

US troops who deployed to the region tell their stories and why we need to close this chapter