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iraq war anniversary

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North America

AIPAC, FDD websites erase all evidence of their Iraq War cheerleading

They aren’t alone in trying to memory-hole their roles in pushing false WMD and Iraq-9/11 connections.

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Middle East

The Iraq War was dominated by groupthink and absolutely no humility

As a result, Washington policymakers barreled in 20 years ago with no real awareness of what would happen.

This diplomat tried to tell us Saddam didn’t have WMD
Middle East

This diplomat tried to tell us Saddam didn’t have WMD

Former UN inspector Rolf Ekéus wants you to know that the Bush administration blew off a plan that might have avoided the war in Iraq.

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Middle East

Reflecting on the 'Powell Doctrine' and why we should revive it

The former secretary of state ignored his instincts and helped set off one of the worst foreign policy blunders in history.

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Europe

Iraq War lesson: 'preventative wars' are illegal wars, period.

For the last 20 years the US has treated the sovereignty of states as conditional, reserving the right to attack when it chooses.

Iraq War Lesson: the seduction may be sweet but the hangover is hell
Europe

Iraq War Lesson: the seduction may be sweet but the hangover is hell

As with Iraq, there seems to be a coordinated mainstream media effort to drag America into a new war. Don't let them.