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Iraq War

  1. past is prologue
    An Oral History of Throwing Shoes at George W. Bush, 15 Years LaterRevisiting the viral protest by an Iraqi journalist against a U.S. president.
    By Jordan Heller
  2. iraq war
    Colin Powell Doesn’t Need You to Defend HimThe former secretary of State was perfectly comfortable with his bloody legacy.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. politics
    Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies at 84The highly distinguished general, who will forever be associated with the war in Iraq, died of complications from COVID-19.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. 9/11: 20 years later
    Reparations for IraqAmerica’s engagements in Iraq can best be described as a multidecade colonization.
    By Kaleem Hawa
  5. 9/11: 20 years later
    The 9/11 Museum and Its DiscontentsA new documentary goes inside the battles that have riven the institution and shaped the historical legacy of the attack.
    By David Klion
  6. politics
    The Problem With the Lee Greenwood BibleOn this Memorial Day, we should honor the distinctly American tradition of church-state separation and avoid conflating God and country.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. joe biden
    What Joe Biden and George W. Bush Have in CommonComparing the early performances of our most-recent presidents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Trump: I Didn’t Realize Bolton Supported Iraq War Until After I Hired HimA small slip-up in the vetting process.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. vision 2020
    Could Biden Move Left on National Security?His party-unifying repositioning on domestic policy might extend to such topics as the Pentagon spending cuts that Sanders and Warren have promoted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. vision 2020
    The Trump Doomsday Scenario: Like W. After KatrinaMismanaging the pandemic even as it spreads in red America could hurt Trump with his own base enough to make him as unpopular as W. after Katrina.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. iran
    If Trump Can’t Bully Iran Into Backing Down, Things Could Get Scary FastTrump hates limited, conventional wars and also thinks intimidating enemies with great shows of force will subdue them. What if it doesn’t this time?
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. qasem soleimani
    Prominent Iraq War Supporters Think Soleimani Killing Was a Great IdeaThe magnitude of their mistake in 2003 does not seem to have dimmed their confidence in making predictions about what comes next.
    By Benjamin Hart
  13. iran
    What Legal Authority Did Trump Have to Assassinate Qasem Soleimani?It looks like the administration will try to claim its attacks are covered by congressional authorizations of the War on Terror or the Iraq War.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Trump Is Doing the Same Thing on Iran That George W. Bush Did on IraqPresident insists regional Middle East power is developing weapons of mass destruction, denies intelligence to the contrary.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. dynasties
    Beware the Bush Family Image-Rehab MachineLiberals developed a sweet spot for two presidents they once viewed as villains. Why?
    By Sam Tanenhaus
  16. foreign policy
    Bolton Warns Iran There ‘Will Be Hell to Pay’In a bellicose speech in New York on the same day as Trump’s unilateralist address to the U.N., Bolton expressed his hatred of diplomacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. donald trump
    Lindsay Graham’s Latest Mission: Encouraging Trump’s Blood LustOnce part of the jolly, bipartisan Three Amigos, Graham is now very focused on feeding Trump’s most hawkish impulses.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Paul Bremer Is Alive and Well and Teaching Skiing in VermontOne of the chief architects of the Iraq disaster doesn’t seem to have any regrets.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. Billy Graham Lived at the Crossroads of Faith and PowerAfter getting too close to Richard Nixon, Billy Graham stayed away from partisan politics. But his son Franklin Graham is up to his ears in it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Democrats Don’t Want Lieberman in Position to Surrender to Another GOP PresidentHis deferential behavior toward George W. Bush is not a good precedent for tangling with Donald Trump in an unfamiliar job.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. George W. Bush Not Thrilled by Behavior of Monster He Helped CreateThe former president speaks out against Trump’s attempts to curtail press freedom and Muslim immigration.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. Don’t Forget George W. Bush Had Authoritarian Tendencies, Too.After 9/11, Bush claimed imperial powers. The same forces that reined him in — including an energized opposition — may be needed soon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Trump’s Dangerous Ploy to Preemptively Blame His Opponents for Terror AttacksIt could misrepresent the causes for terrorist acts, and justify steps that endanger our security and civil liberties even further.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Trump Wants to Make an Iraq War Architect One of His Top DiplomatsBut Establishment Republicans think the party needs to move on from the Bush years. (Which makes sense, considering the fact that nothing matters.)
    By Eric Levitz
  25. Here’s What Trump Has Actually Said About the Iraq War, From the BeginningLet’s check the receipts.
    By Christine Nguyen
  26. America Has Spent Nearly $5 Trillion on Wars Since 9/11And we may be less safe now than before we made that investment.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. war games
    Report Says Britain Cited The Rock to Enter IraqThe report was commissioned in 2009.
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. U.K. Report on Iraq: Friends Don’t Help Friends Launch Wars Built on Lies“I will be with you, whatever,” Tony Blair told George W. Bush about Iraq in 2002. The Chilcot Report argues that the “special relationship” does not require blind cooperation with bad ideas.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. visions of war
    What an Iraq Vet Sees in the Recent HBO War Documentary, Only the Dead Military culture as seen from the far shore of civilian world.
    By Scott Beauchamp
  30. the industry
    Amy Schumer Joins Miles Teller PTSD DramaIt’s an adaptation of David Finkel’s book.
    By Nate Jones
  31. Donald Trump: Candidate of Peace?Trump’s newly revealed foreign-policy “doctrine” shows a marked skepticism of military intervention.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. movie reviews
    Of Men and War Depicts the Horror of PTSDThe film is a tapestry of despair, one defined by its persistence.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  33. the neocon con
    Ahmad Chalabi, Proponent of Iraq War and Existence of WMDs, Is DeadThe salesman of regime change.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  34. the bush dynasty
    Jeb Bush Cites His Last Name As a Foreign-Policy Qualification“Yes, I am a Bush,” he said Friday, insisting that would help him rebuild America’s standing in the world.
    By Chas Danner
  35. the national circus
    Why GOP Presidential Candidates Can Never Give the Right Answer on Iraq2016 hopefuls Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio bungled their stances, a sign the party still isn’t ready to confront its decade-long denial on the lead-up to the war.
    By Frank Rich
  36. Was the Iraq War a Crime or a Mistake? Yes.Republicans still won’t admit Bush lied us into war, and liberals are helping them get away with it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and often
    Can Jeb Bush’s Campaign Survive the Specter of George W. Bush?After his weeklong Iraq flub, some predict it will buckle under the weight of his family baggage.
    By Chas Danner
  38. Jon Stewart Interviews Judith Miller, and It Makes Him ‘Incredibly Sad’The Daily Show interview begins with Stewart saying, “So, so, so. … oh, boy.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  39. horrible things
    U.S. Troops Were Injured by Old WMDs in Iraq, Which Doesn’t Mean Bush Was RightConservatives missed the point of the New York Times bombshell.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. international affairs
    Deaths of at Least 44 Sunni Prisoners Show Signs of Sectarian Violence in IraqThe men died when ISIS attacked a police station about 44 miles from Baghdad. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  41. international affairs
    President Obama Might Send Special Forces to Help in IraqThe soldiers would “not officially be considered as combat troops.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  42. international affairs
    Sunni Militants Capture Another City in IraqISIS took over Tel Afar on Monday morning.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  43. scary things
    ISIS Posts Grisly Photos of Mass Execution in IraqThe militant group claims to have killed 1,700 Iraqi soldiers. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  44. United States Sends Warships Closer to Iraq As ISIS Stalls Outside of BagdadAnd Iran’s president says that he is open to getting involved in the conflict. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  45. iraq war
    Obama on Iraq: ‘We Can’t Do It for Them’The president said the U.S. will not send ground troops.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. international affairs
    America Seems Ready to Wade Into Iraq’s Growing Civil War — But on Whose Side?Clearly, ISIS is a nightmare. But on the other side is Iran.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  47. terrible things
    TMZ Reveals Photos of U.S. Troops Burning Dead Bodies in IraqThe images from 2004 come out just after Fallujah fell again to insurgents.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. law and order
    New York Police Using Armed Trucks From IraqThey’re especially popular in upstate New York.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. iraq war
    Who Is the Most and Least Sorry About Iraq War?Tony Blair is not sorry.
    By Dan Amira
  50. celebrity deaths
    ‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf Dies at 78It’s been twenty years since he was a household name, but he was a big one.
    By Adam Martin
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