LESSONS LEARNED
Applying the Lessons of the Iraq War to Ukraine: Ron DeSantis vs. Bret Stephens of the NY Times: Real Clear Politics, Mar. 20, 2023— RealClearPolitics president and cofounder Tom Bevan and Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon discuss the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, as well as New York Times columnist Bret Stephens’ reaction to the statement by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” is not in the interest of the United States.
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Iraq War at 20: Be Sure to Honor American Heroism: Tom Basile, Washington Times, Mar. 17, 2023
Two Decades Later, the Iraq War Is Hard to Defend: Gerard Baker, WSJ, Mar. 20, 2023
Iraq, Twenty Years Later: Simona Foltyn, Boston Review, Mar. 15, 2023
Hundreds of Thousands of Iraqis Were Killed in the War. One Was My Brother: Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, The Free Press, Mar. 21, 2023
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And the Winner Is...: Andrew J. Bacevich, The American Conservative, Mar. 20, 2023 — Twenty years after President George W. Bush ordered U.S. forces to invade Iraq, we are just now beginning to glimpse what that conflict produced by way of outcomes. Who won? Well, not the United States, that’s for sure.
Iraqis Reflect On How U.S. Invasion and Aftermath Changed Their Lives: Simona Foltyn and Zeba Warsi, PBS News Hour, Mar. 21, 2023 — It’s hard in Iraq to find a town, neighborhood, street or family that hasn’t been touched by the U.S. invasion and its turbulent aftermath.
The Iraq War: From US invasion to the Defeat of ISIS: Mina Aldroubi and Robert Tollast, N Mena, Mar. 17, 2023 –I t has been 20 years since US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq and overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein on false claims that he had weapons of mass destructio
Gen. David Petraeus Weighs in on Iraq War, 20 Years Later: ABC News, Mar. 21, 2023 — On the 20th anniversary of the allied invasion of Iraq that marked the start of the eight-year conflict, there are still some deep reflections and questions about the toll of the battles.