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March 18, 2013

Debunking the Myths of the Iraq War

Peter Feaver, Foreign Policy

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Here on the 10-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, I wonder how long it will be before we can discuss the war free from the contamination of myths. It may be sooner than many myth-purveyors expect.

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TAGGED: George W. Bush, Iraq, neoconservatives

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