20 years later, Iraq war apologists still dominate

20 years after catastrophe in Iraq, the war apologists still dominate US foreign policy

In Warsaw last February, President Joe Biden condemned the lawless Russian invasion of Ukraine: “The idea that over 100,000 forces would invade another country—since World War II, nothing like that has happened.” One month later marked the 20th anniversary of the greatest U.S. foreign policy debacle since Vietnam: America’s “war of choice” against Iraq, with 130,000 U.S. soldiers invading the country to overthrow its government.This article is d…

20 years later, Iraq war apologists still dominate

In Warsaw in February, US President Joe Biden condemned the lawless Russian invasion of Ukraine: “The idea that over 100,000 forces would invade another country – since World War II, nothing like that has happened.” One month later marked the 20th anniversary of the greatest US foreign-policy debacle since Vietnam: America’s “war of choice” against Iraq, with […]

20 Years After Debacle in Iraq, War Apologists Still Dominate US Foreign Policy

The war’s advocates and apologists struggle to justify their calamitous course, or to mollify judgments.