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How We Forgot Iraq - New Yorker (blog) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:12:48 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

How We Forgot Iraq
New Yorker (blog)
What to say about Iraq, ten years on? Ten years ago today was the night of “Shock and Awe.” I stood on a Baghdad hotel balcony with three other reporters and we watched, astonished; gasped for air in between blasts; and involuntarily screamed as over ...
The painful lessons of IraqWashington Post
No Comment Necessary: Rationalizing IraqNew York Times (blog)
The Underestimated Costs, and Price Tag, of the Iraq WarU.S. News & World Report (blog)
Daily Beast -TIME -Newsday
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The Iraq War in The New Yorker - New Yorker (blog) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:47:59 GMT

The Iraq War in The New Yorker
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The Iraq War began ten years ago this week—on the evening of March 19th in the United States, which was the morning of March 20th in Iraq. A few days earlier, in a Comment for the March 17, 2003, issue called “Attack Anxiety,” Hendrik Hertzberg wrote ...


Now And Then: Rephotographing Iraq - NPR (blog) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:48:53 GMT

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Now And Then: Rephotographing Iraq
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A lot of photographers are revisiting 2003 this week — the year the U.S. invaded Iraq — and sharing photos from the years of war that followed. Even more literally, Associated Press photographer Maya Alleruzzo revisited various sites photographed ...

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On Syria, Iraq's shadow is long - Washington Post Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:51:34 GMT

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On Syria, Iraq's shadow is long
Washington Post
This week's 10th anniversary of the Iraq war passed quietly, and that's not a bad thing. Most Americans have no wish to celebrate the war, fought under false pretenses to a costly and ambiguous end. But in Washington this week there are welcome signs ...
Syria Is Already More Violent Than Iraq - by David KennerForeign Policy (blog)
Iraq 10 Years LaterUN Dispatch
On the legacy of the Iraq war: Q&A with Rashid KhalidiEgypt Independent

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Iraqis' Pain Never Abates as Attacks Kill Dozens - New York Times Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:23:14 GMT

New York Times

Iraqis' Pain Never Abates as Attacks Kill Dozens
New York Times
Iraqis' Pain Never Abates as Attacks Kill Dozens. By TIM ARANGO. Published: March 19, 2013. BAGHDAD — Iraq closed a painful decade just as it began: with explosions reverberating around the capital.


Post a text or video comment - Huffington Post Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:13:31 GMT

Post a text or video comment
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113 March 20, 2013 18:12 Liberals were right about Vietnam and right about Iraq. Maybe people should actually listen to progressives when they talk about national security instead of discounting them. How's that for an idea. digital March 20, 2013 18 ...

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Foundation to Cover Sequester Cuts to Iraq, Afghanistan Scholarships - ABC News (blog) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:35:01 GMT

Foundation to Cover Sequester Cuts to Iraq, Afghanistan Scholarships
ABC News (blog)
A Florida-based charity announced today that it will cover the funding cut from scholarships for children of military members who died fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars because of sequestration. ABC News reported Tuesday that scholarships were ...

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Iraq War: Retired Marine Faces The Past - NPR Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:22:35 GMT

Iraq War: Retired Marine Faces The Past
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It's been 10 years since the United States went to war in Iraq. And it hasn't been easy for soldiers to adjust to life back home. Host Michel Martin speaks with former Marine, Dario DiBattista, about some of the odd experiences he's had since returning ...

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Seeking Lessons From the Iraq War. But Which Ones? - New York Times Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:23:26 GMT

Seeking Lessons From the Iraq War. But Which Ones?
New York Times
WASHINGTON – Stephen J. Hadley, who played a central role in the decision a decade ago to go to war in Iraq, recently described the cascade of misjudgments and inaccurate assumptions inside the Bush White House leading up to the war as a “failure of ...
The Iraq SyndromeForeign Policy (blog)
Key documents of the Iraq warThe Week Magazine

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Remembering Iraq: How The Personal Squares With The Press - NPR Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:31:36 GMT

Remembering Iraq: How The Personal Squares With The Press
NPR
This week, as we remember the start of the war in Iraq, the media is full of reflections on what went wrong and lessons learned, the decisions that shaped the struggle and opportunities fumbled. Well, we want to hear from Iraq vets today about what you ...