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Obama's Iraq Fictions

Jacob Heilbrunn | Sep 01, 2010

No End in Sight

Bruce Hoffman | Aug 31, 2010
We still cringe to think about that "Mission Accomplished" banner seven years ago. Will Americans be lulled this time into believing we won as violence in Iraq rages?

From the Guys Who Brought You the War in Iraq

Christopher A. Preble | Aug 18, 2010
It's hard to call the surge in Iraq a true success. That doesn't bode well for Afghanistan.

What Conditions, Exactly?

Paul R. Pillar | Aug 15, 2010
Petraeus and company may talk about the "conditions" for withdrawal, but they are actually laying the groundwork to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan longer, regardless of the situation on the ground.

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