Far East Cynic

Why it matters

And why all of the folks defending the indefensible are wrong. James Fallows sums it up very well: Nonetheless I contend that a full process of American self-examination and accountability will make a tremendous long-term difference in international views of the United States. Even among those who at the moment

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At least they are having a debate…….

The Army is-among itself. Andrew Bacevich chronicles it. The chief participants in this debate—all Iraq War veterans—fixate on two large questions. First, why, after its promising start, did Operation Iraqi Freedom go so badly wrong? Second, how should the hard-earned lessons of Iraq inform future policy? Hovering in the background

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