4 Reminders That The Iraq War Was A Catastrophe -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
Our vets are suffering. So are their families and neighbors. And the Iraqis who helped us. Even Condi Rice is admitting that mistakes were made.
Four noteworthy stories related to the Iraq War appeared in the press over the Christmas weekend, as if to remind us that the conflict was a catastrophe for the United States and our allies.
One story concerns Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, where many veterans are failing to readjust to civilian life, and therefore doing grave damage to themselves and their community (note that the following excerpt gets rather graphic):
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Iraq on the brink -- The Hindu editorial
Iraq is not ready for division -- Hayder al-Khoei, The Guardian
Iraq could break apart -- Wolf Blitzer, CNN
The lost opportunity in Iraq -- Jessica T. Mathews, Washington Post
What if Assad survives? -- Farid Ghadry, Jerusalem Post
Why Tyrants Fall -- Michael Ledeen, PJMedia
North Korea Paints a Picture of Stability -- Evan Ramstad, Wall Street Journal
No internet helps North Korea craft new cult of Kim Jong-un -- The Australian/AFP
Pakistan on the Precipice -- Shahid Javed Burki, Project Syndicate
Dealing With China’s Troubles -- New York Times editorial
China’s most popular blogger on why there won't be a revolution -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Russia's Protest Movement: Big, Angry, and Preparing for the Worst -- Jeffrey Tayler, The Atlantic
Roosevelt, Churchill and the meaning of leadership -- Leonard Pitts Jr., The Miami Herald/McClatchy News
The entire world is now broke -- Don Surber, Daily Mail
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