Iraq War

Colorado Rep. Jason Crow has tense exchange with President Joe Biden

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Colorado Rep. Jason Crow has tense exchange with President Joe Biden

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s tense exchange with President Joe Biden during a weekend call with Democratic lawmakers has attracted attention this week as Biden resists calls to drop out of the presidential race. Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze … Read more

‘The Achilles Trap’: Studying the paradox of the Second Gulf War

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‘The Achilles Trap’: Studying the paradox of the Second Gulf War

Toward the end of 2002, with the United Nations scheduled to vote on a resolution authorizing a US-led attack on Iraq, president George W. Bush asked the CIA to assemble evidence that Saddam Hussein had ties to terrorism and possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Following a high-level presentation, Bush asked, “Is this the … Read more