Washington’s Cult of Narcissism and Iraq

A chorus of the usual suspects, Washington’s warrior-pundits and 'warrior journalists', are singing ever louder versions of a song warning of that greatest of all dangers: premature withdrawal. Why must we stay in Iraq, given our abysmal record there? After our invasion, the Iraqis did descend into a monumental bloodbath. It happened in our presence, on our watch, and in significant part thanks to us, notes Tom Engelhardt.

Premature Withdrawal Hubris? We’re bigger than that! We’ve now been at war with, or in, Iraq for almost 20 years, and intermittently at war ...

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