What we have here is a failure to find justification for war
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Now we finally know what we had long suspected. When US and British forces invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons; he had no biological weapons; he had no nuclear weapons.
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The President is trying to fend off a Republican rebellion over the war. But broad-brush propaganda may not work this time
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We must be clear that it is the Army, and not a modern state, to which we are talking. Our media hardly ever criticises foreign policy.
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It remained unclear whether the fighting was driven by differing ideologies or was merely a battle for control of the neighborhood.
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Analysis: Past U.N. plans to pacify the country haven't worked. Why it's  unlikely the latest ceasefire resolution can do it either
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The United States has been to war against Iran before. What we can learn from the last time around.
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On the face of it, the facts of British politics are obvious enough. Tony Blair&#39;s government is unpopular; Britain is mired in what is widely perceived to be an illegitimate war in Iraq; and
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Time is running out to resolve one of the most critical debates in Western society.
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The U.S. military buildup has brought some relief from bombs and bullets to Baghdad's shattered neighborhoods. But it has failed so far to reach its overarching purpose: getting Iraqis to agree to the political compromises that Washington consider crucial for any lasting stability.
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Hope and skepticism as Israel and the Palestinians try again
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President Bushâs address again raises the question of what Americaâs mission in Iraq really is.
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It&#39;s the war that will not die. How can it be that three decades after we finally left Vietnam to its own devices, the events of that time still have the power to inflame us?
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Neither early elections nor a plebiscite are particularly desirable. However either of them would be preferable to a civil war, which is where the country could be headed, thanks to the growing extremism of
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Disguising policy proposals as sentimental appeals to the well-being of American troops does little to advance the debate on Iraq
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The new National Intelligence Estimate is an admission of Americaâs strategic failure. Only by acknowledging that can we prevent a new 9/11.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends. The war on terrorism has long since lost its crisp moral lines. We may agree that terrorism is wicked, but we're still unsure about how to answer it
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The current political events in Ukraine highlight not only the ineptitude of previous geopolitical decisions in the region, going back to World War I, and indeed even prior to that, but also the importance of ...