Iraq

Statement from @PentagonPresSec: At approximately 645 AM EDT, US military conducted a targeted airstrike against ISIL terrorists (1/5)

— Marie Harf (@marieharf) August 8, 2014

.@PentagonPresSec: Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped…

“’Airstrikes will have only one good effect: to bolster morale of the Iraqi Army,’ said the retired American general, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so as not to jeopardize business relations in the Middle East.” (via)

“And who better to lead a cast of assorted hawks back into intellectual — and they hope eventually political — influence than the congenial and well-respected scion of one of America’s first families of interventionism?”

As it turns out, we won’t be able to properly judge whether or not Tom Friedman was right about that whole invading Iraq thing until “9 months and 21 years” after the invasion, so let’s all check back here in December, 2024 and see how things turned out.

“I’m waiting to hear the words ‘I was wrong’ from some of the world’s most elite journalists…”
 — People are still harping on that Iraq war thing, which was like more than 5 iPhones ago. Can’t we just Move On?

Would Facebook Have Prevented Vietnam?

Discuss.

“This month, Americans are marking the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with a sense of profound introspection.”