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We promised the Iraqi people freedom, democracy, security and a new and far better life.

— Anthony Zinni The Battle for Peace (2006)

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The United Nations offers international legitimacy in what we might do.

Nearly four years after our country invaded and occupied Iraq, Americans are facing the painful truth that our nation has failed to achieve the Bush administration’s ambitious goals for that tragic land.

The Battle for Peace (2006)

How the hell did we get here?" is the question we are left with when the smoke clears. And, inevitably, the answers we get from the men and women who lead us into these commitments are laced with excuses. "We can never know how things will turn out," they tell us with a bewildered shrug. "It's the nature of war to be unpredictable." Or they say, "The burden of all our responsibilities and the crisis response timing made clear planning and actions impossible." Or, "Every war is different." These are copouts.

Before the First Shots Are Fired (2014)

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