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Iraq
Gates: U.S. “Probably” Should Have Declared War on Iraq Before Launching It
Getting Congress to do so might have ended its growing “timid” role
Hillary Clinton’s Unapologetically Hawkish Record Faces 2016 Test
Burned by Iraq in 2008, but still a strong voice for military action
Gates’ Book: Emphasizing the Ways, Not the Wisdom, of War
Former defense secretary begins week-long publicity push
Why U.S. Troop Deaths in Iraq Were Worth It
Army chief and top commando cite reasons for the ultimate sacrifice
Why Obama Won’t Take on al-Qaeda in Iraq Anymore
A campaign plan overtaken by a desire to disentangle from the Middle East
Who Lost Fallujah?
Al-Qaeda takes over Iraqi city that cost 100 American lives a decade ago
Happy New Year, Afghanistan
Will the U.S.’s longest war teach it the right lesson?
Potential Rival Takes Shot At Hillary Clinton’s Iraq Vote
“When George Bush got a bunch of [Democrats] to vote for that war, I was just shaking my head in Montana,” said former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
Contracting Out PTSD
It’s not only the troops suffering from war’s mental ravages
U.S. Evangelicals See Political, Religious Cause in Syria Conflict
Catholic Father Paolo Dall’Oglio of Syria’s Mar Musa monastery stood before Rock Springs Congregational United Church of Christ in Arlington, Virginia, on July 23 and pleaded for U.S. intervention in his homeland’s escalating civil war. Already half of Syria’s two million Christians have fled, he said, comparing the exodus of …
Political Pictures of the Week, June 1-8
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
After Gates: Obama’s New Security Team
It was never going to be easy for Obama to watch Robert Gates walk out of the Pentagon and back into private life. Over two and a half years, Gates has provided impenetrable political air cover for a series of extremely difficult national security decisions, from the surge in Afghanistan to repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Gates’ …