The VDH Reader: Why Did We Invade Iraq?

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The VDH Reader        A NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE NEWSLETTER A digest of the latest commentary from Victor Davis Hanson. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In The End of Sparta, a sweeping and deeply imagined historical novel that follows one of the greatest generals of ancient Greece, Epaminondas, acclaimed classicist Victor Davis Hanson recreates the ancient world down to its intimate details, from the weight of a spear in a soldier's hand to the peculiar camaraderie of a slave and master who go into battle side by side. The End of Sparta is a stirring drama and a rich, absorbing reading experience.   Buy The End of Sparta on Amazon * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Iraq: A Convenient Scapegoat The unpopular war has become a popular whipping boy even on the right.    Read "Iraq: A Convenient Scapegoat," March 28, 2013, NRO Article  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The WMD Fixation The Bush administration made a diplomatic and political mistake to focus just on WMDs.  Read "The WMD Fixation," March 26, 2013, The Corner   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What Is a WMD Red Line -- and Why? If the use of WMDs necessitates our intervention, we should explain why.  Read "What Is a WMD Red Line -- and Why?" March 26, 2013, The Corner   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Why Did We Invade Iraq? The legal basis for the Iraq War was predicated on far more than WMDs.  Read "Why Did We Invade Iraq?" March 26, 2013, NRO Article   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Maliki Slapdown Why ingratitude from the Iraqi government isn't surprising.  Read "The Maliki Slapdown," March 25, 2013, The Corner    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Quick Links:   Sign Up for The VDH Reader   VDH's Archive   NRO  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Save 75% . . .  Subscribe to National Review magazine today and get 75% off the newsstand price. Click here for print-edition information. Click here for digital-edition information.   Check out all of NRO's free newsletters: Morning Jolt, The Goldberg File, NRO Digest, and NROriginals. Click here for details.

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