AEI and bouncing back from small wars
Speaking of invading Iraq: The American Enterprise Institute may have been wrong about that launching that war, which I believe has been the biggest mistake in the history of American foreign policy. But, hey, everyone makes mistakes. They are holding what looks to be a good conference Friday about irregular warfare and psychological resiliency. Brendan ...
Speaking of invading Iraq: The American Enterprise Institute may have been wrong about that launching that war, which I believe has been the biggest mistake in the history of American foreign policy. But, hey, everyone makes mistakes. They are holding what looks to be a good conference Friday about irregular warfare and psychological resiliency.
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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