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Iraq Hawks’ Flip-Flop

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They were all for invading Iraq. Now they don’t want to go near Syria. Ben Jacobs on the great Republican about-face.

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For the first time since the Iraq War in 2002, Congress is debating military action in the Middle East. But this time around, the resistance is palpable—most notably from the very Republicans who supported President Bush in the run-up to Iraq.

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