So, You Want Another War?

Slippery Slope

On the 10th anniversary of Iraq, we’re about to make the same mistakes in Syria—that could plummet us into another bloody conflict.

Published Mar. 20 2013 5:55PM EDT

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Only in America, where our intellectual energies are fully consumed by reality TV and stranded cruise ships full of poop, could we possibly be committing the very same mistakes regarding Syria

Leslie H. Gelb

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So, You Want Another War?

On the 10th anniversary of Iraq, we’re about to make the same mistakes in Syria—that could plummet us into another bloody conflict.

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Leslie H. Gelb