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A complete explanation of the U.S. decision to go to war in 2003.

From 1980 to 1988, Iran and Iraq fought the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. The tragedies included the slaughter of child soldiers, the use o

The almost universally accepted explanation for the Iraq War is very clear and consistent - the US decision to attack Saddam Hussein's regime on March 19, 2003

In this unprecedented account of the intensive air and ground operations in Iraq, two of America's most distinguished military historians bring clarity and dept