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American Folly in Iraq

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John Berthelsen
Jun 19, 2014
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In 1991, after a stunning invasion led by the late US Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf that routed Iraqi forces from Kuwait and sent Saddam Hussein’s army scurrying back up what became known as the Highway of Death, President George H.W. Bush and his national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, abruptly stopped coalition forces from pursuing them all the way…

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