Many, including myself, warned even before the war began that it was unnecessary, that it would take our energy and attention away from the larger war against terrorism, and that invading and occupying Iraq would leave us strategically vulnerable in the most violent and turbulent corner of the world.
Jim Webb reflects on the warnings against the Iraq war, emphasizing its unnecessary nature and strategic consequences.
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This is a particular problem in the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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We worked with them for months and they could not tell us where $32 billion had been spent in a specific way.
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