Iraq War

Cpl. Charles A. Graner Jr. appearing to punch one of several handcuffed detainees lying on the floor in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. Graner was later convicted of offenses that included stacking the prisoners into a pyramid, knocking one of them out with a head punch and ordering prisoners to masturbate while soldiers took pictures. He was released Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011 from a military prison after serving more than 6Â½ years of a 10-year sentence, an Army spokeswoman said.

What were they thinking when they chose to invade Iraq?

Dan Hannan · March 13, 2023 1:10 am

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How Biden’s Iraq War vote has and hasn’t shaped his foreign policy as president

W. James Antle III · March 10, 2023 4:18 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Effort to repeal resolutions authorizing military force splits Senate Republicans

Cami Mondeaux · March 10, 2023 3:13 am

The US flag, the Iraqi flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq, a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money.

Senate panel advances bill to repeal Iraq and Gulf war authorizations

Cami Mondeaux · March 8, 2023 6:03 pm

Beltway Confidential

Will Congress finally take back some power and end outdated Iraq War authorizations?

Cully Stimson · February 10, 2023 2:40 pm

In this Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 photo, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marc Krugh, left, from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, looks on as a comrade peers through the scope on his weapon during a patrol near Iskandariyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Bipartisan group of senators revive efforts to end Gulf and Iraq wars

Cami Mondeaux · February 9, 2023 2:32 pm

Trump’s last defense secretary says no one held ‘accountable’ for Afghanistan and Iraq wars

Mike Brest · February 7, 2023 4:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

Healing in the sky

Trent Reedy · October 28, 2022 2:45 am

The end of the post-9/11 era

Sean Durns · October 14, 2022 6:15 am

After Iraq War horrors, this veteran can’t secure VA housing in Los Angeles

After Iraq War horrors, this veteran can’t secure VA housing in Los Angeles

Tori Richards · October 8, 2022 12:00 am

FILE - This is a 2003 file image obtained by The Associated Press which shows an unidentified detainee standing on a box with a bag on his head and wires attached to him in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. An Iraqi Justice Ministry official said Wednesday, April 16, 2014 that this week's closure of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad is temporary and that it will be reopened once the security situation in the surrounding area is stable. The closure is the latest chapter in the history of the prison, which during Saddam Hussein's rule was one of the main facilities for jailing and executing his opponents. After the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam, Abu Ghraib became notorious once again, for a 2004 scandal over abuses of detainees by American guards. (AP Photo, File)

Beltway Confidential

In retrospect, trying to purge all critics of a disastrous war was a bad idea

Timothy P. Carney · September 30, 2022 12:06 am

Magazine - Obituary

David Kay, 1940-2022

Philip Terzian · August 26, 2022 3:00 am