Measuring Costs and Benefits of the Iraq War
In a new poll, an overwhelming majority of Americans say the war in Iraq was worth it -- for Iraqis. When it comes to American lives, opinion swings the other way. We discuss the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Was the war worth it?
Guests:
Col. David Tretler, former dean of faculty at the National War College; former United States Air Force Colonel
John Mearsheimer, political science professor, University of Chicago; author, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
Max Boot, senior Fellow, National Securities Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; contributing editor, Weekly Standard; author, The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
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