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What to read on the 21st anniversary of the Iraq War

The Iraq War began 21 years ago. Though the Biden administration claims that the combat mission has “ended,” troops are still on the ground in Iraq training Iraqi security forces, a mission that puts their lives in unnecessary danger. The hundreds of attacks U.S. troops have faced in Iraq and across the Middle East since… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Tuesday, March 19th 2024

War costs more than just dollars. But does Congress remember that?

The cost of war is not just measured in dollars and statistics. Beyond those numbers are the faces of individual veterans, who’ve taken on the hidden costs of war.    Veterans put their lives on the line defending the Constitution, and they come back with scars, both seen and unseen.    The Constitution they’ve served… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Tuesday, September 19th 2023

Watch: Close the door on the Iraq War and unnecessary deployments

Congress has a chance to reclaim its duty to debate and vote on military engagement. Will members follow through?  In a new video from Concerned Veterans for America, combat veteran Jason Beardsley shares the reason why outdated authorizations for use of military force need to be repealed.  “Washington has sent thousands of U.S. troops to… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Wednesday, September 13th 2023

20 years after ‘Mission Accomplished’, our leaders can finally end the wars in Iraq

March marked 20 years since the start of the Iraq War and May marked another anniversary in the timeline of the war. Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush gave his infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech in which he celebrated “victory” in the war and announced “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” all in front… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Monday, May 22nd 2023

Senate passes AUMF repeal bill in historic vote

The Iraq Authorizations for Use of Military Force have been on the books for decades, leaving an opening for military action not recently voted on by Congress.  But those outdated and obsolete AUMFs are on their way out the door thanks to a Senate vote this week.  Senators voted 66-30 to repeal the 1991 and… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Wednesday, March 29th 2023

Iraq War Air Force veteran: 20 years later, thousands still in harm’s way in Iraq

“The Iraq War has cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars,” Air Force veteran Ian Robinson says, “and we’re still paying.” In a new video reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, Ian says he “saw firsthand the death and destruction the Iraq War caused.” Even 20 years after the war began,… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Wednesday, March 22nd 2023

Q&A with CVA Policy Director Tyler Koteskey: A look back at the War in Iraq 20 years later

In 2003, the third-generation iPod debuted, Pirates of the Caribbean hit the big screen, the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted LeBron James, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California.   The Iraq War also started that year.   20 years later, American troops are still being deployed to Iraq.   To recognize the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War,… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Tuesday, March 21st 2023