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19 December 2011

Mehdi Hasan: Let’s not forget the true legacy of the Iraq invasion

We can't afford the hawks to use withdrawal as an opportunity to airbrush blood-drenched history.

By Mehdi Hasan

In his column today, the Guardian’s Gary Younge writes that “withdrawing the troops [from Iraq] is about the only truly popular thing Obama has done in the last two years. Polls show more than 70% support withdrawal, roughly two-thirds oppose the war, and more than half believe it was a mistake”.

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