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Mar 2023
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The Iraq War anniversary.

Isaac Saul
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. On March 17, 2003, former President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: Leave Iraq within 48 hours or face military action. On March 19, the U.S. began bombing Iraq, and on March 20 began a ground invasion. Today, we're revisiting the Iraq War, and examining some present day arguments about what went right and what went wrong. Plus, a question about budget proposals.

You can read today's podcast here, today’s “Under the Radar” story here (paywall) and today’s “Have a nice day” story here. From the Blindspot report, a story the left missed here and a story the right missed here.

Today’s clickables: Quick Hits (0:51), Today’s Story (2:56), Right’s Take (9:59) Left’s Take (7:01) , Takes from Raw (13:06), Isaac’s Take (16:09), Your Questions Answered (20:01), Blindspot (21:24), Under the Radar (21:57), Numbers (22:41), Have A Nice Day (23:29)

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