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The Libertarian: “ISIS, Terrorism, And The Iraq War”

How the legacy of the Iraq War shapes the fight against terrorism.

The Libertarian•November 25, 2015
The Libertarian: “ISIS, Terrorism, And The Iraq War”

Richard Epstein looks at the relationship between the war in Iraq and the current fight against ISIS, analyzing which lessons President Obama has and hasn’t learned.

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