Behind the "Madness" in Iraq: The Comeback of the Neocons

Ethnic divisions in Iraq, as of 2012. (Photo: The University of Texas at Austin, General Libraries)American activist anti-war networks are perfectly right in standing against renewed US intervention in Iraq. So far Obama has been forced by events to send some 275 US troops for embassy protection, while a decision on bombing is being mulled. The confused Congress needs to be called upon to be a counterweight against the hawks who want nothing more than to blame Obama instead of themselves for "losing" Iraq. But there is far more to do. We are deep into the battle over memory.