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	<title><![CDATA[Five Years and Counting: Ten Unpleasant Truths About the War in Iraq]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-m-walt/five-years-and-counting-t_b_92454.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><strong>Full Disclosure:</strong> I opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003, because I was convinced that war was unnecessary and would result in a costly, open-ended occupation. Along with several other scholars, I made the case for containment in a number of published articles, speeches, and media appearances. I also helped organize an advertisement opposing the war that appeared in the <em>New York Times</em> in September 2002. I wish we had been wrong; sadly, we turned out to be right. On...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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