First Vietnam, then Iraq: the painful lessons of the US alliance - Australia/Terrorism
Bruce Grant; 10/3/08
While it is understandable that the Rudd Government wants to create the impression that it is “business as usual” with our important ally the United States, it should not miss the opportunity of a change of government to examine what went wrong with the invasion of Iraq. The Bush Administration is still trying to make Iraq seem like a success. The Rudd Government can adopt the more realistic position that it was a mistake, costly not only in lives and property, but in the security of the Middle East, in Afghanistan and America’s standing in the world. It need not flaunt this position, but it does need to hold it.