The Iraq War is a testament to the great damage a foreign
policy based on myths, lies and distortions can do to our nation’s security and
well-being. As the election draws near, a new set of myths and fallacies as
misleading as those that led the Senate to support George W. Bush’s invasion of
Iraq
have become embedded in our foreign policy discourse. Many of them are being
perpetuated by the very same political forces that peddled the myth of mushroom
clouds coming from Saddam Hussein’s… more
