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Liberal hawks learned nothing from Iraq, and their attacks on DeSantis show it

By Timothy P. Carney

Published March 15, 2023 5:09pm ET

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Liberal hawks learned nothing from Iraq, and their attacks on DeSantis show it — In this Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 photo, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marc Krugh, left, from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, looks on as a comrade peers through the scope on his weapon during a patrol near Iskandariyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) | Maya Alleruzzo

Jonathan Chait was among a cadre of liberals who vociferously and consistently supported George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. Twenty years later, he is making it clear that he wants the next president to be hawkish against Russia, a nuclear-armed superpower.

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