Anniversaries can provide occasions for reflection and deep consideration.  Past errors and misjudgments can be considered soberly; historical distance provides perspective.  Mature reflections may be permitted.  But they can also serve the opposite purpose: to cake, cloak and mask the record. The gooey name GWOT, otherwise known as the Global War on Terrorism, is some More

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