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The Reagan Myth and the Iraq War

Think Progress found this 2/21/2009 on tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com

Understanding Ronald Reagan's presidential record is important -- but what's critical in 2009 is undoing the mythology that caused America to pursue even worse policies and justify them in the name of the Gipper. In the early 2000s, then-President George W. Bush and his aides often invoked the ...