The Iraq war has been a prominent, even decisive issue, in recent US presidential elections. That will make Biden’s history a liabilityJoe Biden has an issue that hasn’t played out yet in this election: his role in the launch of the Iraq war.The Iraq war has been a prominent, even decisive issue, in some recent US presidential elections. It played a significant role in the surprise presidential primary victory won by a freshman senator from Illinois named Barack Obama in 2008. His heavily favored Democratic primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, had voted in the US Senate to authorize the war, and Obama didn’t let her forget it during that contest. Continue reading…
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