The Sequel

The Best War Ever.

This video, by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton explores how America defeated itself in Iraq -- by believing its own spin.

Stauber & Rampton are also the authors of a book by the same name: The Best War Ever. The book delves into the spin machine that sold us the Iraq War & how they're still doing it—as the people who sold us the war in Iraq are now trying to sell an expansion into Syria and Iran.

The book is especially timely in light of the talk of a possible war against Iran. Seymour Hersh has a new article in the New Yorker, The Redirection, which is a must read (like all of his pieces are), in which he begins:

In the past few months, as the situation in Iraq has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The “redirection,” as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the United States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.

Read the rest. Recent interviews with Hersh discussing his article can be found at Crooks & Liars here and here.

Hersh has been sounding the warning about Iran for some time now, see, A Messy World.

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Lies got us into this war. Only the truth will get us out.

Tags: Commentary, Politics, Iraq, Iran, Video