Originally published in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Secrets and Lies: Operation “Iraqi Freedom” and After By Dilip Hiro Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn’t Tell You By Paul Waldman The Iraq War: A Military History By Williamson Murray and Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales Jr.   At first, one might wonder why Williamson Murray and Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales Jr. even wrote The Iraq War. After all, as they write, “The conflict with Iraq engaged an enemy who had virtually no military capabilities left after an air war of attrition lasting over 12 years.” Coalition forces not only had technologically superior weapons, but also engaged an enemy that had incompetent military leadership, soldiers unwilling to die for Saddam Hussein, and an air force that … Read entire article »