"During the Iraq war, even a corrupted process, created accountability.

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

"During the Iraq war, even a corrupted process, created accountability. The predicate—weapons of mass destruction—proved false. And yet because the norms of explanation and Congressional engagement existed, there was a record. It affected the careers of everyone from Colin Powell, to John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

Voters could judge the people acting in their name because they had gone on the record. People were held to what they said. A flawed, manipulated process still produced more accountability than none."

War Happens to the American People

Why the war powers debate matters.

(johnfdickerson.substack.com)

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