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The American fights for mankind, for freedom; for the people, not the land. Yet ... a man who has been shot at is a new realist, and what do you say to a realist when the war is a war of ideals?
--Joshua Chamberlain, The Killer Angels
When Americans came to Iraq they arrived with great plans. Some were determined to document previous atrocities, train lawyers, and mete out justice to evildoers. Others intended to privatize state industries and encourage local businesses, to undo the stultifying socialism of the Saddam years. It was expected that hospitals would be rebuilt and stocked to the brim with modern machines and medicines. Campaigns were mapped ...