Iraq airstrikes will test a war-weary American public

For years, Americans have made one thing very clear: They want no part of overseas conflicts.

In Iraq, that long-standing aversion is being put to the test.

President Obama’s authorization late Thursday for airstrikes and humanitarian aid in Iraq will undoubtedly bring back a host of emotions for Americans, whose forces withdrew from that same country less than three years ago. CONT.

Scott Clement & Peyton Craighill, Washington Post

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