To be suspicious of Iraq was part of the American zeitgeist long before 2003, survey data show.
Susan Glasser, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"Too often, quick agreement on hard problems is a sign of dangerous groupthink," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.
Though partisan support has shifted over time, Council data show the public continues to favor active US engagement in global issues.
FiveThirtyEight draws on Council data in a podcast episode reflecting on the anniversary of the Iraq War.
Deborah Amos, Jamil Anderlini, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
With 20 years of hindsight, it is now possible to give Bush’s decision to invade a sober judgement, Paul Poast writes.
"Bipartisan consensus (on the scope of the threat) needs to be reconsidered because the wrong diagnosis could yield the wrong, or even dangerous, prescriptions," Paul Heer writes.
“Both sides appear more inclined to score points against each other than to acknowledge their mistakes,” says Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the disparity between diplomatic and military spending on the Problem with Jon Stewart.
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