This is beautiful, the opening of the National Museum of African-American History and culture.

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2. I have to say that is one of the most striking images I have seen recently. I must be jaded.

Invading Iraq was the decision that ultimately lead to the biggest disaster in my lifetime: disbanding the Iraqi military / de-Baathification.

If what is happening in Syria ends up the catalyst to a direct and kinetic confrontation between the US and Russia, it's even worse. I will quietly recognize, in the few seconds between the white flash and the trailing sound, heat, pressure, and radiation, that it was all due to one decision in 2003.