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December 2, 2003 by Scott Rosenberg

Lord knows what really happened at that battle in Samarra — or whether we will ever find out — but Juan Cole and Josh Marshall are asking the right questions.

54 Saddam loyalists dead? Or American soldiers firing on Iraqi civilians? It would be so much more reassuring to believe our side’s version of the story. If only our side had a better track record of telling the truth. But we’re too busy making up stories about our president’s bravery.

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