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    Commentary: As the Iraq War showed, the allure of consensus in foreign policy can be dangerous

    by Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune Mar 27, 2023 3 minutes
    US President George W. Bush addresses the nation aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, as it sails for Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. Bush declared major fighting over in Iraq, calling it "one victory in a war on terror" which he said would continue until terrorists are defeated. "In the Battle of Iraq, the United...

    With the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Iraq War, I’m reminded of the remarkable consensus behind that decision, which passed with strong bipartisan support. Experts, journalists and well-known media personalities joined the bandwagon too.

    Often, consensus is good. It clears away opposition and helps make things happen. But too often, quick agreement on hard problems is a sign of dangerous groupthink instead.

    This wide support has not aged well. It launched a bloody war, at a cost of $2 trillion

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