A Foolish Consistency

Last week The New York Times carried Paul Bremer’s revisionist take on his disastrous decision to disband the Iraqi army in May 2003. Numerous histories of the invasion document how Bremer’s decision blind-sided the U.S. field commanders and contributed to the ensuing disintegration of social order. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson, creator of Iraq war documentary No End in Sight, put together a video letter to the editor rebutting Bremer’s claims. Take a look.