Jeb Bush and the return of the great Iraq War debate

Americans still haven't learned the right lessons from Iraq. Bush's campaign gives us that chance.

Last February I predicted that Jeb Bush would run for and win the GOP nomination in 2016. Let's just say that nothing has happened over the past year to convince me I was wrong.

Note, though, that I didn't say Bush would win the general election — presumably against Hillary Clinton. That's because he faces a unique dilemma that may well prove impossible to finesse.

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.