In a recent op-ed, Celeste Ward Gventer, Strauss Center Associate Director, reflects on the Iraq War ten years after its initiation.

Gventer recalls the history of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and wonders what a future national monument to the Iraq War will look like. She then points out that major questions about the war and its implications remain unanswered, and potential answers will likely remain contested, just as questions about the Vietnam War remain unresolved several decades after the end of the war. Read about these questions in the complete article here.