Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Iowa, owes his political career to the Iraq War. When he first ran for Congress, in 2006, Braley campaigned heavily against the war, vowing to oppose funding for continued operations until President George W. Bush set a timetable for handing over security responsibilities to Iraqi forces. Iowans rewarded Braley with a House seat. Now Braley is running for an open US Senate seat—and his promising political career could crater thanks to that same war. With Iraq back in the news this year thanks to ISIS, polls have shown that voters...
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