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Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

  • Written by Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same directionU.S. Marines crossing into Iraq from Kuwait on March 21, 2003. AP Photo/Laurent Rebours

The United States military achieved every objective it set when it went to war in Iraq in 2003. Decapitation: Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged. Air dominance: total, within days. Regime collapse: The Iraqi government fell in 21 days.

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