Does the Iraq war hold lessons for Iran? : State of the World from NPR

Get Ready for the Iran Version of the Iraq War’s Disastrous Aftermath

Republished with permission from The Conversation, by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania 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. Now, consider Iraq more than 20 years after the U.S.-Iraq war. Iraq is still an authoritarian state governe…

Does the Iraq war hold lessons for Iran? : State of the World from NPR

As we enter the second week of U.S. combat operations in Iran, NPR’s Leila Fadel considers the similarities and differences with the last time the United States waded into war in the region, in Iraq in 2003. Leila covered that war as well and talks to some experts about what lessons can be drawn.

Iraq War offers lessons as U.S. attacks Iran

President Donald Trump's unilateral attacks against Iran are similar in many ways to flawed justifications made by former President George W. Bush in the Iraq War in 2003.

Iraq War’s Aftermath Was A Disaster For The US – The Iran War Is Headed In The Same Direction

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Iraq War’s Aftermath Was a Disaster for the US – The Iran War Is Headed in the Same Direction 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. Now, consider Iraq more than 20 years after the U.S.-Ir…

The Ghosts of Iraq: Why Farage and Blair Still Haven’t Learnt the Lesson of War

There is something profoundly disturbing about the sight of Britain’s most notorious cheerleaders for foreign wars once again clamouring for the United Kingdom to fall in line behind Washington. As tensions spiral following the American assault on Iran ordered by Donald Trump, two familiar voices have re-emerged to demand obedience: Nigel Farage and Tony Blair. Both men have built careers on the rhetoric of patriotism and strength. Yet when it c…