15 Years Later, Lessons from the Iraq War Applicable Today

Fifteen years ago today (March 20), the United States invaded Iraq. The goal was to eliminate an aggressive dictatorship that had invaded its neighbors and developed weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein's overthrow promised to remove a recurring source of war and instability. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many Americans were eager to eliminate this dictator, despite his noninvolvement with those attacks. He was part of the general problem - violence, tyranny and extremism. We should not regret Saddam's overthrow, but we must also recognize that the war did not bring the promised benefits for the United States.
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