President Biden’s announcement of our imminent withdrawal from Iraq provides a good opportunity for a kind of postmortem. According to the BBC, some 4,487 service personnel have died in country since the 2003 invasion. Many thousands more suffered serious injury and trauma, and untold numbers of Iraqi citizens have suffered, as well.
I remember Army and Dept of the Army civilian experts in international affairs, regional politics, and military strategy warning (in government published studies, monographs and commentary) - prior to the 2003 invasion - that using US military force to overthrow Saddam’s regime would be a serious mistake with unintended consequences for Iraq, the region and the US. The Administration shut them down.
I remember Army and Dept of the Army civilian experts in international affairs, regional politics, and military strategy warning (in government published studies, monographs and commentary) - prior to the 2003 invasion - that using US military force to overthrow Saddam’s regime would be a serious mistake with unintended consequences for Iraq, the region and the US. The Administration shut them down.