EPISODE · Feb 24, 2023 · 31 MIN
Iraq: 20 Years After the Fall of Saddam Hussein with Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III
from Middle East Forum Podcast · host Middle East Forum
The 20th anniversary of the launch of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq approaches next month. Within weeks, Iraq plunged into insurgency and sectarian warfare as competing factions battled for control of the country. Institutions established then still remain in place today; how effective are they? Looking back, what did American policy get right and wrong? What insights does a look back provide for today’s problems?
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The 20th anniversary of the launch of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq approaches next month. Within weeks, Iraq plunged into insurgency and sectarian warfare as competing factions battled for control of the country. Institutions established then still remain in place today; how effective are they? Looking back, what did American policy get right and wrong? What insights does a look back provide for today’s problems?
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