Saturday, December 10, 2011

Iraq: A war of muddled goals, painful sacrifice (AP)

 

FILE - In this March 20, 2003 file photo, smoke rises from the Trade Ministry in Baghdad after it was hit by a missile during US-led forces attacks. In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world. Nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives later, the objective now is simply to get out — and leave behind a country where democracy has at least a chance, where Iran does not dominate and where conditions may not be good but 'good enough.' (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)AP - In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world.

Iraq: A war of muddled goals, painful sacrifice (AP)
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:31:06 GMT

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