Ten years after the US declared its victory over Saddam Hussein, Iraq is still mired in violence, with each day adding up to death toll among its population. Washington is meanwhile considering another mission in the region.
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed,” the famous message President George W. Bush delivered on May 1, 2003.
He could hardly have imagined back then how premature this declaration of a final victory would soon turn out to be. What followed the notorious ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech, were years of bloodshed.
Washington decided to send in 20,000 more troops in 2007. That surge cost the US the lives of more than a thousand soldiers and many billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money. Full story...
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"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed,” the famous message President George W. Bush delivered on May 1, 2003.
He could hardly have imagined back then how premature this declaration of a final victory would soon turn out to be. What followed the notorious ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech, were years of bloodshed.
Washington decided to send in 20,000 more troops in 2007. That surge cost the US the lives of more than a thousand soldiers and many billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money. Full story...
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