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Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq

March 14, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Guardian – Iraq war: 20 years on Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order Brown University’s Costs of War Project estimates that the taxpayer bill for post-9/11 US wars reached $8tn, representing a profound diversion from civilian spending. About 400,000 Iraqis died. Guardian – Iraq war: 20 years on

Posted in: History, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, chaos, Condoleeza Rice, David Petraeus, de-Baathification, Gaddafi, George Bush, hubris, insurgency, invasion, Iraq, Iraqis, liberal interventionism, March 20 2003, Saddam, sanctions, Shia, Sunni, Tehran, Tony Blair, unilateralism, Vladimir Putin

Fiona Hill on Putin – Politico

October 17, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Eight months into Russia’s war against Ukraine, POLITICO talks to the Russia analyst about whether Putin’s aims are evolving and what it would take to end the war.   Now, despite the setbacks Russia has suffered on the battlefield, Hill thinks Putin is undaunted. She sees him adapting to new conditions, not giving up. And … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Fiona Hill, Politico, Putin, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

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