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Ten Years in Iraq

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A decade after the US-led invasion of Iraq, many wonder whether a conflict that took more than 150,000 Iraqi and 4,400 American lives, wounded or displaced hundreds of thousands more, and cost over $2 trillion was worth the effort. Can the US repair its damaged reputation in the region, and will Iraqis be able to curb internal violence and establish a stable political order?

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  1. Iraqi Hope Dies Last
    70ae130346f86f880b37fb0c_dr3854c.jpg Dean Rohrer

    Iraqi Hope Dies Last

    Mar 21, 2013 Ayad Allawi

  2. Asia and a Post-American Middle East
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    Asia and a Post-American Middle East

    Mar 18, 2013 Yuriko Koike

  3. The Disenchantment of Iraq
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    The Disenchantment of Iraq

    Mar 18, 2013 Feisal Amin Rasoul al-Istrabadi

  4. The Middle East’s Lost Decade
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    The Middle East’s Lost Decade

    Mar 18, 2013 Joschka Fischer

  5. From War of Choice to War Without End
    e1e1b30346f86f380e44b617_dr2812.jpg Dean Rohrer

    From War of Choice to War Without End

    Mar 18, 2013 Christopher R. Hill

  6. The Iraq War Ten Years Later
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    The Iraq War Ten Years Later

    Mar 11, 2013 Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

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