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The United States launched a war in Iraq in 2003 on the heels of what turned out to be subpar knowledge regarding weapons programs, and the conflict raged for years without a resolution.
President Trump is threatening to put the United States government in another Middle Eastern turmoil right now. The alleged threat of nuclear weapons serves as a justification for an assault on Iran, just like Iraq.
We discuss how this incident echoes the run-up to the war in Iraq and how it differs with columnist Steve Coll, creator of The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq.
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