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Todd South, Business Insider/Military Times: A long-awaited Army study found that Iran was the only winner from the Iraq war
A two-volume Army study of the Iraq war is a deep examination of the mistakes and success of the war effort that also takes aim at critics who would slough off the conflict as they shift to near-peer threats.
The study, commissioned by former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno in 2013 and continued under current chief Gen. Mark Milley, was delayed for release since 2016, when it was completed. Some said it was due to concerns over airing "dirty laundry" about decisions made by some leaders during the conflict.
The 1,300-page, two-volume history, complete with more than 1,000 declassified documents, spans the 2003 invasion through the U.S. withdrawal, the rise of ISIS, and the influence of Syria and Iran.
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WNU Editor: The report is 1,300 pages long. Volume One is here. Volume Two is here.
3 comments:
Audio version?
that was obvious to poly sci people I know from the day Bush invaded Iraq
Who'd a thunk it?
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