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By Chris Gelken (about the author) Page 3 of 3 page(s)
Iraq is a mess. Any semblance of law and order is but a distant memory of the really old folks who can remember when the British ran the place. Persecuted by Saddam Hussein, then bombed, starved and then bombed again, occupied and abused, it is a land of opportunity for the unscrupulous and those wishing to settle a score. Courtesy of the mayhem and mismanagement following the 2003 invasion, Iraq is the perfect venue for those with a grudge to play out their fantasies of revenge, or advance their geo-political ambitions. But the point this article is trying to make, probably very badly, is creating new scores to settle will not resolve anything. The Petraeus report next week will possibly be one of the last building blocks in Washington’s attempt to build a case for military action against Tehran.
In one way or another, he will cite many of the things referred to in this article, though obviously not in quite the same way. It will be up to Congress and the American public to prevent what has already been a disaster for the United States and this region, from becoming something far, far worse.
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