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The Iraq War: A Geopolitical Catastrophe for American Power and Prestige

The Iraq War: A Geopolitical Catastrophe for American Power and Prestige
A U.S. Abrahms tank south of the city of Najaf in Iraq on March 23, 2003. Scott Nelson/Getty Images
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Twenty years ago, then-President George W. Bush sidetracked from putting down the Taliban in Afghanistan to launch the unnecessary and inadvisable invasion of Iraq. From a strategic standpoint it served little purpose in the War on Terror. Iraq became a focus of Islamist terrorism that became out of control following the invasion.

John Rossomando
John Rossomando
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John Rossomando is a senior analyst for defense policy at the Center for Security Policy and served as senior analyst for counterterrorism at The Investigative Project on Terrorism for eight years.
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