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Spain: Iraq, 20 Years Later

Marta Quirós Alarcón - March 23, 2023. Published in El Periódico

The United States failed miserably as a nation builder[.]

U.K.: We Iraqis Had Survived Saddam Hussein. It Was the US Invasion That Destroyed Our Lives

Lalatendu Das - March 17, 2023. Published in The Guardian

The Americans and their allies seemed to have a plan to eradicate the Ba’athists rapidly and efficiently.

Taiwan: If Putin Is a War Criminal, What about Bush?

Jennifer Sampson - March 31, 2022. Published in UDN

Critics believe that trials for war crimes are nothing but justice for the victors.

Iran: Iran—America’s Manufactured Enemy

Lalatendu Das - February 20, 2022. Published in Tehran Times

A principal factor fueling and prolonging Iran’s isolation has been anti-Iranian lobbying by Israel and its American surrogates.

Philippines: Afghanistan, Where War Knows No End

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2021. Published in INQUIRER

Egypt: America’s Incomplete War

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2021. Published in Ahram online

As a general rule, victory or defeat in war is not counted by the amount of damage caused by one belligerent to another, but rather by attaining the planned goals in launching the war.

U.A.E.: Biden, Iraq and an Old Law

Lalatendu Das - June 16, 2021. Published in The National

Debate on the efficacy of intervention should not justify the U.S. abandoning the region.

United Kingdom: US Invaded Iraq with Complete Impunity. 18 Years On, the Legacy Endures.

Robin Koerner - April 13, 2021. Published in New Arab

Hong Kong: Biden Must Reconsider US Role as ‘Sheriff’ of Middle East

Robin Koerner - March 6, 2021. Published in Asia Times

Hong Kong: Iran Made Peace with Iraq; Why Not with the US?

Robin Koerner - February 2, 2021. Published in Asia Times

Iran made peace with Iraq. It can definitely do so with the United States.

United Kingdom: Trump’s Performance at the Republican Convention Reminds Me of Saddam Hussein – Nationalism at Its Worst

Lalatendu Das - September 3, 2020. Published in Independent

The last few nights of political discourse in the US represents a toxic strain of American nationalism that feeds on violence and myths of superiority.

Israel: Can Iraq’s New PM-Designate Defend and Restore Country’s Sovereignty?

Lalatendu Das - April 20, 2020. Published in The Jerusalem Post

[Kadhimi] will not be able to side either with the U.S., nor with rival Iran, as this will be suicide for him.

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