Consequences of the War on Terror and the Iraq War

BY: ATUL SINGH & GLENN CARLE

Singh and Carle examine GWOT effects: US victories marred by unclear strategy, nation-building dilemmas.

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US zeal for de-Ba’athification fueled chaos, sectarian violence by excluding civil servants and party members.

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Shia revenge on Sunnis after Hussein's fall fueled Shia dominance, Sunni resentment, and rise of ISIS.

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Iraqis rejected Saddam, blamed US for sectarian violence, anarchy, sparking inevitable anti-US insurgency.

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Insurgencies defy suppression. UK struggled in N. Ireland. US unsuited for empire. DC faced challenge.

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Bush called it terror war, not insurgency. US-created vacuum let al-Qaeda thrive, targeting troops for jihad.

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Zarqawi's al-Qaeda in Iraq morphed into Islamic State, conducted brutal attacks on Iraqis, expanded into Syria.

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US ill-equipped for Middle East's unraveling. Iraqi insurgency drained US resolve to continue regional efforts.

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