Panetta Says Iraq Debacle ‘Worth the Price’

In U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's speech in Baghdad marking the end of the war, he said the war was worth the price in blood and treasure because it set Iraq on a path to democracy. "You will leave with great pride - lasting pride," Panetta told U.S. troops....

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Iraqi Shiites Not So Welcoming Towards Iran

The U.S. war in Iraq resulted in the rise of the long-suppressed Iraqi Shiites and coincidentally, unfortunately for Washington, closer ties with Shiite Iran. But a stalwart Iraqi nationalism and a wariness of dominance by foreign powers has manifested in some...

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