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how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous state

  • Written by Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
how the world failed Iraq and created a less peaceful, democratic and prosperous stateKhalid Mohammed/AP

Two decades ago, Australia joined the US-led “coalition of the willing” that staged a major military intervention in Iraq.

To justify the war, leaders like US President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard argued that Iraq had developed weapons of mass destruction and was harbouring terrorist groups...

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