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March 19, 2013

Iraq Was the Last Big War

Matt Gurney, National Post

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The old style of war was discredited in Iraq. Even if it had not been, there is no one left in the West who can afford to wage it. Another conflict on the scale of Iraq is unthinkable in the current climate. We might bomb Libyan air defences and (possibly) send guns to Syrian good(ish) guys, but major ground operations just aren’t on the table. Iraq was the last big war the West is likely to ever fight. And, unfortunately for us, the rest of the world knows it.

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TAGGED: Iraq, Middle East, United States

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