Iraq: A Focus Misdirected.
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Iraq: A Focus Misdirected The attacks launched against the US on September 11, 2001 caused a downward spiral of events that continue to this day. In my opinion, the American decision to invade Iraq was not a wise strategy to deter terrorism in the world for several reasons. First of all, the history of U.S. / Iraqi relations is contradictory to the U.S. decision to invade Iraq. There are many well-known facts regarding Iraq, but there are also many assumptions that remain unconfirmed. Finally, such a decision was a poor one because the 9/11 attacks were neither planned nor carried out by Iraqis. Saddam Hussein took over control of Iraq in 1979, and one year later initiated the Iraq-Iran war that was to last eight years.1 In 1982, U.S. President Reagan removed Iraq from the American list of known terrorist countries. By 1983, the Americans were supplying various Middle-Eastern countries...

