US Engagement in the Middle East Is Riskier Than Ever

US Engagement in the Middle East Is Riskier Than Ever Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the US presses onward in a region where it has few clear goals. What could go wrong? PETER VAN BUREN shared from

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US Engagement in the Middle East Is Riskier Than Ever Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the US presses onward in a region where it has few clear goals. What could go wrong? PETER VAN BUREN

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