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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

01/04/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

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50,000 US Troops to be Garrisoned in Iraq Shahwani Opposes Militias in Security Forces A suicide bombing at a checkpoint in Baquba killed 8 and […]

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Zarqawi Autopsy Jordan Refuses Repatriation of Body The US is sending a forensics team to do an autoposy of Abu Musaba al-Zarqawi. Al-Hayat reports that […]

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Heavy Fighting in Ramadi Anbar Mourns Zarqawi Al-Zaman reports that heavy street fighting broke out on Friday in downtown Ramadi between US forces and guerrillas. […]

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Yale Affair I am not going to talk about the Yale affair per se. But I did want to clear up some misimpressions I’ve seen […]

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Zarqawi Killed In Baquba Prime

Zarqawi Killed in Baquba Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Thursday morning that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been killed, along with 7 aides, in a US […]

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Maliki Names Security Officials 27

Maliki Names Security Officials 27 dead in Civil War Violence Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broke a nearly 6-month deadlock on fully forming a new government […]

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