#iraq-war-parallels

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US politics
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

For Millennials Like Me, the Iran War Feels Horribly Familiar

The proposed Iran conflict mirrors the Iraq War's pattern of exaggerated threats, dubious justifications, and profit-driven military intervention that devastated the region.
World news
fromFortune
6 days ago

Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They're doing it again | Fortune

Wall Street underestimates geopolitical conflict costs, repeating the Iraq War miscalculation where predicted $60 billion spending became $3 trillion in deficits, borrowing costs, and elevated risk.
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