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20 years on, George W. Bush's promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short

  • Written by Brian Urlacher, Department Chair and Professor, Political Science & Public Administration, University of North Dakota
20 years on, George W. Bush's promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls shortAn Iraqi person walks down a road blocked by burning tires in Basra in August 2002. Hussein Faleh/AFP via Getty Images

President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In the months before the U.S. invasion, Bush said the looming conflict was about eradicating terrorism and seizing...

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