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Middle East & North Africa / Op-Ed/Article

The continuation of a lost war

12/09/2007 By Mariano Aguirre Ernst

Last January President George W. Bush announced that the US presence in Iraq would be increased with 30.000 to 40.000 troops in order to create a stable situation in which Iraqi leaders could build a peaceful society.

Nine months after the increase, with 168.000 troops on the ground and increased troop levels from the United Kingdom and a few other countries, Iraq is impossibil to govern and the Washington supported Iraqi government is likely to fall in a few months.

In the last weeks several official reports indicated that the US and the Government in Bagdad have not succeeded in meeting the 18 objectives set by the Congress to guide its decision on possibly maintaining the increase of funds for the occupation of Iraq.

The UK government, a loyal ally in this war, has withdrawn its troops from the city of Basra while officials of the British Armed Forces openly criticise the Pentagon for failing plans, a flawed strategy and the growth of extremism after the invasion.


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Iraq Middle East United States War on terror

Bio author: Mariano Aguirre Ernst

Mariano Aguirre has been Director of the Centro de Investigación para la Paz, in Madrid, and Coordinator of programmes on peace and conflicts at the Ford Foundation, in New York. Mariano Aguirre publishes articles in various media in Spain and internationally such as OpenDemocracy, Le monde diplomatique, El Correo, La Vanguardia, Maniere de voir, AlertNet, Enjeux Internationaux, Temas, El País, Política Exterior, Debate, BBC World Service, Radio Netherland, Radio Nacional de España, Radio France International, Mediterranean Politics and CNN Spain.