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U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq in Round of Retaliation

The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early on Tuesday in Iraq, most likely killing militants and destroying three facilities used by Iranian proxies that had been targeting American and coalition troops, U.S. military officials said. The American strikes were in retaliation for a series of assaults, including a drone attack hours earlier…

Iraq, 20 Years Later: A Changed Washington and a Terrible Toll on America

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WASHINGTON — A month before President George W. Bush first sent American troops into Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was warned that the war might end up costing the United States billions of dollars. Mr. Rumsfeld’s reply to retired Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, the American tasked with overseeing Iraq’s postwar reconstruction, would constitute a…

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U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq in Round of Retaliation

Iraq, 20 Years Later: A Changed Washington and a Terrible Toll on America