Army’s Long-Awaited Iraq War Study Finds Iran was the Only Winner in a Conflict that Holds Many Less

[rangerrebew]

Army’s Long-Awaited Iraq War Study Finds Iran was the Only Winner in a Conflict that Holds Many Lessons for Future Wars by Todd South - Army Times

    A two-volume Army study of the Iraq war is a deep examination of the mistakes and success of the war effort that also takes aim at critics who would slough off the conflict as they shift to near-peer threats.
   

    The study, commissioned by former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno in 2013 and continued under current chief Gen. Mark Milley, was delayed for release since 2016, when it was completed. Some said it was due to concerns over airing “dirty laundry” about decisions made by some leaders during the conflict.

     The 1,300-page, two volume history, complete with more than 1,000 declassified documents, spans the 2003 invasion through the U.S. withdrawal, the rise of ISIS, and the influence of Syria and Iran.

https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/armys-long-awaited-iraq-war-study-finds-iran-was-only-winner-conflict-holds-many-lessons

[Absalom]

Muslims always understood that "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Iran's mortal enemy was Saddam Hussein whom we should have made a friend.
Unfortunately schmuck Bush was in the Oval Office and the rest is sad history.