The Iraq War didn’t have to be a mistake, but Washington sure turned it into one.
Having absolutely no coherent strategy for post-Saddam Iraq really doomed things. Even then, allowing the gains from the Surge to be wasted by pulling out completely was insane.
Iran now has another client state and it lead to the mess we’re in now, with Russia taking control of the Middle East.
“The Iraq War didn’t have to be a mistake, but Washington sure turned it into one.”
Big government always fails.
Insanity is believing you can set up a democracy in places like Iraq by invading and splintering power.