What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Fighting ISIS
A former head of counterterrorism at Britain’s foreign intelligence service, M16, is urging Western leaders to apply the lessons of the Iraq War to their fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Former British spy chief Richard Barrett said heads of state should determine what will replace ISIS before seeking to defeat the group militarily. He noted that the U.S. and its allies failed to do so when they decided to remove former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from power, with catastrophic results.
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