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The Ghost of Iraq

John Norris discusses how the United States' differing approaches to Iraq and Syria have served to make our intentions unclear to the international community.

American diplomats often bemoan that the United States is a misunderstood giant across the globe. Yet one need only look at this country’s twin approaches to Iraq and Syria to begin to understand why the rest of the world is consistently confused by what exactly makes America tick.

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Authors

John Norris

Senior Fellow; Executive Director, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative