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Iraq Press Roundup

By ALAA MAJEED, UPI Correspondent
Published: Aug. 29, 2008 at 5:12 PM
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Although the U.S. invasion of Iraq is considered a "success," most people describe it as an extreme failure. The lesson the U.S. administration has to learn is that lengthening the time of the occupation is unlikely to guarantee any future success.

The United States leaving Iraq, after failing, is more shameful than giving up the fight in Vietnam, if not more, the Shabab al-Iraq news Web site said Friday.

America in Iraq …The hardship of staying and the crisis of exiting

The continuous failure has exceeded what President George Bush announced when he said that Saddam Hussein is gone but the war hasn't ended. The lack of a light at the end of the tunnel in Iraq resulted in the critical withdrawal of Bush supporters.

Objective analysis of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has led many to state with confidence that Bush has only brought wars and conflicts to the world. By voting for Bush again in 2004, the people of the United States voted for more wars.

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