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Article: Short memory: what will be the long-term consequences of a quick, high-tech war?(Iraq war, 2003)
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- Arena Magazine
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- April 1, 2003
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If the war is a short one it will most likely be hailed as a success. If Saddam Hussein disappears, or is removed, we will undoubtedly see images of liberated Iraqi's dancing in the streets in front of whatever infrastructure remains, while the rest of the world is encouraged to celebrate the triumph of humanitarian intervention. The other consequences of this war--the number of civilian deaths, the greater instability in the Middle East, the environmental consequences of depleted uranium weapons, and how the rebuilding of post-war Iraq is managed, will quite likely fade away for the short-term at least. Such complex issues, unfolding over time, will have little chance to ...