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Article: Bringing order to Iraq urgent for all nations ; It's important, however, that the United States retain control there.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- September 3, 2003
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Bringing order to Iraq urgent for all nations ; It's important, however,
that the United States retain control there.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
No doubt, there is a certain smug satisfaction among those who opposed
war in Iraq now that bringing order to that country has proven difficult.
Smugness won't make things better in Iraq, however, and it is in the
world's interest to bring order to the country on U.S. terms.
This was a predictable outcome. The United States military is superbly
trained and armed, and even if the Iraqis had conducted a better campaign,
there was never any real doubt as to the military outcome. Nation
building is another matter, ...