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URL:https://quincyinst.org/events/19-years-after-the-invasion-a-reflection
 -on-the-u-s-military-presence-in-iraq/
SUMMARY:19 Years After the Invasion: A Reflection on the U.S. Military Pres
 ence in Iraq
DESCRIPTION:Nineteen years ago the Bush administration launched the invasio
 n of Iraq under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction which was later
  proven false. While the invasion of Iraq removed Saddam Hussein’s bruta
 l dictatorship from power\, it also unleashed an era of sectarian violence
 \, extremism\, and abuses.   The U.S. war in Iraq is now synonymous with 
 an ill-planned interventionism\, a boondoggle.  4\,418 U.S. service membe
 rs were killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and another 107 in Operation Inh
 erent Resolve. Approximately another thousand U.S. service members lost th
 eir lives in non-hostile incidents while supporting U.S. military actions 
 in Iraq. Between 184\,382 to 207\,156 Iraqis were killed throughout the co
 nflict. Incidents such as the Haditha massacre\, in which U.S. Marines kil
 led 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians\, and the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghrai
 b tarnished the reputation of the U.S. military. De-Baathification\, perce
 ived sectarian marginalization\, and fighting in al-Anbar province later c
 ontributed to the rise of ISIS.  Nearly two decades later\, U.S. troops re
 main in Iraq under attenuated Congressional authorizations. As we look bac
 k on the past nineteen years with the gift of hindsight\, we should consid
 er the ways in which the military-industrial complex and foreign policy es
 tablishment influenced our continued occupation. And more importantly\, he
 ar from those directly affected by this conflict: veterans\, military fami
 lies\, and Iraqi civilians.   Join us for a panel discussion with Interna
 tional Activist Dina Al Bayati\, who lived through the invasion and subseq
 uent occupation of Iraq\, Brandi Jones\, Marine spouse and Organizing Dire
 ctor of the Secure Families Initiative\, and Iraq war veterans: Dan Caldwe
 ll\, a former Marine who now serves as Vice President of Foreign Policy fo
 r Stand Together\, Joanna Sweatt\, a former Marine who now serves as Natio
 nal Field Manager for Common Defense\, and U.S. Army veteran Naveed Shah\,
  Political Director of Common Defense. Quincy Institute Research Fellow Ad
 am Weinstein will moderate.  
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