From a new RAND report on fallout from the Iraq War:
"The Iraq War’s reverberations in the region are broad ranging,
affecting relations between states, political and societal dynamics
inside states, the calculations of terrorists and paramilitaries, and shifts
in public views of American credibility. The balance sheet of these
changes does not bode well for long-term U.S. objectives in the Middle
East. That said, a better understanding of how Middle Eastern states
and nonstate actors are responding to the war’s aftermath can help
contribute to U.S. policies that may better contain and ameliorate the
negative consequences of the conflict and perhaps even increase U.S.
leverage."
"The Iraq War’s reverberations in the region are broad ranging,
affecting relations between states, political and societal dynamics
inside states, the calculations of terrorists and paramilitaries, and shifts
in public views of American credibility. The balance sheet of these
changes does not bode well for long-term U.S. objectives in the Middle
East. That said, a better understanding of how Middle Eastern states
and nonstate actors are responding to the war’s aftermath can help
contribute to U.S. policies that may better contain and ameliorate the
negative consequences of the conflict and perhaps even increase U.S.
leverage."
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