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It was not only Afghanistan that suffered from the USA’s vengeful bombing for the 9/11 attack, but also Iraq, despite the fact that Saddam Hussein’s regime had absolutely nothing to do with the attack, nor with al-Qaeda, to which Saddam was strongly opposed. Deluded as to Saddam’s involvement, on 18 March 2003, President Bush authorised the invasion of Iraq as being consistent with the policy of the USA to take action against those who ‘aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001’ [1].
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Wells, A. (2022). Iraq 2003: Deluded Revenge. In: The Importance of Forgiveness and the Futility of Revenge. Contributions to International Relations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87552-7_4
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