Slate: Fifteen Years After the Start of the Iraq War, the U.S. Is at War in at Least Seven Countries
Fifteen years ago today, George W. Bush announced the beginning of the Iraq war. Two U.S. presidents, thousands of lives lost, a withdrawal and a reengagement later, American troops are still on the ground—and dying—in Iraq. There are no plans for withdrawal, even though the most recent foe there—ISIS—has been almost entirely defeated.
The conflict in Iraq is just one facet of an ever-expanding and seemingly endless U.S. military campaign across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. Last week, the White House, as required by a new provision in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act, issued a report to Congress on all the countries where ongoing U.S. military operations are taking place. According to the unclassified portion of the report, America is currently at war in seven countries:
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WNU Editor: The seven countries are Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan. Yemen, Somalia, Niger, and Libya. In smaller conflicts .... like the Philippines and drone strikes against targets in Pakistan .... the U.S. is there but their impact is minimal.
