An interesting article that reported on the 1920s British experience in Iraq (Mesopotamia); regardless of where the reader stands concerning the 2003 Iraq War, you will find a striking similarity in the language used in this piece and the articles printed prior to the U.S. infantry surge of 2008:
“Unless there is a complete change of policy, Mesopotamia, which has been the grave of empires, is now likely to be the grave of the Coalition”.
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Sir Percy Cox Iraq 1920Emir Faysal 1920Emir Feisal Iraq 1920British Empire Iraq 1920British Empire Mesopotamia 1920Iraqi Oil and the post WWI British EmpireMesopotamian Oil 19191920s Iraqi FactionsAnti-Western Attitudes in 1920s IraqMesopotamian Oil 1919War in IraqIraqi FactionsAnti Western Attitudes IraqCoalition Fighting in IraqSir Percy Cox Iraq 1920Emir Faysal 1920Emir Feisal Iraq 1920British Empire Iraq 1920British Empire Mesopotamia 1920Iraqi Oil and British EmpireMesopotamian Oil 1919Anti Western Attitudes IraqCoalition Fighting in Iraq1920s Iraq Conflictbritish soldiers and the 1920s Mesopotamian quagmire
