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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Hanna Duggal

Sounds familiar: Was this said about Iraq in 2003, or Iran in 2025?

(Al Jazeera)

“Today, we have the greater power to free a nation by breaking a dangerous and aggressive regime. With new tactics and precision weapons, we can achieve military objectives without directing violence against civilians.”

That may sound like something said yesterday, following US strikes on Iran.

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