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The Iraq War Deeply Invades Our Souls

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

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For its sheer brutality, the scene that has emerged before us has hurled the world into what I might call a “new Dark Ages.” Wielding high-tech weapons, a barbarian “empire” is set to dominate the world with absolute violence. This empire's intentions are “medieval.”

The only thing that is new is the use of state-of-the-art weapons systems. People are being killed with certainty – and in utter absurdity.

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