Commentary: When it comes to Iran, Trump wants it to be 2003. In media terms, that's eons ago
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jan 08, 2020
3 minutes
The footage was familiar: Throngs of jubilant young men poured into the streets of Baghdad, waving flags and celebrating their newfound freedom, thanks to the liberating efforts of the United States.
"Iraqis - Iraqis - dancing in the street for freedom; thankful that General Soleimani is no more," wrote Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter, posting the video shortly after a strike ordered by President Donald Trump killed Iran's top military leader Friday in Baghdad.
2020 was just a few days old, but it
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