- The Iraq war has left little trace within the western world: no systemic change politically, no lasting change in foreign policy, and few cultural references.
- The war set citizens of Britain, Germany and the US against each other.
- Joe Biden has suggested the US would defend Taiwan, which it does not recognise as a state and is not formally obliged to protect.
- The consequences of the war continue to play out in Iraq and the wider region.
The Iraq war left western societies unchanged
Twenty years on, the political and cultural legacy of a divisive war is minimal
Janan Ganesh
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