Introduction

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On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion on Iraq, peace seemed far from secured. On Tuesday, more than 50 people, including a Ministry of Finance official, were killed and nearly 200 wounded in 18 bombings in Baghdad.

With stability and real democracy still out of reach, and violence a continued threat, was the war worth it? Is America better off now than it was when Saddam Hussein was in power?