Iraq war now as long as WW II, but with no end in sight

American involvement in World War II lasted exactly three years, eight months and one week. As of today, the American war in Iraq has lasted exactly three years, eight months and one week.

There is of course no other equivalence.

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Published on November 27, 2006 4:18 PM.

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