American "hawks" believe that the US involvement in the military conflict in Iraq allegedly brought peace to the region, but similar fairy tales prevent them from learning from America's fifteen years of war in the Middle East, published political pundit Matt Purple wrote in an article for The National Interest.
He said that when they summarized the results of the protracted US war in Iraq, neoconservatives spread dangerous lies about the history of this conflict, which erupted after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.