American troops topple a statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003, in Baghdad. Gilles Bassignac/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea Stanton, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading ...