March 20, 2023 marked 20 years since the U.S., along with its coalition partners, launched a military invasion into Iraq (USA: Voice of America 2023).

The New York Times lesson provides resources to help students understand the war’s causes and effects, along with its legacy and lessons (2023).

Two student readings examine, compare, and provide commentary on the U.S. wars in Vietnam and Iraq. Suggested discussion questions, writing assignments, and subjects for inquiry encourage students to explore opposing viewpoints (Teachable Moment 2007).

This site documents U.S. military human rights abuses in Iraq, Afghanistan (USA 2021).

The scientific project analyzes the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the related violence in Pakistan and Syria (USA: Brown University 2018)

One student reading describes the growing sectarian violence in Iraq; a second offers background on the historic split between Sunnis and Shiites (USA: teachablemoment.org 2019).

In this two-day New York Times lesson, students examine various foreign conflicts in which the United States intervened, focusing on the causes of the conflicts, the United States` justification for entering the conflicts, and the outcomes of these interventions. Students work in small groups to research and present one such foreign conflict and, in round-table discussion ...

Released in August 2009, The Torture Archive contains primary source documents related to the ”detention and interrogation of individuals by the United States, in connection with the conduct of hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan.” (GWU 2009)