The 2003 invasion of Iraq that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein opened a 'Pandora's box' of ethnic and sectarian strife that has created the threat of civil war, the US ambassador to Iraq said in an interview published Tuesday.
Zalmay Khalilzad's remarks to the Los Angeles Times were one of the gloomiest and most outspoken public assessments yet of the US campaign in Iraq, contrasting with generally upbeat statements by President George W Bush and military officials. |