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Today, Allen Ruff speaks with Erik Gustafson, founder and executive director of Enabling Peace in Iraq Center to talk about some of the history as well as the latest developments in Iraq. Modern Iraq has undergone many years of devastating war, including the Iran/Iraq war of 1980-198 which was costly for both countries and included the use of chemical weapons, the 1991 Gulf War and the years of conflict following, in addition to the economic sanctions and air strikes 2003 US-lead invasion and the years of war which came after. Many unintended but foreseeable consequences resulted in decades of suffering in Iraq. Featured image of Erik Gustafson by Sara Gabler/WORT.