Iraq War Is Now Longer Than U.S. War Against Nazi Germany
America has been fighting the war in Iraq longer than it took to defeat Nazi Germany. Some 1,244 days passed from Germany's declaration of war on the United States to the Allies' victory in Europe?six days fewer than the Iraq war so far.America has been fighting the war in Iraq longer than it took to defeat Nazi Germany. Some 1,244 days passed from Germany’s declaration of war on the United States to the Allies’ victory in Europe?six days fewer than the Iraq war so far.
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