Abdul-Ahad, the author of “A Stranger in Your Own City,” a reporter’s account of the past 20 years, witnessed the collapse of order within hours of the toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein. HistoryAsItHappens podcast
This is the second in a multi-part series of episodes marking the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began on March 20, 2003.
Iraqi voices are largely absent from U.S. retrospectives on the war and its consequences. In this episode, Baghdad native and journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reflects on everything he witnessed over the past 20 years -- the fall of Saddam, military occupation, civil war, torture, the rise of ISIS -- through the eyes of the"liberated." Despite what some American commentators claim, Iraq is not a democracy today and neither is it"better off" thanks to the U.S. invasion.
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History As It Happens: The Iraq War w/ Ghaith Abdul-AhadThis is the second in a multi-part series of episodes marking the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began on March 20, 2003. Iraqi voices are largely absent from U.S. retrospectives on the war and its consequences. In this episode, Baghdad native and The Guardian journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reflects on everything he witnessed over the past 20 years -- the fall of Saddam, military occupation, civil war, torture, the rise of ISIS -- through the eyes of the 'liberated.' Despite what some American commentators claim, Iraq is not a democracy today and neither is it 'better off' thanks to the U.S. invasion. Corruption now reigns and the fabric of Iraqi society was permanently damaged. Abdul-Ahad's new book, 'A Stranger in Your Own City,' is a superb reporter's account of the catastrophe seen through Iraqi eyes.
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History As It Happens: The war through Iraqi eyesIn this episode of HistoryAsItHappens, Baghdad native and journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad sees the catastrophic consequences of the U.S. invasion through the eyes of ordinary Iraqis as well as hardened jihadists. podcast
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20 years later, has the U.S. learned the lessons of the Iraq war?This week marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a war most Americans believe was a mistake. The anniversary has raised debate over what lessons the U.S. should have taken from the conflict — and whether we've actually learned them.
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Letters to the Editor: The Iraq war's other major casualty: U.S. government budget surplusesIn the 1990s, U.S. government spending was able to return to the black. The Iraq war changed that, leading to the debt crisis of today.
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Elizabeth Shackelford: As the Iraq War showed, the allure of consensus in foreign policy can be dangerousCommentary: Let Iraq be a reminder that consensus isn’t necessarily a positive end in itself.
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Corruption, deep disparity mark Iraq’s oil legacy post-2003Basra province, which boasts most of Iraq's oil reserves, is symbolic of the deep disparities that have endured since the 2003 invasion.
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