Iraq, a hard place: 20 years after the invasion
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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America invaded Iraq 20 years ago this week. Today Baghdad is bustling, violence across the country is less frequent, but these gains have come at a horrific cost. India is getting a huge, essential infrastructure upgrade. And we say goodbye to one of our hosts.
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