American - Journalist | September 16, 1973 -
Women, who enjoyed a high social status and levels of education under Saddam, saw terrible setbacks as Iraq fell into civil war. As a result of the sectarian violence from 2005-2007, women retreated to their homes and fell from public view.
Richard Engel
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Turkey wants to see Bashar al-Assad go and wants to kind of expand its sphere of influence into Turkey so its Ottoman glory or Ottoman past are once again project into the Syrian provinces. That's kind of what Turkey's vision is.
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You gotta love the names. They're so eager, earnest, and hopeful: Camp Prosperity, Camp Liberty, and Camp Victory are the names of just a few of the U.S. military bases in Baghdad.
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When I first arrived in Baghdad in January 2003, I thought I would soon rent a house and envisioned myself swimming in the Tigris to cool off after reporting in the city the caliphs called Madinit al-Salam, the City of Peace. A year later, I realized I wouldn't be taking any midnight dips - Madinat al-Salam no more.
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I have seen heroics - soldiers saving other soldiers' lives - and horrors.
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9/11 was a terrible, horrific, tragic day.
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Many senior government officials, CIA, FBI, counter terrorism officials - when they look back at the decade, they effectively conclude that the United States overreacted after 9/11.
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Staying in a very public fight with the U.S. is exactly what Al Qaeda wants.
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Bin Laden is dead, and most of his friends are dead. But did it need to cost a trillion dollars and two land wars, including one that didn't have to do with Al Qaeda? Probably not.
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Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS.
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Afghanistan and Iraq were lumped together in what was called a 'global war on terrorism.'
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The truth was, there was never a connection between Iraq and Osama Bin Laden. There were no weapons of mass destruction, either.
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