Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Better Off Without Saddam? An Iraq Update
Following a scathing report on Britain’s involvement in Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained that Iraq is better off now without Saddam Hussein. But five years after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the country is still at war. More than 250 people were killed in Baghdad Sunday in a suicide bombing. ISIS claimed responsibility.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFollowing a scathing report on Britain’s involvement in Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained that Iraq is better off now without Saddam Hussein. But five years after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the country is still at war. More than 250 people were killed in Baghdad Sunday in a suicide bombing. ISIS claimed responsibility. What’s going on inside Iraq and what is the current U.S. policy there?
