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    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.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 6, 2016 • 1 min read

    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. What’s going on inside Iraq and what is the current U.S. policy there?

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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Long-awaited Report Slams Blair for British Involvement in Iraq
    1. 0:30Long-awaited Report Slams Blair for British Involvement in Iraq
    2. 9:48Better Off Without Saddam? An Iraq UpdateYou’re reading this
    3. 18:57The Poetic Life and Films of Iranian Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami
    4. 28:13'The Way to the Spring': Life and Death in a Palestinian Village
    5. 43:57Is LA's New Bike-Share Affordable Enough for Low-Income Riders?
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