When I was 28, the US arrived in Baghdad. The soldiers were announced as liberators, and their leaders talked of democracy. I watched the regime and Saddam’s statues fall, chaos reign and a sectarian war unfold. By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
Baghdad memories: what the first few months of the US occupation felt like to an Iraqi | The Audio Long Read podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
