Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization and Graveyard of Imperialism

by Roqayah Chamseddine

Mired by the imperial hubris that so often colors humanitarian interventions, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq is all but a buried memory now. Ten years have passed since “Operation Iraqi Freedom” produced an Iraq that is no more free than a caged bird with broken wings. From the wounds of one disaster emerged another, its repercussio…