Iraq War

Iraq is among the most ancient civilizations in the world. Together with the Indus Valley civilization, the Chinese civilization and the Egyptian civilization, the Iraqi civilization (known at that time as the Sumerian and/or the Mesopotamian civilization) prospered at a time when the rest of the world was either humanless or primitive. The mesopotamian civilization went to dizzying heights. Ur, Uber and Babylon are words denoting the classical era of human excellence. During this long period, Iraq has undertaken an arduous journey, passing through its own ups and downs.
But what it is seeing today is something unseen in its history. Saddam Hussain may have been a despot, a bad one for that matter. The country was not having the best of its time during his tyrannic rule. The kurds were segregated, tortured and prosecuted. But, what has happened since then is even worse. Since the taking of the regime by the Americans, Iraq is in such a shamble that no words can describe its plight.
Other than the moral and psychological loss, there is actual economic fallout as well. Because of the non-stop disturbances and the continuing law-order collapse, the economy of the country has gone into shambles.
No amount of American force-keeping can help Iraq to return back to its better days as long as the people of Iraq are not made to participate fully in the decision-making process. This shall not only be a cosmetic make-over but shall be genuine and sincere. Then only can we see Iraq returning to normalcy, albeit with the additional advantage of having gotten rid of Saddam.
Amitabh Thakur