Politics
16:59, 06-Jul-2017
Is Iraq better off without Saddam?
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It's been 15 years since the US invasion of Iraq, but has the situation in the country improved?
According to CGTN’s reporter Tony Cheng, Iraq post-Saddam continues to face devastation and division caused by sectarian violence as well as the presence of ISIL.
When the Chilcot report into the 2003 Iraq War finally emerged in all its two million words in 2016, the conclusion was simple: The UK's decision to join the war was a mistake.
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for lapses, but insists he made the right decision. Former US President George W. Bush continues to believe the world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power. But Is Iraq really better off without Saddam?
Today, the three million inhabitants of the once great Mosul have paid with their property, homes and lives, as they are forced to live under terror and flee as sectarian battles rip the city apart.