Iraq still suffers, 20 years after invasion
Twenty years ago this week, a US military campaign called \u2018Operation Iraqi Freedom\u2019 began in the skies over Iraq\u2019s capital, Badgdad. Overnight, cruise missiles were launched, and by the next morning coalition forces, led by the United States, were on the ground beginning their invasion of Iraq.\n\nToday, Mustafa Salim, a reporter with the Washington Post\u2019s Baghdad bureau, reflects on the 20-year legacy of the US-led coalition\u2019s invasion of Iraq, the great lie that facilitated war, and the chaos it all created.\n\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts