OPINION

Ten years on, Iraq still in 'shock and awe'

News, Published on 24/03/2013

» A decade has now passed since Saddam Hussein was removed from power, following more than 30 years of tyrannical rule. The dream of Iraqis after Saddam's fall was to build a new, prosperous, and democratic Iraq. A country at peace with itself and its neighbours, with a constitution upholding basic human rights and the rule of law, was the desire of almost everyone.