Two decades after the U.S. launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq is 'not free,' at least according to the latest Freedom House analysis.
U.S. Marines topple a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in April, 2003. Photo: Wathiq Khuzaie /Getty Imagesafter the U.S. launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq is "not free," at least according to theThe U.S.-led invasion that began 20 years ago this week and swiftly toppled one of the world's most repressive regimes did not, as its architects in the George W. Bush administration hoped, herald a new dawn for democracy in the region.
The invasion elevated a new class of politicians, many of them exiles who returned to vie for power and continue to do so today, Al-Nidawi says. "They got their foot in the door, they acquired resources, they acquired positions. So when the country transitioned to a democratic system, they had an advantage," he says. Patronage networks, state resources and militias helped entrench their power.
That budget is almost entirely funded by oil. "There is almost no private sector economy to speak of in Iraq," Lord says.of Iraq's population was born after the invasion. But young Iraqis unable to secure a job in the government or oil industry have few options for work.of global sentiment ranks Iraq as the third most unhappy country, behind only Afghanistan and Lebanon.U.S.
They also keep an eye on Iran, which grew increasingly powerful inside Iraq as Saddam fell and the U.S. withdrew. Powerful militias inside Iraq have links to both Tehran and to political parties in Baghdad."Iraqi society came to enjoy a modicum of freedom. The country has a multiparty system for the first time in its history, repeated and relatively fair parliamentary elections, and a free press.
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