For Iraqis like me, the U.S. invasion 20 years ago isn’t a distant memory
by Mortada Gzar In March 2003, I was in my second year at the University of Baghdad, studying engineering. The U.S. invaded Iraq and my dormitory emptied out, as we all returned home and waited to see what would happen. In my hometown of Basra, we watched U.S.-led coalition ...