HW32 educating about Baghdad
In the forward of Baghdad Burning by Ahdaf Soueif he talks about how the book really brings us into the war and shows us not only the casualties and main facts about it but also about what the people go through and how they feel. He does this by in parts describing what Riverbend talks about. He also talks about how “In fact, far from being anti anything, this book is firmly on the side of humanity and on the side of life.” (viii, Soueif) In the Introduction of Baghdad Burning by James Ridgeway there are a lot of things being talked about. Most of what is being said is background information about the wars and events that have happened involving Iraq, the British and the United States. He gives a brief summary into what Riverbend talks about throughout the book, such as how its a way of living and not just the amount of deaths. The gulf war and the 2003 war are discussed and he talks about what went on and all the politics behind them. Ahmed Chalabi was talked about as a puppet show and how the United States used him to get information. He ended up being a “dud” because he didn’t have any power in Iraq and he couldn’t get all the supporters he promised. When i read these both the forward and the introduction i found them very interesting and insightful. To tell you the truth I’m not really into following any of the political news or anything like that. As bad as it is i haven’t really followed any of the information about the war in Iraq, except for some major things.
