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Best-Selling Iraqi Author, Who Supported The U.S. War, Reflects On What Went Wrong11:03
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Kanan Makiya wrote about the abuses of the Saddam Hussein regime, and argued in support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He envisioned a new Iraq, led by elite members of society working towards a unified democracy.
He talks with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti about his latest novel, which explores where post-invasion Iraq went wrong.
Hear the original Radio Boston segment from June 2016.
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Kanan Makiya, professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at Brandeis University. His latest book is "The Rope: A Novel."
This segment aired on August 24, 2016.
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