COLUMN: History of post-WWI Iraq

University Wire | February 14, 2005| | Copyright

Tariq Alzoubi
University Wire
02-14-2005
(Oklahoma Daily) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. -- Iraq has made top headlines for nearly two years since the invasion in March, 2003. We consistently receive coverage on daily battles or are treated to two "experts" arguing for or against the war.

One thing the media has failed to do is educate us on the modern history of the country we invaded on the pretext of weapons of mass destruction, freedom, etc.

The British created Iraq at the end of the first World War and installed Prince Faisal as king to ensure their control over the region's large oil reserves. ...

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