Setback of the Century

Three Months After The Us War On Iraq In 2003 I Decided To Travel To My Home Town Mosul In Northern Iraq Just To Embrace My Family Members And Close Friends . While I Was Walking Around Mosul Streets Seeking What Has Been Left Of My Childhood A Us Patrol Stopped Me To Ask : Where Are You From? Why Are You Here? Immediately I Burst Out Into Laughter. The Soldier Turned To A Sergeant Next To Him And Is He Mad? Then He Angrily Asked Why Are You Laughing? That Laughter Soon Turned Into A Philosophical Question. Imagine Yourself In My Place What Would You Answer?. The Soldier Got More Upset While The Outrage Was Raging Me. In The Evening Of The Same Day I Heard In The News That A Us Patrol Was Hit In An Explosion In The Same Street. The Image Of The 20-Year-Old Soldier Immediately Flashed Up In My Mind To Tell I Wish I Had An Answer From That Soldier To My Question. This Is How I Came To Write This Book In An Attempt To Outline A Wider Scene Of The Backgrounds That Led To Wage That War On Iraq.