Iraq occupation : from an Iraqi point of view

Raed Jarrar is a Palestinian / Iraqi , who grew up in Baghdad during the post - Gulf War period of sanctions and NATO bombings . He is now resident in USA and promotes closer understanding between the viewpoints of the two sides of the war / occupation .
This talk , delivered at the University of Hawaii , addresses the misinformation that decries Iraqi capability to self-govern , and the role of American partisan-playmaking in order to institute political and legal implantation of American control of the economy and sovereignty over the diversity and self-determination of Iraqi people .
If one is interested in the views of those on the receiving end of a planned invasion - occupation , you could do worse than to listen to this , rather than giving credence to the American populist perspective ...