hw25: baghdad burning

The main focus of the foreword and the introduction in the book "Baghdad Burning" is the war in Iraq and the history behind it. In the foreword we are told about a girl who is known as Riverbend. Throughout the book, the young girl tells her story about what it was like to be living in Iraq during the war. Souief says that Riverbend’s story "makes painful reading", he goes on to say that "it also makes enjoy-able– even fun reading." and that it is "certainly necessary reading" (Souief, ix). The introduction is much different than the foreword. The introduction, written by James Ridgeway, is a basic outline of the war on Iraq. Ridgeway does a good job of writing about the beginning of the war and all of the details that surround it. He goes in depth about the specifics of how many people are effected by the war and the invasion on Iraq by our country. My own interpretations of the war on Iraq are similar to those in the text. I am not personally effected by the war, but I do realize what is happening and how this is an on going battle that is effecting many people’s lives. I am interested to continue reading about the life of Riverbend during the time of the war.