The despot that is Sadaam Hussein was toppled in 2003. A new Iraq was born: based on the principles of freedom and democracy - something it had been denied in the past.
But this week Iraq stumbled. Along with five other nations (Russia, Khazakhstan, Cuba and Morocco), Iraq too declined their invitation to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in December. China has asked nations to boycott this year's ceremony in Oslo because it has been awarded to a pro-democracy dissident, Liu Xiaobo, who is imprisoned in China. Presumably, Iraq followed this course of action so as not to harm trade relations with China.
By doing so, Iraq has betrayed its own values and succumbed to pressure from the Chinese.
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