Betrayed A Play
Betrayed A Play by George Packer, published by Macmillan on January 22, 2008, is a first edition drama that delves into the complex moral landscape surrounding the experiences of Iraqis who supported U.S. forces during the Iraq War. This 108-page work is based on Packer’s account in The New Yorker and presents the voices of Iraqis who welcomed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein but faced dire consequences for their choices. Through their stories, the play highlights the challenges and dangers faced by those who aided the U.S. military, revealing a narrative of abandonment and betrayal.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of the perspectives of young Iraqi men and women who risked their lives to assist American forces, only to encounter suspicion and hostility in return. The play captures the struggles of translators and other key personnel, illustrating their plight as they navigate a landscape fraught with violence and neglect. Betrayed offers a critical examination of the consequences of foreign intervention, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on American involvement in Iraq and the human cost of war.
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Based on George Packer’s account in The New Yorker, Betrayed is a riveting and morally complex drama that explores in the Iraqis’ own words the ways in which we have already abandoned them.
Millions of Iraqis, spanning the country’s religious and ethnic spectrum, welcomed the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. But the mostly young men and women who embraced America’s project so enthusiastically that they were prepared to risk their lives for it by aiding the U.S. forces constitute a small minority. On a cold, wet night in January 2007, George Packer met two such Iraqi men in the lobby of the Palestine Hotel, in central Baghdad to hear their story and those of other Iraqis working as translators and additional key personnel for the U.S. military and occupation authorities. They assumed that their perspective would be valuable to foreigners who knew little or nothing of Iraq. But instead of respect and gratitude, those who chose to help bridge the gap between the occupiers and the occupied were met with suspicion and hostility. They have been killed by insurgents and militias, ignored by U.S. officials, fired from their jobs without reason or recourse, and prevented from fleeing to the States for safety.
Betrayed had its world premiere in January 2008, off-Broadway at the Culture Project.
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