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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Voices in Baghdad, Six Years On [Watch (HLS stream): Voices in Baghdad, Six Years On](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/B45R6F0H.m3u8) (3:07)  _Published 2009-03-23. Six years after the beginning of the war, Iraqi opinion is as varied as the goods for sale in a Baghdad neighborhood market_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:07 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Booming Business Behind Baghdad's Walls](/video/Wh1aDIBB/) ### Booming Business Behind Baghdad's Walls [Nightlife in Baghdad](/video/8fvBX2GW/) ### Nightlife in Baghdad [Displaced Families Return to Baghdad](/video/fKnZqg9E/) ### Displaced Families Return to Baghdad --- ## Transcript -[ Foreign Language ]. >> Slippers for a thousand dinars or $ 0. 80 of [ unk ]. It's Saturday morning and the market in the mix Baghdad neighborhood of Alaskan is bustling six years after the US invasion. Life is improving in Iraq. But while most people want to believe that war is over, many is still worry about the future. These days however, their complaints are more likely to be about the economy of politics rather than security. -[ Foreign Language ]. >> This man lost his right leg below the knee in the car boom blast not far from here. He says, he's happier with the security situation. But once more political progress. -[ Foreign Language ]. >> It's a common theme expressed by many here. Security is better but the government hasn't done enough for the people. Basic services like regular power and clean water are still lacking in many areas. The unemployment rate is also at least 25 percent. These young men say they're desperate for jobs. -[ Foreign Language ]. >> Still, not everyone is pessimistic. The problem is that some people aren't patient and they forgotten how bad it was [ unk ] says this man. -[ Foreign Language ]. [ Foreign Language ]. >> This woman says she's just pleased that she feel safe enough to leave her home. -[ Foreign Language ]. >> Women and children now frequent areas like this market which were once danger zones. This beautiful salon across the street from the market reopened last year. It's owner, Amal, closed up show in 2003 after she says the neighborhood women disputed to their homes too afraid to leave. 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