Baghdad Road: A Metahistorical Memo

In early August 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, claiming overproduction was placing a burden on its exports. In early 1991, the United States and its coalition pushed the invaders out. In September 1990, the author made a trip to New York City via Greyhound bus, a remarkable journey that crossed the heart of America, from Reno, Nevada, the "Biggest Little City in the World," through Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, into Chicago, then on to New York, as the author calls it, "Baghdad."
The journey is ...