April 11th 2003, whilst Bagdad was exposed to lootings after the invasion, the American minister of defence Donald Rumsfeld, held a press conference in which he said: “Stuff happens… and it’s untidy, and freedom’s untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.” David Hare uses Rumsfeld’s statements as the basis for an odyssey digging into the core of the reasons behind the invasion of Iraq. Real events, articles, press conferences and interviews from the media are joined with fictive situations, creating an intelligent and entertaining drama from the arena of international politics.
