Iraq: 20 Years On | The Road to War

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🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Exactly twenty years ago today on the 20th March 2003, the US along with its allies launched a shock and awe bombing campaign on Iraq. It marked the start of the invasion - and occupation - of Iraq - a defining moment in modern history and contemporary politics. In the first episode of this series Iraq: Legacy of War brought to you by Intelligence Squared, we’ll be taking a deep dive into key moments on the road to war. From understanding Saddam’s rule in the 1980s and the significance of the first Gulf War, to the role of intelligence reports, domestic politics and the Special Relationship between Britain and America. Our host for this episode is investigative journalist Manveen Rana, who’s joined by Renad Mansour, director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House; and Clare Short, who was Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003. To listen to the whole series now please subscribe via Intelligence Squared Premium on Apple Podcasts or here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. This series was produced by Farah Jassat and Catharine Hughes, with editing and artwork from Catharine Hughes. Music is by Lesfm. Excerpts featured in this episode are from CBS News and AP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:11.5	and I'm going to be talking about the more than 30 years that I've spent reporting on major
0:17.6	events in the Middle East with my great friend and colleague over many, many years just in web
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1:44.3	Welcome to Iraq Legacy of War, brought to you by IntelligentSquared. I'm producer Catherine Hughes.
1:56.4	In this limited series we're looking at the legacy of the war in Iraq 20 years after the US
2:01.2	led invasion in March 2003. Every day this week we'll bring you a special episode. We'll start by
2:08.3	looking at the road to war and the hopes that both western politicians and many Iraqis had for
2:12.6	the intervention before analysing what went wrong, the destruction of a nation and the rise of
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