Even when security is implicated, the stakes must be great to warrant war. In the case of the Iraq invasion the cost, financial and human, was enormous. By the time the last veteran of that conflict …
Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later
Today, Crow sits on committees that oversee the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. The mistakes of Iraq are still fresh in his mind. “It’s not hyperbole to say that it was a life-changing …
How Iraq has changed, and how the war changed people, 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion
U.S. troops left in 2011 but returned as the country was gripped by sectarian bloodshed and the rise of ISIS, and Iraqis struggle to believe the nightmare is over.
How Iran Won the Iraq War
As we observe the twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War, which claimed more than 4,600 American lives and countless Iraqis, we must make an honest assessment of the war. The war cost the U.S.
Iraq: 20 years on from US invasion, the companies that profited; incl. co. responses
March 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The invasion lasted until 2011, with nearly half a million people estimated to have been killed as a result of the war. During the war …
‘My questions are turned into a weapon to kill me’: the deadly war against Iraq’s journalists
At least 282 journalists have been killed in Iraq in the past 20 years, with many only able to work in exile …
Iraq war: I was tortured at Abu Ghraib. After 20 years, I’m still seeking justice
An Iraqi journalist who was detained by US forces in 2003 without ever being charged reflects on his experience at the notorious prison and his ongoing search for justice …
20 years later, Iraq War vet fights for Army to change ‘wrongful discharge,’ recognize PTSD claim
Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, a personal battle continues for former U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Hayhurst. He’s claimed he developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing …
20 years later, Iraq War vet fights for Army to change ‘wrongful discharge,’ recognize PTSD claim
Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, a personal battle continues for former U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Hayhurst. He’s claimed he developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing …
Taking stock of the UN’s shift away from emergency aid in Iraq
Twenty years since the start of the US-led invasion of Iraq, and more than five years after the country declared victory against so-called Islamic State, the UN is in the process of rolling out a …