The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too. Hawkish pundits predicted both wars would be swift and successful. That's not how it turned out. Reason · Sep 5
Lioness: The real military program that inspired Taylor Sheridan’s hit — and why it got shut down The real-life Task Force Lioness was established during the Iraq War The Independent UK · Aug 3
Rosie O'Donnell sometimes rewatches her infamous clash with Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck infamously clashed over the George W. Bush administration's policies regarding the Iraq War on The View in May 2007, and Rosie sometimes rewatches that fight BANG Premier · Jul 26
Seth Meyers on Trump’s approval ratings: ‘Worse than Bush during the Iraq war’ Late-night host discussed Trump’s claims of a rigged 2020 election, push for voting changes and new Canadian tariffs The Guardian - US · Jul 23
Kim Gamel, a former veteran AP correspondent in Europe and the Middle East, dies Kim Gamel, a former veteran Associated Press correspondent who covered conflicts and uprisings around the Middle East, including the height of the Iraq war and the Arab Spring, has died The Independent UK · Jun 19
Wes Streeting casts off ‘Blairite’ image with scathing attack on Tony Blair The former health secretary and Labour leadership hopeful has attacked Sir Tony Blair’s 5,600-word essay for failing to mention ‘inequality’ – and has taken a side swipe over the Iraq war The Independent UK · May 27
Former Chevron Executive Reportedly Warned CIA That Forceful Regime Change In Venezuela Could Result in 'Another Iraq' Ali Moshiri, a longtime Chevron executive who oversaw the company's operations in Venezuela, warned the CIA that attempting to replace the country's leadership with the democratic opposition could produce instability similar to the aftermath of the Iraq war, according to a new report. Latin Times · Mar 16
Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war? The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is off to another Middle Eastern war, which is likely a surprise to many given how contentious the country’s involvement in the Iraq war was. The Conversation · Mar 10
Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten The Guardian - UK · Mar 3
How Trump's Iran gamble is different than past regime overthrows The Iraq War and the Venezuela raid loom large over Trump's Iran gamble. Axios · Feb 28
The Hawks Are Lying Us Into Yet Another Middle Eastern War Like the Iraq War, the planned war with Iran is built on false premises. Unlike the Iraq War, there hasn’t even been a real public debate. Reason · Feb 18
Trump Says He's Working With Venezuela's Interim Regime Because Of How The Iraq War Unfolded: 'They Ended Up Being ISIS' President Donald Trump said he is working with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez and the rest of the regime after the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro to avoid mistakes made during the Iraq War. Latin Times · Jan 16
Some migrants are turning to military service to keep their undocumented parents from being deported Parole in Place program, introduced during the Iraq War, offers soldiers peace of mind by shielding their loved ones from removal and offering expedited path to citizenship The Independent UK · Jan 12
Trump once called the Iraq war a ‘big, fat mistake.’ Now he needs to calm the GOP after saying he’s not afraid to put boots on the ground in Venezuela Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate Republican, said “the only country that the United States of America should be ‘running’ is the United States of America.” Fortune · Jan 4
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Young Vic: Wickedly funny with a nightmare feel 4/5 The Young Vic presents a profound and nightmarish drama set on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War
International Business Times UK · Nov 4, 2025 Dick Cheney's Most Controversial Moments: Three Decisions That Changed History Explore three of Dick Cheney's most controversial decisions that reshaped U.S. politics, from the Iraq War to the expansion of presidential power.
Latin Times · Oct 31, 2025 Democratic Rep. Slams Trump Admin Over Briefing About Strikes Off Venezuela: 'Makes The Case For The Iraq War Look Like a Slam Dunk' Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton slammed the Trump administration over what he described as lack of legal justification to conduct strikes off the coast of Venezuela and the Eastern Pacific as reports indicate matters are set to escalate further.
Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025 US veteran becomes first to get new bionic arm designed by UK firm Open Bionics describes the Hero RGD as ‘built for the toughest jobs’.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2025 Health Secretary defends Tony Blair as interim leader of Gaza despite Iraq history UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has backed Donald Trump’s plans to install Tony Blair as interim leader of Gaza.
The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025 The United States has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here Seven months after Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term as US president, we are facing the most important moment in Australia’s foreign policy since the Iraq war. Australia needs to have a national conversation on the future of its alliance with the United States.
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2025 Trump is making US intelligence parrot his line on Iran - it echoes Bush’s invasion of Iraq Tailoring assessments to suit political prejudices undermines their very function and led us to the Iraq war
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025 Dubya Dubya II: Democrats see echoes of Bush Iraq War push in Trump’s Iran nukes rhetoric “If this president wants to completely ignore the intelligence community, we are playing in dangerous ground,” one senator warned
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025 Blix Not Bombs review – former UN weapons inspector revisits the Iraq war Greta Stocklassová’s documentary films Hans Blix, aged 97, and asks about his role in the war, WMD, and why his world of diplomacy has now disappeared
Reason · May 2, 2025 U.S. Government: We Didn't Use 'Political Violence' in Iraq A training slideshow reveals how deluded American leaders continue to be about the Iraq War, more than two decades later.
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025 Warfare is Band of Brothers for the ‘war on terror’ generation Back in 1998, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan was widely acclaimed for the bloody realism of its opening scenes. In Warfare, co-directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland have achieved something very similar for the Iraq war (2003-2011).