Iraq War

Iraq War

Topic

Heard in 10 episodes across 9 shows since Jun 2026

The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the newly formed Iraqi government. The war officially concluded in December 2011 with the withdrawal of U.S. military personnel, though sectarian violence and instability persisted.

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10
across 9 shows

First heard

Jun 2026

Expert statements

5
5 negative

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What experts have said about Iraq War

5 statements · 5 negative

  1. People who were wrong about the Iraq War received promotions.

    “All the people that get it wrong, they get. They got. Particularly Iraq War. They got. Anyone that got it wrong got promotions.”

    Listen at 17:11

    Open the episode · #2532 - Tim Robbins
  2. The Iraq War increased Iran’s regional power.

    “what happened then in the war was they just empowered Iran”

    Listen at 23:53

    Open the episode · #2500 - Scott Horton
  3. War planners expected success, with prolonged conflict offering profits as fallback.

    “plan A is. It'll be fine. And then plan B is, well, at least we can make some money and push this thing on and let both sides fight and weaken each other”

    Listen at 27:20

    Open the episode · #2500 - Scott Horton

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Episodes

10 episodes featuring Iraq War, newest first

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