How Iraq invasion led by US and UK sparked decades of chaos and violence - BBC News

Twenty years ago, US forces with the UK and other allies invaded Iraq in order to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.
It was part of what the US called its “War on Terror”, begun by then President George W Bush after the 9/11 terror attack in 2001.
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains how the invasion sparked two decades of chaos and violence in the country.
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[@vrutantshah7218]

If Russia has to be held accountable for Ukraine, America should also be held accountable for Iraq.

[@bertrandrussell894]

Not remotely the same thing. One can say a lot if things about Iraq but it was not an attempted takeover and nir was it genocidal. What Putin is doing is both. Very different.

[@magicMal90]

does that justify the hundreds of thousand of deaths??

[@bertrandrussell894]

@@magicMal90 Not the point I was making.

[@HarithZ99]

​@@bertrandrussell894 The invasion of Iraq is worse than Ukraine's 'invaskon'. 1 million civilians for false information about a country in a different continent. Ukraine borders Russia so at least their security fears are real

[@Tehui1974]

That sounds fair to me. I find both invasions to be abhorrent.

[@leonleon2276]

One rule for the USA , different rule for everyone else.

[@birdstwin1186]

Not really. Only if you haven't been paying attention.

[@yasuke4593]

@@birdstwin1186 Tell me the difference??

[@shsh-he5qg]

@@birdstwin1186 attention to what ?

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Do something about it. Oh wait, you'll come in second place, and you know it.

[@lost5587]

​@@birdstwin1186 Cia bot alert

[@misterpositive9337]

The BBC had actually used the word 'Invasion"

[@fredo1070]

At the time the BBC claimed it was a 'liberation'.

[@daniel-zx6sx]

@@fredo1070 exactly

[@rammingspeed5217]

If the US and UK can "invade" (with impunity).. So can Russia.. #Putin plays judo

[@mwd331]

Yes, they have done from day one. Bit like “special military operation” I suppose.

[@hazelwray4184]

@@rammingspeed5217 Putin's 2007 Munich speech takes issue with US/NATO regime change wars of aggression. With absolute indifference and a sense of impunity the US (2008) was determined on bringing Ukraine into NATO despite significant opposition in Western European nations the majority of Ukrainians opposed to the idea. That year, Lavrov privately expressed concern that Ukraine could descend into civil war - which is what happened in 2014. Also, Bill Burns (now head of CIA) privately warned that such a move was the "brightest of red lines" for the Russian political class, not only Putin. The likes of Victoria Nuland and John McCain knew full well they were provoking war with Russia.

[@Helm971]

Blair and Bush should have a warrent for their arrest for these war crimes.

[@djbbdfggh]

And Obama

[@rouiniyousefadem9630]

Thank you for contacting us

[@thedave7760]

The family of the guy in the white house made many many millions from the whole scam. All war is a gift they keep inciting war in order to make themselves richer. Once you understand that it all makes sense.

[@babulmiah951]

Many thanks!

[@jewaljewal4455]

Yes,I can do that.

[@artiartibald9431]

America must be held accountable for what it has done all over the world

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Good luck with that...

[@danLTa1]

What are you gonna do about it

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@NotKimiRaikkonen With a united world against them, it's not hard.

[@beliakovdev8059]

​@@NotKimiRaikkonen Do you really think it's impossible. With the dollar collapse a dark time awaits americans.And an international trial for Obama and Biden

[@rawux1228]

@@cashewnuttel9054 half of the people including americans are brain washed by their media. So its hard, but slowly we start seeing that

[@haijunpeng3848]

While blaming George W. Bush for the invasion and the loss of millions of civilians in Iraq, we should ask the BBC and the British people should Anthony Charles Lynton Blair and the UK government get away with the damages that have been made to the Iraqi people.

[@natural8677]

They were all fooled by Dick Cheney

[@jiaoerfei]

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[@johnyossarian9059]

I hope the good British people get to experience what the Iraqis experienced

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

The Iraqis have no one to blame but themselves. If they had focused on building their nation - like the Germans, Japanese and South Koreans did - instead of terrorism and jihad, people would be immigrating to Iraq, instead of Iraqis seeking refuge in the Third Reich - I mean the Federal Republic of Germany.

[@ElonHusky]

@@MusclesNOTtattoos lol, You guys literally voted for invasion and cheered for victory over each bombing, I still remember those war criminals in Royal Air force who killed civilians in a helicopter got better welcoming in UK

[@michaelSlick50]

Ousting any leader of a country is off limits. President Bush should be on trial for this crime.

[@sightline4004]

Plenty of us in the States would like that.

[@99percent28]

I don’t want to justify Iraq or Bush for war crimes, but as I know one of the reason besides the enriched uranium, was the invasion of Qatar

[@AverageJoe483]

Just curious , what if a leader commits genocide ?

[@stopworrying8850]

No no the USA and UK must be punished like Germany in ww2

[@megaham1552]

Off limits? Depends imo

[@NyanyiC]

So where are the Arrest warrants

[@richardgallagher4880]

The people who are responsible for granting them have just launched an illegal war in Russia. Blair won't get a fixed penalty.

[@gazi1711]

It's good to talk to you

[@GRFC1872]

Hussein was hung ,we got him YW

[@bousoukayamohamed3456]

Have a great day!

[@jewaljewal4455]

Yes,I can do that.

[@josephwanyoikenganga9619]

Now bbc is able to say the invasion was wrong 😂😂😂, while they supported it😂😂

[@hazelwray4184]

Exactly

[@jojolafrite90]

At least they don't keep trying to hide truth at all cost like in complete dictatorship, like RuZZia.

[@johnadam2885]

You know why the BBC is now saying the Iraq invasion is wrong ? It is only because of the Ukraine war. The BBC knows the non-western world supports Russia and does not buy the western claim that it champions a 'rules based international order'. The Iraq war impacted western credibility in the non-west but its effect is only realised by the west 20 years later - because the west cannot garner support for its war in Ukraine, and its efforts to isolate Russia. The west has the sinking feeling that Russia has ended the western 'rules based international order' for good, and the world is moving into a new post-western order.

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Hindsights always 20/20

[@davidhouseman4328]

I take it you did watch the BBC at the time. It reported the governments explanation but it also reported the mass demonstrations against it. It just reported.

[@user-ou5et3fo3z]

Imagine being an ordinary citizen watching bombing from warships ? Would you defend your country as a civilian? That’s exactly what happened & these ordinary citizens were labeled terrorists and killed

[@bbpersonalpage1613]

Exactly 💯 what I've been saying 👏🏾 they do that to every country who fights back .. Like no one has a right to defend themselves in their own countries. It's crazy 😢

[@salty8927]

Ironically Ukraine took part in the invasion of Iraq

[@ibrahimmustafa2481]

​@@salty8927 what goes around comes around I guess 😢

[@jonhsmith212]

WOW, a word of truth from BBC, very first and probably last, didn't expect that. At least they admitted that the invasion was a war crime. What about those who committed these crimes, are we going to see them prosecuted?

[@joelgoldsmith4747]

No buddy - we'll only see these dudes have more 'POWER'!!!

[@bozidarugljesic2907]

Yes now they speak a truth 20 years later after milions killed

[@minarulmd9130]

Confirmed!

[@richardgallagher4880]

Those who committed these crimes have just done it again invading Russia. Including the bbc.

[@muhdspeedou]

No bro, they'll rather honor them with nobel prices

[@williamshaw5388]

The Illegal invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan should be investigated and the leaders of that war charged and prosecuted for war crimes.

[@agahoktayacar5616]

Nothing changed except for blood, tears, clashes, buildings in ruins...

[@rouiniyousefadem9630]

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[@mauricettefawiye9957]

nice to meet you

[@masterofalltrades_]

That's imperialism.

[@jewaljewal4455]

Yes,I can do that.

[@minarulmd9130]

Confirmed!

[@Rutik2]

Is it really BBC... How can you guys speak truth..

[@marioluigi9599]

Because they've become so woke and leftist. Full of lgbt rights and rights for everyone and hatred for themselves

[@lw1zfog]

presstitutes getting nervous

[@pumatherapper9100]

Thank you for your honest reporting.

[@TonyMontana33452]

Why? They were not honest at the time and they're NOT being honest now with the Ukraine v Russia proxy war!

[@seanmoran2743]

That a joke 😢

[@shabelijsg2615]

REALLY rare

[@thomastruong8382]

Thank you for your reporting and the article, Mr Jeremy Bowen. Very surprising from the BBC. At one stage I thought I heard your voice being choked with emotions. Stay safe!

[@richardgallagher4880]

Wakey wakey!!! You've just fell for the bbcs propaganda. This is just directed at putin.

[@rammingspeed5217]

I can understand why Russia doesn't trust the West.. And doesn't want NATO allies on its border

[@7154105]

a surprise the main stream media reported this

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

The truth at long last. It's a shame it took the BBC so long to realise what lies it was promulgating from Washington.

[@reeling-in]

Labour’s Blair and Brown should be sharing a cell in Iraq. The BBC were also cheering from the sidelines!

[@malikmumtazz6333]

It would had saved million of innocent lives if someone had spoken out on BBC like this during Bush unjustified 2003 Iraq invasion.

[@davidhouseman4328]

Lots did, the opposition was well reported on.

[@problemstube7266]

Why does iraq invasion of kuwait doesn't gets mentioned?

[@kingway1332]

-Commit war crimes -Repent 20 yrs later -Everyone forgives them🥳🥳🥳

[@jaye739]

I was there 2003-2005 and 2007-2008 it WAR is not pretty! I have some of the worst memories from that time in my life. My heart goes out to all who were affected by our invasion.

[@richardgallagher4880]

On pip?

[@yosramouldi5419]

Yes,I confirm.

[@UtWeak_CustardFarts]

I got no idea who you are or what you Did, and I'm just a nobody Shmuck but for what it's worth " I respect you for your actions ✊️ and even more for your comment 🤙don't blame yourself for your leaders decisions EVER!. those of us could only imagine the courage shown by folk like yourself

[@99percent28]

@@UtWeak_CustardFarts any war besides that is for protection of family and motherland is foolish, and driven by business interests, Afghanistan and Iraq invasion is not honoured and never will be, as the Vietnam war, or Soviet invasion in Afghanistan

[@Stevehboy]

Yeah my brother here in Scotland was there in 2003 & I can’t even kick back with him now, He’s destroyed

[@R8V10]

Holy sheet...is BBC actually reporting on something that matters, I was waiting for them to start showing some trans on tiktok or something.

[@sahijroyiaht4675]

You can see how Afghanistan has turned into wonderful country as of now.

[@maassrddd]

Well is there own country So

[@lif6737]

I mean it’s not much different than it was before the invasion. It’s just back to normal Afghanistan now

[@chinavirus841]

@@lif6737 USA lost 😢

[@notorio526]

​@@lif6737 plus a lot of extra dead people...

[@lif6737]

@@notorio526 Extra, sure, but there was plenty before on account of the Soviets, the mujaheddin, and ethnic militias. Afghanistan post Soviet invasion was never going to be a functioning state. The crazy thing was thinking that 20 years of American occupation could genuinely change that

[@jordanjohnanderson]

It was my 17th birthday and I'm 37 today. And yet there were no sanctions on Britain or the U.S., no calls to ban American travellers from the E.U. No bans on American or British athletes from international sporting competitions. And now both the U.K. and the U.S. feel they have the moral authority to judge Russia and everyone goes along with it.

[@barlas8108]

Tony montana "First you get the money then you get the power then you get the woman"

[@jordanjohnanderson]

@@barlas8108 They just want the power. Great movie, I hope they never remake it.

[@mh1788]

@@jordanjohnandersonthey are planning a remake unfortunately

[@sightline4004]

Are American or British athletes trying to compete while taking drugs?

[@MajorHenryL]

A great deal of the EU participated those wars as well. Plenty can be said about my country's actions, none of which makes your country's any more excusable. At least I can say we didn't start annexing sovereign territory.

[@Vylkeer]

20 years on and history repeats itself with the ongoing situation in Ukraine. What I'll never get though, is why the US was never globally condemned for their invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, among the others, the same way as Russia was. Let's never forget what happened in these countries. 🇦🇫🇮🇶

[@richardgallagher4880]

By who? The west supported it. Was Rus and China supposed to say it was an oil/land grab and we lost?

[@super_hero2]

They are too powerful. That is why. It is just how the world works.

[@nelie.]

They've used their tragedy to masterfully gaslit the whole world that the war was necessary, played with the "us vs them" mentality. West vs Arab. White vs Minorities. Christian vs Muslim. All sides overwhelmingly stacked in the USA's favor. With Russia they picked Ukraine, which is, lets be frank, overwhelmingly white, christian and west leaning. so that's why condemnation is harsher. How dare Russia start a war with these people "who are just like us". Thats why.

[@MusicheadRick]

Many Muslims then and now want Western intervention to topple authocracy, remove poverty, and/or remove a group like the Taliban. We did it, and we all found out that this was a big mistake. If Muslims want to, for instance, remove their Shia murderous dictator regime; you gotta do it yourselves this time no more help🖕

[@seaofroses8888]

Money, it's all about money. Even Russia benefits from money to an extent, if they didn't have nuclear weapons and enough money to keep supplying weapons(inspite of quality flaws LOL) You know multiple countries would have sent troops by now, the same way they did to Iraq and Syria. What I really don't get, is why to this day some people deny how atrocious the Iraq invasion was, while simultaneously supporting Ukraine.

[@bangladeshroyaltrade9945]

Truth can never be hidden, be it two days ago or later it will be revealed this is the eternal truth.

[@bendover7841]

Damn BBC speaking the truth. Finally.

[@hazelwray4184]

20 years on, when telling the truth holds little to no consequence for the British state/establishment - in the mean time, the BBC and MSM serve as its mouthpiece.

[@maassrddd]

Im suprised

[@ps5user155]

It’s on purpose so they don’t get seen as biased

[@lw1zfog]

bbc is the state’s propaganda mouthpiece since inception

[@felipe-vibor]

If only BBC could be this objective when it comes to an Ukraine war most British people would have known the truth.

[@dilangunaratne2863]

As a result of iraq war millions died

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Less than 200,000 but nice try.

[@magicMal90]

nope it amounts to around a million, but lets just say 200,000 . is that okay tgen because its not a million??

[@fabiofernandes9122]

@@magicMal90 its not 1 million. learn math.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

And also World War II which had a higher civilian death toll than even Korea, Vietnam and Iraq

[@verax2502]

@@fabiofernandes9122 yea it's actually about 1.3 - 1.5 millions

[@anmolpatel8190]

And they lecture us in humanity

[@alexgames01]

Great reportage. I am glad Canada and Jean-Chretien stood up to the US and UK by refusing to invade Irak, to what we now know of this war being a disaster, decades later.

[@joshslosh2359]

And people in the UK are complaining about a refugee invasion 😂😂😂😂😂 They seem to have amnesia

[@hazelwray4184]

True. The US/NATO regime change operation in Libya - initially spearheaded by France, UK, USA and riding roughshod over international law - is what led to refugees crossing (or attempting to) the Mediterranean.

[@davidmarjason4222]

They should complain and I as an immigrant who came directly from Thailand and got British citizenship the right way also complain about these refugees. Why do we the people have to suffer from these silent invaders? It was the fault of the British government and the people are majority against the invasion, tony Blair should be held responsible and not us.

[@joshslosh2359]

@@davidmarjason4222 you don’t seem to understand that the UK signed up to accept refugees and the law states that it doesn’t matter how they arrive, they have a right to claim asylum so you are talking nonsense. You should be ashamed having left your country and judging other trying to do the same

[@davidmarjason4222]

@@joshslosh2359 I am fine with women and children, but the boats were full of men who are in their 20s. They are not refugees, they are mostly economic migrants and we don’t know who they are and whether they have any criminal history. It’s delusional for you dumb ass to think that this country can save everyone and for your dumb ass information, France is a safe country, so is Germany, so is Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. All of these countries that are near to the UK are safe and yet they are coming in drove still. These people are coming in to take advantages of this nation resources and yet you want them to come and suck us dry. You need better education because you sound so ignorant and stupid. Go back to school. I didn’t come into this country by choice, my parents work their ass off to come here. We got here with our own efforts because we want a better life, you have never live in a third world country, but I have! You have no idea how privilege you are and yet you have the audacity to say that I should be ashamed? When my parents have to work hard to provide my family for a better life. While these men are coming into this country illegally and for free. You should be ashamed! For not supporting your own countrymen and protecting your culture and heritage!

[@MiSt3300]

Thanks for that BBC, we need to critisize our mistakes and learn from them. Major news outlets should do more of that, to better our society.

[@mattayele1906]

No accountability though right? Just learn from it, adter killing 400,000 innocent civilians..just learn from ot and move on. But evil putin

[@yunusaharuna7139]

Clearly not a mistake but deliberate cos they lied

[@tobehonest7541]

LOL , "we" are so woke ! Criticizing is only so we can clear our hands ... and claim higher ground that at least "we" apologized ...till the next invasion

[@mr.commnad1144]

better, or flat out fat cynicism criticising every major news. Western is known for just that, stereotype or not

[@jamesjameson155]

You always hear that don’t you mistake 😂😂😂😂 it was completely deliberate and they feel no remorse

[@andyc9902]

I was 6 At the time. Please stop all wars. Let people live in peace how they wanna live. Leave people alone. Intervention do not bring peace. Ignore them in their bliss.

[@bilezizou9941]

هههههه انتم بدئتو وا يجب ان نخلف تار نحن المجد نحن العزة انتم مجرد مرتزقة قتالين جردان طامعين في طعام من عند العرب انتم بدئتم الحرب اشعب العربي لن يهناء ولن يسامح امريكا والو نمضي احقاب من زمن سوف نرد ثارنا عندكم تدمير اوطان لعبة لا ياحبيبي والو نمضي اللف سنين ترانة جاينكم سن بي سن و العين بي العين و البادي اضلم

[@minarulmd9130]

Confirmed!

[@yosramouldi5419]

Yes,I confirm.

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

War will never stop. It's too engrained into human nature. Words will always escalate into physical confrontation.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

​@NotKimiRaikkonen Yup true, The deadliest was World War II which had a higher death toll than any conflict in history

[@muslimresponse103]

will the ICC send out an arrest warrant for Blair and Bush like they did with Vladimir Putin? we already know who they work for!

[@gazi1711]

It's good to talk to you

[@kamelkamel-xl6fl]

I liked your email

[@rouiniyousefadem9630]

Thank you for contacting us

[@bousoukayamohamed3456]

Have a great day!

[@minarulmd9130]

Confirmed!

[@Miancheng]

I remember that the UK accepts ICC’s compulsory jurisdiction, so if ICC signed an arrest warrant to a previous PM……

[@RealUlrichLeland]

As a labour supporter I wouldn't mind if Tony Blair was convicted of war crimes. I doubt it'll happen though

[@ElonHusky]

@@RealUlrichLeland As foreigner i hate labour liberal hypocrites full of racist and war criminals like Obama and Bush

[@oathkeepersapphirelands]

Shame does not bring people's lives back

[@1beriforever]

No, but it's good deterral for future wrongdoings.

[@oathkeepersapphirelands]

@@1beriforever I don't know any gang having a change of heart, maybe a member or two but not the whole corporation, it feels good to stay optimistic I won't lie

[@tekinsal8396]

@@1beriforever What really deters the American bully? They have no shame.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

@@1beriforever Not it's not. Invasion of the US mainland is the best way deter future wrong doings.

[@TheAshCooper]

and most of the population wishes saddam was still there. but we don't invade / we liberate right?

[@barneymagee3285]

Whatever we think of him, he died bravely.

[@chadimirputin2282]

Still not found those mobile nuclear weapon artic lorries, nor the nuclear weapons. Because they knew that was a lie.👍 and don't forget the babies in incubators.

[@thedave7760]

War is a grift always was.

[@organicfarm5524]

Look who's talking, another evil, smh

[@akazad]

What bbc and other medias did back in 2003! Whats the role of media

[@neev498]

God sees everything and the day of reckoning is coming

[@richardgallagher4880]

He didn't see those f dinosaurs did he🤣🤣

[@kamelkamel-xl6fl]

I liked your email

[@rouiniyousefadem9630]

Thank you for contacting us

[@joermnyc]

There is no god when massive injustice exists in the world. A god that allows for child trafficking and wars of aggression that target civilians is not the god for me.

[@mauricettefawiye9957]

nice to meet you

[@gohby]

Finally! A refreshing sobering report by BBC 👍🏻👍🏻.

[@hazelwray4184]

20 years on, when it makes little to no difference. Meanwhile they continue being the mouthpiece of British state propoganda.

[@chosen___one]

Well, they conveniently left out Tony Blair's dossier in this narrative. Sobering? I guess not.

[@genoric4094]

Yes, finally they’re talking according to your agenda! How relieved you must feel

[@nellyadilova1015]

At last unbiased report

[@bozidarugljesic2907]

This is an ULTIMATE " ups" we were wrong moment

[@richardgallagher4880]

"Oops, I did it again" Britney sunak, the crimea.

[@user-jt4bx5kq8h]

Looks like BBC has finally learnt to report in an unbiased way. Great job.👏

[@ABanRocks]

They are still bias when it comes to Ukraine

[@jerometrachet2299]

I wish french public medias have the same courage you just had. Our media system is strongly infatuated with governants or nation's pride. One dissonant stone here that brings hope for better future. Je vous souhaite une telle indépendance de vue durable sur tous les sujets.

[@mariemotivation1182]

Yes ils sont

[@broccoliface4501]

who's fucked up all the date captions in this segment?

[@squirrel9999]

Democracy = "The Americans hadn't worked out how they were going replace the regime" Sounds like democracy, another country deciding for you!

[@devendramishra9265]

Bush, Blair and Putin brothers from different mothers

[@bugsygoo]

Exactly!

[@barneymagee3285]

But nobody was putting little Iraq flags on their Facebook pages.... Slavva. Slavva...

[@ElonHusky]

You can count France too for lybian inavsion i dont know their President at that time

[@stzw613]

It was a special military operation on a sovereign country, wich made international law into the law of the jungle. Thank you Bush, Blair and associates.

[@buntyjoy1800]

Cutting edge BBC news. Tell us something we don't know.

[@samuzamu]

There seems to be something wrong with the dates shown in the upper right corner.

[@HashimMohammed_8BP]

I’m absolutely baffled, the BBC have been honest in their reports for once. They actually used the word “invasion” aswell, so there’s an extra gold star. 😂😂😂

[@tombassman]

Some countries NEED strongmen like Saddam, Assad and Sisi to keep the lid on all the factions who only want to see their group wielding power over all the others. Democracy doesn’t work when everyone just votes for their team regardless of policies. Look at South Africa, the ANC have been in power since 1994, and have run the country into the ground, but their followers will keep voting for them even as they die of thirst.

[@masdodo4090]

You forgot Gaddafi

[@windowsxp4322]

Facts we need to stop getting into other countries business let them run there country how they run it it’s there country

[@tomdh8394]

To see Saddam as a positive force is wrong. Saddam gassed Kurdish people, killed many of his own people and fought wars with Iran and Kuwait. Many Iraqis suffered greatly under his rule, as did Kuwaitis during his illegal invasion. The Iraq war caused huge suffering, but that doesn't make Saddam a good thing.

[@tombassman]

@@tomdh8394 yes, you’re right but don’t forget that the moment Saddam was toppled Shias and Sunni started suicide bombing each other. Saddam was bad news for his neighbors but he kept the country together and Iraqis weren’t killing Iraqis.

[@Moleymoler]

@@windowsxp4322 we did that before ww2 with hitler, how did that turn out again? How many people died? Working with these dictators, if you give an inch, they will certainly take more than a mile

[@haroon__007]

Speech Less😢

[@manscall1646]

Who are to bring those leaders that invaded Iraq to ICC.?Are we saying this is not war crime where many innocent people were killed?Because of this kind of injustice that's why the world don't know peace today We are all human and no one created by animals or born by animals,we should be reasonable how we treat human kinds

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Iraqi writer Ali Al Wardi (علي الوردي) writes: Sectarianism is not a religion, rather it is a kind of tribal affiliation to a certain sect or person, and when a sectarian individual becomes fanatic for his sect, he does not care about the moral or spiritual principles in the sect. Because of his loyalty to his group and hostility to others, he looks at his sect as the Bedouin looks at his tribe"

[@kamelkamel-xl6fl]

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[@rouiniyousefadem9630]

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[@mauricettefawiye9957]

nice to meet you

[@bousoukayamohamed3456]

Have a great day!

[@babulmiah951]

Many thanks!

[@SkSafowan]

This is why BBC is different from rest of the Western media

[@hazelwray4184]

No it isn't. Not at all.

[@ElonHusky]

@@hazelwray4184 This is when BBC is too drunk saying truth

[@shsh-he5qg]

Imagine now if Russia would have done the same to kiev ???? They are more than capable of doing that…. But the us and uk don’t care about humans and flatten cities…. So this makes me respect Russia for not doing that to whole cities and flattening them

[@johndavidson3600]

Lol. Russia absolutely tried to capture Kiev. The only reason they didn’t “flatten” it is because Putin wants to annex Ukraine, and no one wants to be a leader of nothing but rubble. Russia has showed no restraint whatsoever.

[@ChaosRevealsOrder]

Oh, how easily hate and empathy can twist one's perception.

[@shutup2751]

shows the double standards of the world when not one sanction was issued over the iraq invasion

[@EvenWaysMusic]

Still remember being a kid and seeing the shock and awe bombings on the news. It really was awing that was for sure

[@riddlechallenge]

So much effort and resources put into the war which would have been better off used in the economy

[@nuqwestr]

Many of the more extreme predictions did not come true, proving that not only is war evil, it almost always turns normal and banal as humans adjust to the condition of being human.

[@tms_gamerz2332]

2:27 what LMG is that. PKM?

[@lawrencebishton9071]

Who's rack do you refer to ?

[@Invincibleagent]

What on earth was going on in the time stamps of the videos at the start? All wrong

[@Abidgmsheikh]

😢😢

[@spexy-pawan2382]

Time travler "moves a chair" The timeline:

[@laopang91362]

War criminals must face justice.

[@jesussave3220]

I saw that at the very moment I saw people celebrating and beating the statue with their slippers and the reporters saying irag is free, l remember saying this is the beginning of destruction,they should have left Sadam to get on with it

[@SashiePeiris]

Then West trying to stop dinghy boats

[@semprejustobserving]

Thanks for telling us now that it's too late .

[@yftan4353]

Where was(is) the so called international court？

[@WindTreeStudios]

Good Morning and thank you for the heads up and synopsis! ☕️👍

[@moreedcola6837]

Okay, I understand the invasion of Afghanistan, but I feel like Iraq was a step too far. Bush was in a blind rage after 9/11 rocked the nation, and wanted an excuse to take out his frustrations on other people.

[@abdulramaniibrahim7408]

If only you can do this for us always

[@LS-xs7sg]

I would also point out that Blair also set in motion policies and attitudes that have made British politics and government sectarian in nature. Like in Iraq they have created a system in which a common national identity is secondary to pursuing the ethno-religious interests of one’s own group.

[@alom5123]

What goes around comes back around infront of your face

[@zurikaneniddrisu4722]

Those who lied and brought untold misery upon the Iraqis, and that too crack jokes about it and refuse to apologise, should never know peace even in their graves. May GOD make the blood of the innocent women and children be the fuel that always burns them internally even before they die.

[@jeppilande5705]

A perfect example of a pretext and double standards. The invading countries were not sanctioned. Their allies kept a blind eye and distanced themselves.

[@bnn9549]

Iran: thx bro

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Don't break something which u can't joint again 🤨

[@jasperangel]

Fan here in the Philippines 🌴

[@Bluediamond2023]

BBC great report.

[@wemadeitpodcast]

RIP David Kelly

[@gus8493]

Oh Jessy...

[@sivasudheendra6215]

When did international criminal court thing happened....I wonder!

[@ExoticPonyMods]

Now blame a bunch of retirees and dead men

[@blagoevski336]

Damn

[@20ola02]

1:42 Boi!!

[@PaleRider-]

Yeah and we never found any WMDs either

[@phindilemsapa335]

You will never have peace in this world. There's no way to live by blood of others

[@karthikj8969]

BBC was playing to the tune at the time . They didn’t question the government . Poor journalism. They are playing to the tune now as well .

[@habtamubelete5794]

Tell the truth,save the world.

[@Mdbabul-sd7ll]

Those who indeed responsible such chaos should be under into book particularly the bush administration .

[@michaelplank8966]

Yes it was a knee jersey never thought out

[@suekimpton7874]

I mostly remember the media in those movie producer chairs - the tall ones all sitting in a line boringly telling us all we needed to know about this war when it happened with oil burning in the background. These were the start of the oversharing of news on our TV days and not needed as it soon came to light the killing of innocent people mostly children.

[@johndavidson3600]

So I’m not sure what your point is?

[@suekimpton7874]

@@johndavidson3600 the media used this war as a backdrop each morning for days as if it was entertainment. Wait for the entertainment they find, perpetuate and innocents used for their idea of entertainment and what we want to watch. I want to watch every single citizen of this world who does not want ww3 to go out tomorrow and protest the future war as it is coming and here and I bloody well did not have children to be killed in war and refuse for them to be taken in conscript so will hide them and remove them from govs numbers myself. My point was- these rich bustards and especially the media sit there in there comfy chairs and these were blatant movie chairs they used at CNN and watch shite go on from tgeir comfy rich lives far removed and make money off you having a bad day - life - war.

[@s.m.1354]

INTELLIGENCE MI6: That broche is new, it didn’t weather after 50 years and Dutch rainy climate. Chinese symbol, as told before. I knew all along about the Chinese complot. All of you decided to discriminate me based on education level. Mistakes were made.

[@mosaid2361]

Imagine if putin did this how the world would act oh wait

[@rawux1228]

US media: Its Putin

[@dwho19951]

That should've said in the video title: "How Iraq invasion by UK & US spend decades of chaos and violence?