America's war in Iraq

America's war in Iraq

Miller Center resources offer context on the March 20 anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq

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The U.S. invasion of Iraq

A panel of foreign policy experts marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2023 by discussing Melvyn P. Leffler’s book, Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq. What did this highly consequential foreign policy decision reveal about presidential leadership and decision making? How did Saddam Hussein's record as a brutal dictator influence the decisions made by George W. Bush? 

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Past events about the Iraq war

Brennan event
'Undaunted': A former CIA director’s fight against America’s enemies

Former CIA director John Brennan discusses his brutally honest memoir Undaunted.
Soldier
The presidency and endless war

Since 1776, the United States has been at war 93 percent of the time—227 out of 244 years, according to Global Research. Why is that? And what does it mean for the future of our nation, at home and abroad?
Bacevich
Endless war for the Middle East

Andrew J. Bacevich, one of the country’s most respected voices on foreign affairs, offers an incisive critical history of America's endless wars
Peter Baker
The political partnership of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney

In Days of Fire, Peter Baker, senior White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes us on a journey through the eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration