How the Iraq War Changed the World

Millions of people knew invading Iraq was wrong. Twenty years on, they’ve been proven right, time and time again. The Bush administration never found weapons of mass destruction, and their dream of building a U.S.-friendly government in Iraq blew up in their faces — all while the Iraqi people endured decades of violence and societal collapse.

So did anyone benefit from the war? And how did the invasion change the world?

00:00 “THEY’LL WELCOME US AS LIBERATORS”
1:59 HOW AL QAEDA CAME TO IRAQ
4:54 HOW THE U.S. INVASION MADE IRAN STRONGER
8:04 WHY AMERICANS TURNED AGAINST THE WAR
10:00 HOW THE IRAQ INVASION MADE THE WHOLE WORLD LESS SAFE