Inside Iraq - Lessons of War - 03 Oct 08 - Part 1

Inside Iraq asks what lessons the world has learnt more than five years into the American military misadventure in Iraq.

It is often said that history repeats itself.

The Vietnam war in the 1960s, which dragged on for 14 years, is an almost direct parallel to the invasion of Iraq.




The route to Baghdad, however, was far more complicated.

The war split the western super powers and the UN.

George Bush, the US president, and Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, were convinced that the UN's blessing was not necessary to invade Iraq, prompting Kofi Annan, the then secretary-general, to label it an illegal war.




Critics charged that the biggest lesson of the war was the deception over Saddam's supposed weapons of mass destruction.

Our guest this week is Lord David Owen, a former British foreign minister.

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[stevewestwood2007]

This is was and always will be and illegal war...against a soverign country of wealth...it was never about weapons of massdestruction...just the black gold this country holds....lie after lie has been fed through western media....and never will there be peace until western troops are withdrawn...and the iraqi people are given their country back...

[StealthWarrior1988]

Saddam Hussein removed is a plus, but there was no reason to invade Iraq. Saddam didn't have WMDs, and Bush has no common sense.

[dephonic]

they shouldve left saddam alone he had control of his country .. its just how their culture is .. now theyre screwed ... but a nice ditraction to make everyone sidetracked from finding americas cia trained pet gone feral osama bin laden !

[tibherius]

they got so much blod in their hands i dont know how they sleep everynight

[tibherius]

fucking white old man now u are agains it right it it and will always be and will be a illegal war

[soyuski]

AlJazeera is the mouthpeice for Wahabbists.

[9770187786]

hello could you please help me, i'm bit confused: how is IRAQ pronouced in english?

[xxxrandomjamezxxx]

loved the vid,could you check mine out :) keep it up!

[imrnlil]

What is f'd up are your ideas. First that you think you can direct me to call you sir, and I will comply. Seriously. After reviewing these posts I doubt that you are an American. What veteran in their right mind calls America a war criminal? You sound like an anti-semite, America hating muslim extremist. And you really think that Jews are responsible for the world's ills? Ignorant brainwashing. Take your meds, jackass.

[sjafar48]

Believe what you want, but from now on you address me as sir. America is a war criminal. During the Vietnam war, I graduated from basic training at Fort Ord Ca in 73 and sent to Vietnam to fight innocent people. We cry over 50 thousand American and yet 3 million perished in the name of this fucked up of so democracy. Death to the Jews. You are stupid as stupid does.

[imrnlil]

I don't believe you held any command. What was your rank and condition of discharge? The loss of human life is precious be it American, Iraqi, Muslim, Christian or Jew. How do you know who I cry for? The loss of humans I referred to in my post were American civilians during peacetime, not war loss. You're full of hot air and hate. Americans don't kill at someone's behest, you idiot. And you have never met me, Jackass.

[sjafar48]

Imrnlil, I met many Jackasses in my days, but you top the list. I was a commander in the United States army. I worked at Central Command in Florida. I worked at the Pentagon; I worked at fort Huachuca as an instructor. You are crying about few fucking American who died in the war, but you failed to cry for the hundred of thousand innocent people killed in the hand of the Americans on behest of the Zionist Jews.