{"id":1808776,"date":"2026-03-05T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1808776"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:01:23","slug":"how-the-iran-war-compares-to-the-uss-2003-invasion-of-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1808776","title":{"rendered":"How the Iran war compares to the US&#8217;s 2003 invasion of Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/64911565_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 How the Iran war compares to the US's 2003 invasion of Iraq\" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>How the Iran war compares to the US&#8217;s 2003 invasion of Iraq<\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"09:39\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76225270\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/sonder\/sonder20260305_Iran_Irak_Invasion_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59pfq<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The 2003 US\u00a0invasion of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iraq\/t-19037666\">Iraq<\/a> was portrayed by the George W. Bush administration as a continuation of its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Officials asserted that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and posed an imminent threat to regional stability, global security, and the Iraqi people.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraq War went on to become one of the most contentious and consequential conflicts of the early 2000s. Its legacy continues to shape how governments, militaries, and societies understand and debate the use of force today.<\/p>\n<p>DW&#8217;s Nehal Johri spoke with Dr. Roham Alvandi of the London School of Economics about the parallels and differences he sees between that period and the current joint <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Israeli strikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The 2003 US\u00a0invasion of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iraq\/t-19037666\">Iraq<\/a> was portrayed by the George W. Bush administration as a continuation of its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Officials asserted that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and posed an imminent threat to regional stability, global security, and the Iraqi people.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraq War went on to become one of the most contentious and consequential conflicts of the early 2000s. Its legacy continues to shape how governments, militaries, and societies understand and debate the use of force today.<\/p>\n<p>DW&#8217;s Nehal Johri spoke with Dr. Roham Alvandi of the London School of Economics about the parallels and differences he sees between that period and the current joint <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Israeli strikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2003 US\u00a0invasion of <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iraq\/t-19037666\">Iraq<\/a> was portrayed by the George W. 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