Weapons that didn’t exist. Myths that fueled invasion. Secrets from inside the White House.
Journalist Robert Draper (NYT, To Start a War) reveals how Bush’s team pushed America into Iraq — the intelligence failures, the power struggles, and the legacy still haunting U.S. policy.
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Why Wars Happened
00:49 – Robert Draper & his access to sources
02:32 – The Gulf War’s impact on 2003
06:17 – WMDs & the Iraq Survey Group
15:40 – Saddam Hussein & Al-Qaeda myths
21:38 – Post-war planning conflicts
27:12 – The legacy of the Iraq War
28:57 – Conclusion
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