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Those who were there or lost loved ones reflect on their experiences and the meaning of the invasion, 20 years later

In terms of domestic politics, the Iraq War followed the trajectory of the Vietnam War, which also relied on a resolution supporting the use of military force that Congress passed and later repealed.

Twenty years after the US invasion of Iraq, veterans question its purpose and struggle with the lingering effects.

“Our mission is clear,” declared president George W. Bush following the ground invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003: “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMDs], to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people”. 

Twenty years ago, when I first hired him in Baghdad, my Iraqi interpreter and driver Salam was thrilled that the Americans had toppled Saddam Hussein. I worked with Salam over the next several years, on my many reporting trips to Iraq, and I can't stop thinking about his personal tragedy…

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Two decades ago, U.S. spy agencies wrongly believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction

Letters: Yes, mistakes were made, but the invasion is what an ethical foreign policy looks like, argues Nick Martin-Clark. Plus letters from Dave Headey, Dr Jonathan Punt, Paul Tyler and Gregory Stock

Are we stumbling into disaster? Again?

Starmer marched against the war in 2003 and called it a “breach of international law”. Now he prefers to ignore it

Speaking to the Mirror to mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion in Iraq, Rose Gentle has said the memories of her son, Fusilier Gordon Campbell Gentle, will never die but that Sir Tony Blair is to blame for his death