Gordon Corera discusses the causes and consequences of the Iraq War, and how we should reflect on it two decades later

By Matt Elton

Published: Wednesday, 08 March 2023 at 12:00 am


In March 2003, a coalition of troops from nations including the United States and the United Kingdom mounted an invasion of the Republic of Iraq, with the stated aim of removing weapons of mass destruction apparently held by the nation. Twenty years on, BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera tells Matt Elton about his new BBC Radio 4 series considering the causes and consequences of the Iraq War – and discusses whether now is the right time to view the conflict as history.