The Road to Iraq: How 9/11 Changed Everything (Ep 3)
5/10/202657 min
How significant a role did 9/11 play in the decision to go to war in Iraq? And why did Tony Blair commit to standing by George W. Bush “no matter what”?
Listen as David and Gordon continue their series on Iraq WMD, charting the moment the West’s relationship with the Middle East changed, forever.
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First 90 secondsDavid McCloskey· Host0:00
[upbeat music] For exclusive interviews, bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to series, first look at live show tickets, a weekly newsletter, and discounted books, join the Declassified Club at therestisclassified.com. [upbeat music] Why did George W. Bush and Tony Blair decide to go to war with Iraq? And why did the 9/11 attacks turn the Bush administration's sights toward removing Saddam Hussein? Well, welcome to The Rest is Classified. I'm David McCloskey.
Gordon Corera· Host0:39
And I'm Gordon Corera.
David McCloskey· Host0:40
And we are in our third episode of our six-part series exploring this incredibly fascinating and tragic topic of Iraq WMD and the role that that intelligence played in the case for invading Iraq in 2003. Last time, we had looked at this period of the 1990s when Iraq is under this inspections regime, and yet it has destroyed all of its chemical weapons and biological weapons, its stockpiles, its programs. It has halted its nuclear program. And Saddam Hussein has made the very interesting, shall we say, decision- [laughs] ... to essentially get rid of all of his WMD, and yet to keep that secret, not tell