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Blair, power and public trust: the Iraq war 20 years on – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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The Story of the Invasion of Iraq

When Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled and things began to move very quickly. One of the most memorable images I have, John, is of a little chubby Iraqi boy who somehow managed to have a pair of shorts that were the Union flag. And he was standing on a wall gyrating his hips, going, welcome, welcome, good British. Now why that sticks with me so much is how quickly everything changed.

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