22 Years After Bush's Disastrous Iraq War Only Strengthened Iran to Control Yemen and the Region

 

March 26, 2025 -- Twenty-two years have passed and most people have forgotten about the invasion of Iraq. Unfortunately the death and destruction that George W. Bush led on Iraq and its people still has long lasting effects on the country, its people and the region, especially in countries like Syria, Lebanon and now Yemen.

The 2003 illegal invasion of Iraq, which was essentially sold on a fraud (i.e. non-existent "weapons of mass destruction"), destroyed the nation and people of Iraq, killing more than one million people, displacing millions of others, costing the American taxpayers over $2 trillion dollars, strengthened Iran which with its nuclear program and control of Iraq and the region making it the greatest threat to peace in the region.

It was not a case of "mistaken" intelligence as many apologists would try to sell to defend these con-artist politicians who sold the war; rather it was a fraudulent act of deceiving the American people and the world at large to justify the disastrous killing and maiming of innocent people, destroying nation-states, causing terrorism to spread in a vacuum of power, and empowering nations like Iran to take over much of the Middle East (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen) unhindered and with a nuclear program.

The corrupt politicians and their Iranian-controlled mafia-like militias that Bush put in power in Iraq in 2003 still run the country through rigged elections and armed gangsters, plundering the nation's wealth while the people suffer from lack of basic services like clean water, running electricity, sewage treatment, and functioning roads. 

Bush aligned himself with Iran's proxies and installed them in power in Iraq causing the wholescale theft of Iraq's wealth in order to finance Tehran's regional terrorism. Iran's proxies have dismantled Iraq's infrastructure like the national electric grid to force Iraq to buy electricity and fuel from Iran, giving that regime billions of dollars in cash to sponsor terrorism and destruction. Tehran's proxies in Baghdad have flooded Iraq with cheap Iranian products to suck up Iraq's dollars in order to finance Iran's mischief in the region.

The death and destruction in the Middle East this past year is all due to Bush empowering Iran to spread its mayhem and hateful agenda. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians died because Iran supported Assad's murderous sectarian dictatorship with money, arms, and militia fighters. Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis died because Iran supported the Houthi rogue terrorist group to take over the country and financed it with money and arms. 

The military actions today in Yemen are due to Bush's  incompetency by not realizing that the effect of his destruction of Iraq empowered Iran to take over countries like Yemen by using Iraqi oil dollars to finance it. 

Thanks to the Bush Administration, Iran was able to rule the region through its proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere, and uses terrorist groups and its sectarian militia proxies to spread violence and destruction in the region. 

In contrast, President Clinton was impeached for an extra-marital affair and President Trump for a phone call to a foreign leader about his political rival. 

Yet the man who caused the deaths of over one million innocent people, spent over $2 trillion dollars of taxpayer funds, caused the spread of murder and destruction in the region, and empowered Tehran to pursue a nuclear agenda, all based on a fraud sold to the world, was never impeached or even held accountable by Congress or any attorney general or special prosecutor. 

Will Bush and his accomplices ever be held accountable for their misdeeds? 

21 Year Anniversary - How the Bush Lies Justified the Invasion of Iraq 

March 21, 2024 -- Twenty-one years have passed and most people have forgotten about the invasion of Iraq. Unfortunately the death and destruction that George W. Bush led on Iraq and its people still has long lasting effects on the country, its people and the region.

The 2003 illegal invasion of Iraq, which was essentially sold on a fraud (i.e. non-existent "weapons of mass destruction"), destroyed the nation and people of Iraq, killing more than one million people, displacing millions of others, costing the American taxpayers over $2 trillion dollars, strengthened Iran which with its nuclear program and control of Iraq making it the greatest threat to peace in the region, and allowed terrorist threats like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, by ignoring efforts to fight it. 

It was not a case of "mistaken" intelligence as many would try to sell to defend these con-artist politicians who sold the war; rather it was a fraudulent act of deceiving the American people and the world at large to justify the disastrous killing and maiming of innocent people, destroying nation-states, causing terrorism to spread in a vacuum of power, and empowering nations like Iran to take over much of the Middle East (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen) unhindered and with a nuclear program.

Thanks to the Bush Administration, Iran now rules the region through its proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere, and uses terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, along with its sectarian militia proxies to spread violence and destruction in the region. 

And yet President Clinton was impeached for an extra-marital affair and President Trump for a phone call to a foreign leader about his political rival. 

Yet the man who caused the deaths of over one million innocent people, spent over $2 trillion dollars of taxpayer funds, caused increase of terrorism, and all based on a fraud sold to the world, was never impeached or even held accountable by Congress or any attorney general or special prosecutor. 

Ironic on how Bush actually mentioned how one man decided to "launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq" when referring to Ukraine...listen here to his Freudian slip...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aBzI4ue-0EA

In addition to destroying Iraq, causing the deaths of over a million innocent Iraqis, and squandering trillions of US taxpayer dollars, on top of that, Bush handed control of Iraq to Iran, and allowed Iran to expand their control and influence throughout the region.

In addition, the corrupt politicians and their mafia-like militias that Bush put in power in 2003 still run the country through rigged elections and armed gangsters, plundering the nation's wealth while the people suffer from lack of basic services like clean water, running electricity, sewage treatment, and functioning roads. 

Will Bush and his accomplices ever be held accountable for their misdeeds? 

20 Year Anniversary - How Bush Invaded Iraq Based on Lies and Handed the Country Over to Iran

March 17, 2023 -- Twenty years have passed and most people have forgotten the invasion of Iraq. It's ironic that now the world is condemning Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, yet very little mention is made by world leaders of the same thing that George W. Bush did to Iraq twenty years earlier.

The 2003 illegal invasion of Iraq, which was essentially sold on a fraud (i.e. non-existent "weapons of mass destruction"), destroyed the nation and people of Iraq, killing more than one million people, displacing millions of others, costing the American taxpayers over $2 trillion dollars, strengthened Iran which with its nuclear program and control of Iraq making it the greatest threat to peace in the region, and allowed terrorist threats like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, by ignoring efforts to fight it. 

It was not a case of "mistaken" intelligence as many would try to sell to defend these con-artist politicians who sold the war; rather it was a fraudulent act of deceiving the American people and the world at large to justify the disastrous killing and maiming of innocent people, destroying nation-states, causing terrorism to spread in a vacuum of power, and empowering nations like Iran to take over much of the Middle East (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen) unhindered and with a nuclear program.

As a direct result of the Iraq invasion, terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda were ignored and as a result, its morphed into the monster that we now know as ISIS.  The irony is that now information is coming out that in fact, Iran which has given safe haven to and supported both terrorist groups Al-Qaeda and ISIS, to spread death and destruction in Syria and Iraq to further Iran's aims at controlling these two nations. 

Thanks to the Bush Administration, Iran now controls Iraq and Syria, and uses terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, along with its sectarian militia proxies to fight America and its interests in the region. 

And yet President Clinton was impeached for an extra-marital affair and President Trump for a phone call to a foreign leader about his political rival. Trump in fact may be arrested soon for the "hush money" issue. 

Yet the man who caused the deaths of over one million innocent people, spent over $2 trillion dollars of taxpayer funds, caused increase of terrorism, and all based on a fraud sold to the world, was never impeached or even held accountable by Congress or any attorney general or special prosecutor. 

So Putin can thank Bush for setting a precedence to illegally invade a sovereign nation based on fabricated claims of "national security threats."

Ironic on how Bush actually mentioned how one man decided to "launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq" when referring to Ukraine...listen here to his Freudian slip...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aBzI4ue-0EA

In addition to destroying Iraq, causing the deaths of over a million innocent Iraqis, and squandering trillions of US taxpayer dollars, on top of that, Bush handed control of Iraq to Iran.

Read how How Iran Won the U.S. War in Iraq

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/17/iraq-war-iran-cables/

 Mass-Murderer Becomes President of Iran

The new president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, is suspected by many human rights organizations, Iranian exiles, the United States, and the European Union for committing mass-murder, enforced disappearance, torture, and other crimes against humanity.

The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has documented that Raisi, as the previous head of the government judicial body, was responsible for the executions and disappearance of thousands of protestors and people suspected of being opposed to Iran's dictator regime. 

Raisi's crimes go back to as far as 1988 when he was a member of commission responsible for executing thousands of people after the Iran-Iraq war. Iranian exiles who fled the country have exposed the regime, have said that during the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1988, the Tehran regime executed from 20,000 to 30,000 political prisoners and that the late dictator Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1988 to execute another 5,000 additional political prisoners of which Raisi was part of, according to Amnesty International.

The Amnesty statement can found here:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/06/iran-ebrahim-raisi-must-be-investigated-for-crimes-against-humanity/

The Amnesty report can be read here:

https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1343142021ENGLISH.PDF

The United States Treasury placed sanctions on Riasi in 2019 for killing and amputating child/juvenile prisoners, among other crimes.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm824

More detail can be found about Raisi's dark past:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/19/world/ebrahim-raisi-iran-president.html

With Iran now headed by another mass-murderer, the government can continue its crimes against the Iranian people, in additional to the crimes its militia proxies commit in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.  

 2003 Iraq Invasion--"Strategic Blunder of Historic Proportions"

The infamous invasion of Iraq in 2003 has now been called "a Strategic Blunder of Historic Proportions" by one of the well-known and career journalists of our time, Dan Rather.

In an article, he points out how this invasion, which was essentially sold on a fraud (i.e. non-existent "weapons of mass destruction") destroyed the nation and people of Iraq, killing more than 600,000 people, costing the American taxpayers over $2 trillion dollars, strengthened Iran which with its nuclear program and control of Iraq is the greatest threat to peace in the region, and allowed terrorist threats like Al-Qaeda by ignoring efforts to fight it. 

Mr. Rather states 

"...Iraq War was a war based on untruths at best, lies at worst. It was a lie that there was solid proof Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. (They didn’t). It was a lie that there was proof of a connection between Iraq and 9/11. (There wasn’t). It was not true that this was a war of necessity. It was not true that those who launched the war had any detailed plan to end what they started. The sketchy outline they did have for occupation of the country quickly turned into a disaster."

So it was not a case of "mistaken" intelligence as many would try to sell to defend these con-artist politicians who sold the war; rather it was a fraudulent act of deceiving the American people and the world at large to justify the disastrous killing and maiming of innocent people, destroying nation-states, causing terrorism to spread in a vacuum of power, and empowering nations like Iran to take over much of the Middle East (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen) unhindered and with a nuclear program.

Mr. Rather states

"The biggest winner of the Iraq War was Iran. In a destabilized region, Iran’s power and influence have grown and spread....And American’s reputation and interests in the Middle East have been harmed, not enhanced. "

As a direct result of the Iraq invasion, terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda were ignored and as a result, its morphed into the monster that we now know as ISIS.  The irony is that now information is coming out that in fact, Iran which has given safe haven to and supported both terrorist groups Al-Qaeda and ISIS, to spread death and destruction in Syria and Iraq to further Iran's aims at controlling these two nations. 

Thanks to the Bush Administration, Iran now controls Iraq and Syria, and uses terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, along with its sectarian militia proxies to fight America and its interests in the region. 

And yet President Clinton was impeached for an extra-marital affair and President Trump for a phone call to a foreign leader about his political rival. The man who caused the death of over 600,000 innocent people, spent over $2 trillion dollars of taxpayer funds, caused increase of terrorism, and all based on a fraud sold to the world, was never impeached or even held accountable. 

Read Mr. Rather's brave and revealing piece at:

https://steady.substack.com/p/a-strategic-blunder-of-historic-proportions

 Iraq Bankrolls 40% of Iran's Budget

Iran just announced that it received another $700 million cash from Iraq. Iran's Energy Minister Redha Ardekaneyan made the announcement today on its government's "Khabar" channel. 

Even though the US Treasury prohibits Iraq from paying the Iranian government which is under sanctions, the 45-day waivers continue to be extended seemingly endlessly.

According to the World Bank, Iraq burns off or wastes about 18 billion cubic meters of gas annually, and Iraq is estimated to be the number two in the world for burning off gas after Russia.

Nevertheless, Iraq imports an estimated 240 to 420 million cubic meters annually from Iran, a fraction of what Iraq burns off, providing Tehran with millions of dollars of revenue.

In fact Iraq provides about $13 billion of Iran's official annual budget of $33 billion, about 40%.  In other words Iraq bankrolls 40% of Iran's operations which include its Revolutionary Guards militias, its militias in Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.

All this, while the Iraqi government squeezes the average Iraqi by delaying retirement payments to the elderly and limited income families.

To add insult to injury, Iran also announced that Iraq will buy for Iran, the Covid-19 vaccine from Europe. 

All thanks to George W. Bush for making Iraq a cash cow slave to Iran, by installing Iranian proxies in Baghdad.

Difference Between Biden and Trump On Iraq

Have to First Start with the 2003 Bush War & Occupation....

What Bush Did re: Iraq…

• Lied & Faked Information to Justify Illegal War
• Illegally Invaded & Occupied Iraq
• Abolished & Destroyed Iraqi National Institutions (like National Army) & Replace it with Sectarian Militias
• Placed Iranian Agents & Militias in Power in Iraq
• Allowed Iranian Agent Militias to Do "Cleansing" of Sunnis in Iraq
• Caused/Fueled Civil War Resulting in Death/Destruction
• Millions Killed or Made Refugees (Mostly Sunnis)

Then We Compare Biden to Trump....

What Obama/Biden Did re: Iraq…

• Biden Voted to Support Bush War in Senate
• Neither Obama nor Biden Condemned 2003 Invasion (Unlike Trump)
• Continued Same Bush Policies of Empowering Iranian Agents in Iraq (Dawa Party, Militias, & Other Groups)
• Allowed Iran-Proxies & Militias to Commit Death/Destruction in Iraq
• Lifted Sanctions on Iran to Continue Destruction
• Gave Iran Cash to Continue Destructive Policies
• Millions Continued to be Killed or Made Refugees in Iraq
• As VP, Biden Pressured Elected Secular Leader (Allawi) to Step Aside in Favor of Pro-Iran Proxy (Maliki) to Please Iran in Nuclear Deal Talks
• Watched While Iran-Proxies Violently Crushed Iraqi Peaceful Protestors in 2011 & 2012 in the Provinces like Anbar, Mosul, Salahdeen, Diyala, Baghdad, and Others
• Assisted Iraqi Govt Which Allowed ISIS Terrorist Criminals Take Over Major Cities like Mosul, Takrit, Ramadi, and Others by Withdrawing Iraqi Army without a Fight and Then Launching Air Campaigns to Obliterate these Civilian Centers 2014-2016.

What Trump Did re: Iraq…

• Called 2003 Invasion Worst Decision in American History (Unlike Biden)
• Stopped Policies of Empowering Iran
• Placed Sanctions on Iran & Their Militia Proxies in Iraq
• Forced Iraqi Govt to Stop Paying Iran Cash for Electricity & Other Imports 
• Cleaned Iraq of 2 Major Terrorist Criminals (Solaimani & Al-Mohandis) who Have Killed Thousands of Iraqis
• Cleaned Up Congress-Funded Al-Hurra TV Staff of Pro-Iranian Sectarian Propagandists
• Supported Iraqi Peaceful Protestors in 2019 & 2020