Why Iraq can't escape the US and Iran | Mapped Out

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For over a century, foreign powers have meddled in Iraqi affairs. The British even installed a king that had never set foot in the country before. In 2003, the US invaded Iraq and toppled its dictator Saddam Hussein. The last US troops only recently left Iraq, and the Iranian regime is ready to fill the void with Iranian-backed militias undermining the Iraqi state. And, in the current US-Israeli war with Iran, Iraq has once again become a battleground, caught between the US and Iran, and under attack from all sides. How did Iraq end up here? And will it ever be able to decide its own fate? #mappedout #dwgeopolitics 00:00 How Iraq is trying to control its own fate 00:42 The young people who fought corruption 02:58 Why the US toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein 03:36 Britain's role in creating modern day Iraq 05:27 How the US invaded Iraq 08:47 Iran's continued undermining of Iraqi sovereignty 10:47 How the 2003 invasion strengthened Iran 13:27 Is there a way out for Iraq? For mo

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