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S1 Episode 8 - "Electioneering" Aug 03, 2020

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The American public votes to give Bush another term, right before a big dose of buyers’ remorse. In Iraq, the new "democracy" struggles to get elections off the ground as the situation careens toward civil war.

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S1 Episode 7 - "#Resistance" Jul 27, 2020

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Somehow not expecting it, the Americans now face an insurgency problem, as both Sunni and Shi'a militants emerge to kick us out. War crimes and atrocities in Fallujah, Sadr City and Abu Ghraib fuel the flames of anti-American resistance.

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S1 Episode 6 - "Year Zero" Jul 20, 2020

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Welcome to the Green Zone, where America rules from Saddam’s old palace. The US occupation begins the destruction of Iraq, Rudy Giuliani almost becomes Viceroy, and Halliburton hunts and kills baby kittens.

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S1 Episode 5 - "Dead Links feat. Will Menaker" Jul 13, 2020

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The media episode, breaking down some of the journalistic fuck-ups and pundit idiocy that steered us toward war in Iraq. Featuring special guest Will Menaker.

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S1 Episode 4 - "Mars Attacks" Jul 06, 2020

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America sends Colin Powell, Good Cop, to the UN for one last PR stunt before we invade Iraq. The portal to Gozer the Destructor is opened and the war begins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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S1 Episode 3 - "Curveball" Jun 29, 2020

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September 11th gives America the perfect excuse to finish our hit job on Iraq. We put together the Bush administration's case for war — WMD and al-Qaeda — and take it apart piece by piece.

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S1 Episode 2 - "American Psycho" Jun 22, 2020

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Before George W. Bush, there was Daddy Bush and Bill Clinton, who killed thousands of Iraqis and pushed the country to the brink of famine. The Gulf War, brutal sanctions, and the End of History.

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S1 Episode 1 - "Rosebud" Jun 15, 2020

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We trace the origins of America’s perverse relationship with Iraq, from the Cold War to the Iran-Iraq War in the 80s. Assassinations, coups, counter-coups, and the rise of Saddam.

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S1 Episode 0 - "Iraqnophobia" feat. H. Jon Benjamin & James Adomian Mar 17, 2020

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Brendan and Noah drag the Iraq War out of America’s memory hole to see how it shaped our world today. Meet the rogues’ gallery of George W. Bush’s administration and Saddam Hussein’s family. Featuring special guests James Adomian and H. Jon Benjamin.

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New Podcast Coming Soon: Blowback Mar 09, 2020

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The Iraq War did not take place.

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