Invasion of Iraq: 9 mirror pages that captured the strength of the opposition to the war
On March 20, 2003, US troops arrived in Iraq following an announcement by US President George W. Bush to begin "the first stages of military operations aimed at disarming Iraq, liberating its people and to defend the world against a grave danger". .
The promise of liberation and democracy may be less true than reality 20 years later.
The result has been massive death, destruction and continued political instability in Iraq.
The Mirror has always been staunchly opposed to war and has done everything it can to try to prevent the invasion from getting the green light.
It was The Mirror who supported the Stop the War march bringing together millions of people and provided the signs for it.
But unfortunately that wasn't enough, so the newspaper made it its mission to reveal the horrors that unfolded.
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DailyMirror)The then British Prime Minister, Labor Tony Blair, entered the war in close alliance with the right-wing governments of George Bush in the United States, Silvio Berlusconi in Italy and José María Aznar in Spain.
In the 2005 elections, he lost one million votes.
On March 19, 2003, 250,000 British and American troops supported by 1,000 warplanes took up attack formation as the final hours elapsed before the planned invasion of Iraq.
On the 20th they launched the fiercest blitzkrieg in history with the start of the military attack on Iraq.
Mirror journalist Anton Antonowicz wrote: "There is no sound so terrifying as the mundane mass of missiles designed for maximum destruction.
“The explosion, when it happened, was as close as anyone would have wanted anything like it to be. Fifty minutes after the attack, it is still burning, clouds of smoke drifting towards south as if following the current of the river itself."
On March 20, 2003, US troops arrived in Iraq following an announcement by US President George W. Bush to begin "the first stages of military operations aimed at disarming Iraq, liberating its people and to defend the world against a grave danger". .
The promise of liberation and democracy may be less true than reality 20 years later.
The result has been massive death, destruction and continued political instability in Iraq.
The Mirror has always been staunchly opposed to war and has done everything it can to try to prevent the invasion from getting the green light.
It was The Mirror who supported the Stop the War march bringing together millions of people and provided the signs for it.
But unfortunately that wasn't enough, so the newspaper made it its mission to reveal the horrors that unfolded.
Picture:
DailyMirror)Picture:
DailyMirror)The then British Prime Minister, Labor Tony Blair, entered the war in close alliance with the right-wing governments of George Bush in the United States, Silvio Berlusconi in Italy and José María Aznar in Spain.
In the 2005 elections, he lost one million votes.
On March 19, 2003, 250,000 British and American troops supported by 1,000 warplanes took up attack formation as the final hours elapsed before the planned invasion of Iraq.
On the 20th they launched the fiercest blitzkrieg in history with the start of the military attack on Iraq.
Mirror journalist Anton Antonowicz wrote: "There is no sound so terrifying as the mundane mass of missiles designed for maximum destruction.
“The explosion, when it happened, was as close as anyone would have wanted anything like it to be. Fifty minutes after the attack, it is still burning, clouds of smoke drifting towards south as if following the current of the river itself."
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