![An Iraqi soldier captured during the early days of the invasion, in 2003.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KYCWEI7BYJLRBO7CETGZT2DHCQ.jpg?auth=f2e2dd97ec31acd86f62189a407023e8cbe42c84070f4814ee521caafb393202&width=414&height=233&focal=246%2C183)
Operation Iraqi Freedom: 20 years since the war that undermined U.S. credibility
Two decades after George Bush ordered the invasion, Washington’s prestige in the Middle East is damaged, populism is on the rise and military spending divides Congress
Two decades after George Bush ordered the invasion, Washington’s prestige in the Middle East is damaged, populism is on the rise and military spending divides Congress