Weapons that didn’t exist. Myths that fueled invasion. Secrets from inside the White House.Journalist Robert Draper (NYT, To Start a War) reveals how Bush’s team pushed America into Iraq — the intelligence failures, the power struggles, and the legacy still haunting U.S. policy.⏱ Timestamps00:00 – Welcome to Why Wars Happened00:49 – Robert Draper & his access to sources02:32 – The Gulf War’s impact on 200306:17 – WMDs & the Iraq Survey Group15:40 – Saddam Hussein & Al-Qaeda myths21:38 – Post-war planning conflicts27:12 – The legacy of the Iraq War28:57 – Conclusion#IraqWar #BushAdministration #WMDs #RobertDraper #WhyWarsHappened