Views on the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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The events surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq have led to numerous expressions of opinion with respect to the war.{{cite web |date=29 November 2022 |title=U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS21405.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328222039/http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS21405.pdf |archive-date=28 March 2015 |access-date=4 April 2015 |publisher=Congressional Research Service}} This article contains links to several topics relating to views on the invasion, and the subsequent occupation of Iraq.
American views
- Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq: Opinion poll views and history.{{cite web |title=USATODAY.com - Poll: Most back war, but want U.N. support |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-03-16-poll-iraq_x.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326155359/http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-03-16-poll-iraq_x.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=USA Today |df=mdy-all}}
World views
- International reactions to the prelude to the Iraq War: Summary of various governments' pre-war positions.{{cite web |title=AML - support.gale |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22747885_ITM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523100639/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22747885_ITM |archive-date=2011-05-23 |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=www.accessmylibrary.com}}
- United Nations Security Council and the Iraq War: Examines positions of UN Security Council members over the period 2002–2003
Opposition views
- Opposition to the Iraq War: Various opinions of people against the Iraq War.[https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/03/07/china_condemns_us_for_iraq_war.html "China condemns U.S. for Iraq war"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006110058/http://www.thestar.com/News/article/189632|date=October 6, 2012}}. The Star (from Associated Press). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- Protests against the Iraq War: Protests against Iraq war across the world.
- Criticism of the Iraq War: Various criticisms of the Iraq War.
Other views
- Media coverage of the Iraq War: Various communication campaigns identified that inform (or influence) the public.{{Cite web |last=Rutenberg |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Rutenberg |date=April 16, 2003 |title=A NATION AT WAR: THE NEWS MEDIA; Cable's War Coverage Suggests a New 'Fox Effect' on Television Journalism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/16/us/nation-war-media-cable-s-war-coverage-suggests-new-fox-effect-television.html |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=The New York Times}}
- Legitimacy of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Legality of the Iraq War
- Iraq Inquiry or Chilcot Inquiry: a British public inquiry into its role in the war.