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The 31 pages that link to 2003 invasion of Iraq, each with the reason it gives.

• Iraq WarBroader topic: This opening campaign began the war and rapidly removed the Iraqi government.

• Saddam HusseinRelated: The invasion ended Hussein's rule and led to his capture.

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Compared with: The separate invasion redirected attention and resources during the Afghan war.

• Operation Desert StormCompared with: It crossed into regime change, which the 1991 offensive did not pursue.

• Regime changeBroader topic: The invasion replaced the Iraqi government and was followed by a contested political reconstruction.

• Kofi AnnanCompared with: Annan called the invasion inconsistent with the UN Charter, highlighting a sharp conflict over international authority.

• IraqRelated: It ended Ba’athist rule and began a prolonged period of political upheaval.

• NeoconservatismBroader topic: Its planning and aftermath shaped assessments of neoconservative influence and interventionism.

• Ba'athist IraqRelated: It ended Ba'athist rule and dismantled the institutions through which the party had governed.

• Iraqi insurgencyBroader topic: The invasion ended the old regime and began the foreign military presence opposed by insurgents.

• Arba'eenRelated: The invasion’s aftermath enabled the large-scale revival of public Arba'een pilgrimage.

• Jacques ChiracRelated: Chirac opposed the invasion and used France’s Security Council position to challenge its case.

• Axis of ResistanceRelated: The invasion opened political and military space for Iran-linked Iraqi groups.

• Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseRelated: The invasion brought Abu Ghraib under U.S. control and created the occupation context for detention.

• BlowbackRelated: The invasion's aftermath included insurgency, sectarian conflict, and regional instability.

• Iraqi nationalismRelated: The regime’s fall reopened disputes over state authority, national identity, and political unity.

• Operation Iraqi FreedomBroader topic: This campaign was the operation’s central combat phase and ended with Baghdad’s capture.

• Anti-AmericanismBroader topic: The invasion intensified opposition tied to intervention, civilian harm, and disputed justifications.

• Iraq and weapons of mass destructionRelated: The invasion proceeded without finding the prohibited stockpiles cited in its public case.

• Iraq disarmament crisisBroader topic: The invasion followed the dispute, despite no prohibited stockpiles being found afterward.

• United States invasion of PanamaCompared with: Both operations removed a foreign leader, but differed in scale, setting, and stated legal grounds.

• Abu Ghraib prisonRelated: The invasion transferred the prison from Iraqi government control to U.S.-led forces.

• Bush DoctrineBroader topic: The invasion became the doctrine’s defining application of preventive force.

• Muqtada al-SadrRelated: The collapse of the old state opened the political space in which Sadr built influence.

• UnilateralismBroader topic: The invasion proceeded without an explicit new Security Council authorization, prompting disputes over legality and legitimacy.

• First Battle of FallujahNarrower topic: The occupation established the conditions in which resistance to coalition forces grew.

• 2004 Madrid train bombingsRelated: Spain's participation in the invasion featured in the attackers' stated political justification.

• Jalal TalabaniRelated: The invasion opened the political transition in which Talabani rose to the presidency.

• NasiriyahNarrower topic: Nasiriyah was an early and significant site of combat during the invasion.

• Protests against the Iraq WarBroader topic: The invasion was the immediate focus of the movement’s largest prewar demonstrations.

• War in IraqBroader topic: It began the conflict and rapidly toppled Iraq’s Ba'athist government.