Nearly 20 years after their deployment to Iraq, veterans try to make sense of the war. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzgzNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPVRZJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc5MTImdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRmUyNmQ2MDVhLTc4ODQtNTQzNi05MzAwLTExZGIxMDAwM2NkOSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQIugUTZNmcq71SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwMzE2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg3ODM2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEyNzkxMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZAi6BRNk2ZyrvVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee)
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Ellick](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvYWRhbS1iLWVsbGljaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzgzNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQIugUTZNmcq71SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Executive Director, Opinion Video In 2003, President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat operations in Iraq, in his now-infamous â[Mission Accomplished](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly9nZW9yZ2V3YnVzaC13aGl0ZWhvdXNlLmFyY2hpdmVzLmdvdi9uZXdzL3JlbGVhc2VzLzIwMDMvMDUvMjAwMzA1MDEtMTUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzgzNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQIugUTZNmcq71SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)â speech. A few months later, Michael Tucker, an American filmmaker, embedded with an Army battalion that had just arrived in Baghdad to help restore order. What these men didnât know was that the war was just beginning. They quickly found themselves fighting a rising insurgency and were called upon to face a menace they were unprepared for and ill equipped to defeat. Tuckerâs documentation of the unitâs struggle resulted in â[Gunner Palace,](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAwNS8wMy8wNC9tb3ZpZXMvd2l0aC1zb2xkaWVycy1pbi1hLXBhbGFjZS1hbmQtZGVhdGgtaW4tdGhlLXN0cmVldHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04NzgzNiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjc5MTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQIugUTZNmcq71SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)â the war documentary that he described as âSouth Park on the Tigris River.â Fast forward to 2020, when plagued by pandemic boredom, Tucker and his life and directing partner, Petra Epperlein, wondered what had become of these young soldiers. The couple embarked on a two-month, 12,000-mile road trip to reconnect with former battalion members, hanging out with them in their new lives: at a motorcycle rally, in a guitar repair shop, on a front porch. To mark this weekâs 20th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, our Op-Docs series premieres â[The Army We Had](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2lyYXEtd2FyLXZldGVyYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc4MzYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3OTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCLoFE2TZnKu9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),â Tucker and Epperleinâs stunning sequel to âGunner Palace.â Itâs a heartbreaking perspective on a tragic and useless war and how it continues to torment its veterans. Watching the film, I was struck by how open and honest these men were about their time in Iraq. The New York Times The prevailing question for the young men in the first film was, âWhy am I here?â This sequel finds them two decades later wondering, âWhat was it all for?â And none of them can point to any positive takeaways. Our Op-Docs team worked closely with the directors in shaping the film and in conveying the enduring emotional, financial and physical costs of the war. Soon after the invasion of Iraq, surveys found that more than 70 percent of Americans supported the war. But today, the war is widely viewed as a disaster of foreign policy. The fight has ended, but the American veterans of the conflict continue to be tormented by the battle. âThey are the ones that carry the moral injury,â Tucker told me this week from Ukraine, where heâs filming a new project. âItâs real anger. What moral injury does Bush carry? Does this weigh on him every day? It was horrible, and he does not have to bear the consequences of it.â [Watch the film here.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2lyYXEtd2FyLXZldGVyYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc4MzYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3OTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCLoFE2TZnKu9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2lyYXEtd2FyLXZldGVyYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc4MzYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3OTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCLoFE2TZnKu9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)
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Bush âOwes Me a Beer, at the Leastâ Nearly 20 years after their deployment to Iraq, veterans grapple with their younger selves and try to make sense of the war.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8xNS9vcGluaW9uL2lyYXEtd2FyLXZldGVyYW5zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMzAzMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODc4MzYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTI3OTEyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkCLoFE2TZnKu9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRl9Yq6P0SXaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjMwMzE2JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDMxNlcDbnl0QgpkCLoFE2TZnKu9Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Hereâs what weâre focusing on today: Editorsâ Picks [GUEST ESSAY âAmerican-Style Deprivationâ Doesnât Have to Be Our Reality This rich country has the means to abolish poverty. 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