# Revisiting Iraq 2003, the Howard Fib, and Why Everything is Always Bad.

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Podcast: [Shouldn'ta Come](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shouldn-ta-come-7110517)
Published: 2026-03-18T14:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/shouldn-ta-come/2635073
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## Resource

Hey Folks, Remember when the Australian prime minister cowardly supported illegal, brutal and racist military action by the United States and Israel? Oh, I'm not being specific enough? Rather than the ongoing Iran attacks, the Genocide in Palestine, the invasion of Syria or the string of Gulf Wars, we will today be talking about the 2003 war in Iraq. We start by looking at whether John Howard was ever going to not support the war, and how few lies he actually had to tell to get it over the line. As it turns out, the Australian prime minister can unilaterally send the country into war. That's great! We then spend a bit of time looking at what little propaganda was deemed necessary by the Howard Government, to ensure that the average Australian was as frightened as possible in an effort to further deteriorate critical thinking and empathy in this country. Then we talk about All Saints for a minute. If you like what you hear and would like to support us monetarily, we would love to have you over on our Patreon, at Patreon.com/shouldntacome . If you have any questions about sourcing and such for this episode, you can reach us at shouldntacome@gmail.com . We are on YouTube, where you can see the slides and images we refer to! www.youtube.com/@shouldntacome . There won't be a video for this episode—sorry!—but we hope you enjoy nonetheless.

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