Essay On The Iraq War

The Iraq War had a great impact on American history. “At a… fundamental level, the failure to remove Saddam [Hussein] would mean that, despite [the terrorist attacks] on September 11

[2001], we as a nation are still unwilling to shoulder the responsibilities of global leadership, even to protect ourselves. If we turn away from the Iraq challenge – because we fear the use of ground troops, because we don’t want the job of putting Iraq back together afterwards, because we would prefer not to be deeply involved in a messy part of the world – then we will have made a momentous and fateful decision. We do not expect President [George W.] Bush to make that choice. We expect the president will courageously decide to destroy Saddam’s regime. No step would contribute more toward shaping a world order in which our people and our liberal civilization can survive and flourish.” –Robert Kagan and William Kristol, Weekly Standard,

January 21, 2002. The Iraq War broke out in 2003 with many reasons to why the United States went to war with the country of Iraq. On December 21st, 2011, President Obama finally declares the end of the Iraq War. There were many technological advancements that helped the US. Also, many events occurred throughout the Iraq War that were very significant to the history of

America. Along with that, there were many battles that were significant toward America. One more thing that impacted the US during the Iraq War was the economy.

Many reasons led to the start of a war with the nation of Iraq. One of those reasons was the attack of 9/11. President George W. Bush believed that Iraq was connected with the terrorist attack on September 11. Weapons of Mass Destruction that was within Iraq trained t...

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In conclusion, the Iraq War did impact the history of America. Many things caused the start of the war with Iraq in which one of the greatest reasons why was Saddam Hussein trying to develop WMDs. There were many very important moments throughout the Iraq War that should be known. Adding on to that, there were many major battles that were significant towards the US winning the war against Iraq. Not only did the Iraq War impact the history of America, but it also affected the economy of America. Education is funded for less learning for students around the country, many people not being able to pay off their medical bills and have no help from health insurance companies because their budget is limited, and also many people living in the streets without shelter all for a war that almost cost the country $1 trillion.