The war in Iraq brought about many divisions within the United States and within the world itself. It took in place in the very volatile Middle East between many political factions from around the globe. The Iraq war was a war that lasted from March 20, 2003- December 15, 2011. The Iraq war occurred because the U.S. thought that Saddam Hussein was connected to al-Qaeda, the group responsible for the 9/11 attack. The U.S. also believed they were hiding WMDs or weapons of mass destruction. All of the war occurred in Iraq because the main goal of the war was to capture Saddam Hussein and inspect Iraq for WMDs. NATO forces were responsible for the invasion of Iraq, and U.N. inspectors helped investigate Iraq for WMDs.
All of the Iraq war took place in Iraq, a country in the middle east. Iraq is a country filled with mostly deserts, but there are some mountainous regions in Iraq. The capital city of Iraq is Bagdhad, which is located in the central area of Iraq. Baghdad is also the largest city in Iraq with a current population of over 7 million people. A majority of the year in Iraq is hot, ranging from 60 degrees Fahrenheit to over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Due to the weather conditions in Iraq, the residents of Iraq and the soldiers that occupied Iraq had to dress properly. Sometimes Iraq can get decently cold, but that is an uncommon occurrence. Iraq is the home to many oil reserves and mines. Iraq is estimated to have 112 billion barrels of oil in reserves because of the plentiful amount of oil scattered around the country. Experts also believe that they have another 200 billion barrels worth of oil in an unexplored areas. The mines in Iraq house rocks and minerals such as gypsum, sulfur, coal, and salt. The natural resources help ...
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...ying to recover from its debt, but the capture of Saddam Hussein will help build a better tomorrow for the world. The war in Iraq brought about many divisions within the United States and within the world itself.
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... Kuwait to get to the southern part of Iraq. In this situation, Iraq was left cornered. Also the movement of some of Osama Bin Laden's beliefs had greatly affected the war. This brought forth many opposing forces against the United States.
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Carr, Matthew.” Chapter 12: A Raid on the Path: 9/11 and the War on Terror.” Unknown Soldiers. 291-321.UK: Profile Books, 2006. History Reference Center. Web.25 Feb, 2014
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The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a US-led coalition. The US wanted to destroy Saddam Hussein’s regime and bring democracy. To addition to that, US and its allies believed that Iraq had secret stocks of chemical and nuclear weapons, hence Iraq was a threat to the world (Axford 2010). In March 2003, US air bombed Baghdad and Saddam escaped Iraq. The invasion disarmed the government of Saddam Hussein. President Bush in March 2003 gave a premature speech, that tyrant of Iraq has fallen and US has freed its people. President Bush flew into Iraq to show the world that the war is over, even though nothing was accomplished (Kirk et al. 2014). Iraq was facing 13 years of scantions, therefore regime diverted its resources to flexible networks of patronage that kept it in power (Dodge 2007, 88). Iraq faced widespread of lawlessness and after the violent regime changed US could not control the situation. Iraqi civilians were looting, attacking ministries building and this resulted into a series of event (Kirk et al. 2014) . From a military perspective the regime was taken down, but they made no commitment to rebuild or secure the country.
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