In 1299, a small Islamic state on the outskirts of the Byzantine Empire started to grow its own empire under Osman I, the founder of the new Ottoman Dynasty. This state soon took over of much of Anatolia, (modern day Turkey), and eventually took Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. In 1535 CE, the Ottoman Empire took Baghdad and much of Iraq from the Persian Safavid Dynasty. The Ottoman Empire grew incredibly powerful, almost as powerful as …show more content…
The UN got external support from the USA, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and 36 other countries contributed supplies and troops to the effort and donated large sums to the cause. The Iraqi military, the fifth largest in the world at that time, were destroyed in just 6 weeks. After Hussein withdrew from Kuwait, the UN called for the destruction of Iraq's nuclear and chemical weapon arsonal. The UN demanded that Hussein let inspectors in and dispose of all illegal weapons. Hussein appeared to comply, but US President George Bush believed he was not. US troops were deployed into and took control of Iraq. The occupation of Iraq, however was not as simple. US troops faced intense resistance from guerrilla fighters and were forced to leave after setting up a weak