Iraq War
Iraq War (Persian Gulf War and the present day Iraq War.)
The Persian Gulf Wars took place in the country of Iraq, located in the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west, Kuwait to the south, and Turkey to the north. Only thirty-six miles of Iraq’s borders touch the Persian Gulf. During that period, Saddam Hussein was president of the Republic of Iraq, secretary general of the Ba’ath Party, chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), and commander in chief of the armed forces. Hussein was known for his ruthlessness and want for total domination over all the nations of the world. His want for power, led to the invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Because of the invasion, the conflict known as the War in Iraq began to send out its tentacles to nations like Kuwait, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. As a result, the United States of America and its allies around the world became involved in the war.
How Saddam Hussein came to power.
It all began in 1958; a year after Saddam Hussein had joined the Ba’ath Party, army officers, led by Abdul Karim Qassim overthrew Faisal II, the last king of Iraq. The Baathist
opposed the new government and in 1959, Saddam was involved in the attempted United States-backed plot to assassinate Qassim. Army officers with connection to the Ba'ath Party, overthrew Qassim in 1963, and replaced him with Abdul Salam Arif. In 1968, Saddam Hussein participated in a bloodless revolution led by Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr that removed Abdul Rahman Arif from power. Al-Bakr was named president and Saddam was named his deputy, and deputy chairman of the Baathist Revolutionary Command Council. During the next ten years Saddam was extremely effective, spying on, threatening or killing anyone who might question his cousin al-Bakr decision. At the same time, Saddam was building and expanding his own power by the same bloody processes. In 1979 al-Bakr started to make treaties with Syria, also under Baathist
The Persian Gulf Wars took place in the country of Iraq, located in the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west, Kuwait to the south, and Turkey to the north. Only thirty-six miles of Iraq’s borders touch the Persian Gulf. During that period, Saddam Hussein was president of the Republic of Iraq, secretary general of the Ba’ath Party, chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), and commander in chief of the armed forces. Hussein was known for his ruthlessness and want for total domination over all the nations of the world. His want for power, led to the invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Because of the invasion, the conflict known as the War in Iraq began to send out its tentacles to nations like Kuwait, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. As a result, the United States of America and its allies around the world became involved in the war.
How Saddam Hussein came to power.
It all began in 1958; a year after Saddam Hussein had joined the Ba’ath Party, army officers, led by Abdul Karim Qassim overthrew Faisal II, the last king of Iraq. The Baathist
opposed the new government and in 1959, Saddam was involved in the attempted United States-backed plot to assassinate Qassim. Army officers with connection to the Ba'ath Party, overthrew Qassim in 1963, and replaced him with Abdul Salam Arif. In 1968, Saddam Hussein participated in a bloodless revolution led by Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr that removed Abdul Rahman Arif from power. Al-Bakr was named president and Saddam was named his deputy, and deputy chairman of the Baathist Revolutionary Command Council. During the next ten years Saddam was extremely effective, spying on, threatening or killing anyone who might question his cousin al-Bakr decision. At the same time, Saddam was building and expanding his own power by the same bloody processes. In 1979 al-Bakr started to make treaties with Syria, also under Baathist