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    Why Did the United States Invade Iraq? A Survey of International Relations and Foreign Policy Scholars Jane K. Cramer and A. Trevor Thrall Author Info: A. Trevor Thrall (corresponding author) Assistant Professor Department of Social Sciences and Master of Public Policy Program University of Michigan – Dearborn 4910 Evergreen Rd Dearborn‚ MI 48128 313-593-5282 atthrall@umich.edu Jane K. Cramer Assistant Professor‚ Department of Political Science University of Oregon Eugene‚ OR 97403-1284 (541) 346-4626

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    Iraq War‚ Unjust or Just On March 19th 2003‚ President George W Bush opened his address to the nation by saying “My fellow citizens‚ at this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq‚ to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” (CNN) Bush’s address was the beginning of a costly and long war that resulted in hundreds of thousands of causalities and a hefty increase in national debt. As the U.S slowly recovers from the tragedies

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    Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war started in the 1980s and continued till 1988 making it the longest conventional war after the second Sino-Japanese War(1). It officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran(1). The Iran-Iraq War was multifaceted and included religious schisms‚ border disputes‚ and political differences. The war broke hostilities ranging from conflicts between the religious pacts of Sunni-verses-Shia and Arab-verses-Persians‚ to a personal

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    declares war against Iraq (after an attack allegedly by Al Queda‚ a terrorist group based in Afghanistan) to destroy their nuclear weapons but what about other countries like North Korea’s nuclear weapons? On September 11‚ 2001 the United States suffered devastating attacks to the Pentagon‚ Washington and the World Trade Center resulting in the loss of many innocent civilians lives. The United States government went on to figure out how justice would be served. As a result of 9/11‚ in 2003 the United States

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    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)

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    of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Regardless of your views on the wisdom of that decision‚ it’s fair to say that the results were not what most Americans expected.  Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn‚ what lessons should Americans (and others) draw from the experience? There are many lessons that one might learn‚ of course‚ but here are my Top 10 Lessons from the Iraq War. Lesson #1:  The United States lost. The first and most important lesson of Iraq war is that

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    A Questionable War: The Iraq Conflict “The image of America has changed. Around the globe‚ our friends mistrust us‚ our word is disputed‚ our intentions are questioned.” This quote from Senator Robert Byrd’s Arrogance of Power speech outlines the argument against the invasion of Iraq. The war raised question after question at home in the United States and beyond. So why did we go to war in Iraq? The Bush administration attempted to justify the invasion by stating and re-stating their objectives

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    Evaluate the US role as “World Police” particularly in its relations with: Iraq US support for Iraq during the Iraq-Iran War. Foreign Materiel Acquisition and Bear Spares: The United States assisted Iraq through a military aid program known as "Bear Spares". U.S. military made sure that spare parts and ammunition for Soviet or Soviet-style weaponry were available to countries which sought to reduce their dependence on the Soviets for defense needs. If the "Bear Spares" were manufactured outside

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    school February 24‚ 2014 Result of Iraq War In March 20‚ 2003‚ the Iraq War was an invasion force led by the United States. In the beginning‚ the government led by George W. Bush claimed that this military operation was necessary in order to attack terrorism and eliminate the extensive chemical weapons. However‚ the Iraq War killed hundreds of thousands of people‚ and the United States has billions of dollars in debt. The huge social unrest that the war caused in Iraq‚ happen despite the lack of evidence

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    The U.S. War on Iraq Sam King 12/9/12 Sam King U.S. History 2 Professor Christoforo 12/9/12 When the allied troops returned home after WWII with the enemy vanquished and liberty on the rise‚ the United States of America entered into its most prolific and expansive years in history and suddenly found themselves at the head of the world table. Times of trouble were resolved with us on the frontlines doing whatever was necessary. Its identity as the land of liberty‚ the beacon of hope

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