The Iran-Iraq war‚ also known as the First Gulf War‚ was fought between the countries of Iraq and Iran from September 1980 to August 1988. The Iraqi invasion of Iran triggered the start of the war‚ and thus began what it would be considered as the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. Iraq‚ after having a long history of territorial disputes between Iran and fearful of losing its rich oil fields‚ decided to become the supreme power in the Persian Gulf by launching a simultaneous air
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Following the military achievement of the US in Afghanistan‚ the US focused its attention on Iraq in order to topple Saddam Hussein. The Iraq War was a conflict that took place with the invasion of Iraq by the US on 20 March 2003. The American government offered two significant reasons for waging war against Iraq in 2003 (Klare‚ The Coming War with Iraq‚ page 3). First of all‚ the US claimed that Iraq have weapons of mass destruction that could be captured and used by terrorists organizations and
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Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war was a brutal war that eradicated thousands of lives. Some say that “ It was a big mistake” or “wasn’t meant to be.” Both sides argued their own perspective‚ in a matter that they were more accurate than the other‚ or that even it wasn’t their fault. They merely believed that it was each other who were accountable for the war. Iran and Iraq had always been old rivals; some could have even said that they were like “God or satin.” Particularly‚ they would dispute
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Bush’s war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.” I completely agree with George Sorors thoughts on the war between the United States and Iraq. In the morning hours of March‚ 2003‚ the U.S. and its allies initiated the invasion of Iraq. On April 9‚U.S. forces formally occupied Baghdad‚ and on December
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U.S Iraq and Afghanistan War Worth the Cost? Introduction The U.S led Iraq and Afghanistan wars have received praises and criticisms of different measures. The war was fought for almost a decade‚ starting back in 2003. In the case of Iraq war‚ the cause of the conflict was suspicion by the United States and United Kingdom that Iraq had in its possession Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that it intended to use in case of war between nations. This was based on the past experience where Iraq had
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Iran-Iraq War 1980-88 Year 11 2B English Written by: Mehdi Nawa Teacher: Ms. Alliss Date: 24/07/2012 CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction: Page No. 1.1 Aim of Report...............................................................................................................................1 1.2 Background of Belligerents..........................................................................................................1 1.3 Maps ................................................................
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World History: Mr. Ricky Waldon | Iran – Iraq War | Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) The Iran-Iraq War permanently altered the course of Iraqi history. It strained Iraqi political and social life‚ and led to severe economic dislocations. Viewed from a historical perspective‚ the outbreak of hostilities in 1980 was‚ in part‚ just another phase of the ancient Persian-Arab conflict that had been fueled by twentieth-century border disputes. Many observers‚ however‚ believe that Saddam Hussein ’s decision
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Do you believe the invasion of Iraq successfully meets the principles of a just war? A just war is a war that “can only be waged as a last resort. All nonviolent options must be exhausted before the use of force is justified… can only be fought to redress a wrong suffered… must discriminate between combatants and non-combatants” (What Is A Just War?). The war in Iraq was not used as an only remaining option; it was not used as a means to retaliate for an action imposed against us; and it was
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The Iran Iraq war officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran‚ although Iraq representatives to the UN maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on Iraqi towns since Sept. 4. Iraqi president Saddam Husain claimed the war was actually a territorial dispute over the Shatt al Arab‚ a waterway that empties into the Persian Gulf and forms the boundary between Iran and Iraq. Iraq’s foreign minister‚ Sa’adoun Hammadi‚ stated to the UN Security
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The Effects of the Iraq War Shelly Johnson Research Writing/COM 220 August 20‚ 2010 Instructor Sharon Cronk-Raby The Effects of the Iraq War The media and the military are focused on the positive effects of the Iraq War and how the soldiers have a job to defend the country‚ which is true. There are also many negative effects the war has had on the soldiers and their families. It is safe to assume that all soldiers are affected by their experiences in war. These soldiers are coming home to
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