American troops were sent into Iraq to take down Saddam Hussein‚ and get rid of his weapons of mass destruction‚ on March 20‚ 2003. This started the war dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom lasted from 2003 when forces from The U.S. and Great Britain led an invasion to take down Saddam Hussein‚ which was successful‚ to 2011 when the U.S. formally withdrew its troops from Iraq. The 2003 conflict started when Saddam Hussein refused to leave Iraq. It started on the morning
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America has a history of misleading the common people to gain public support. Whether rallying its citizens to fight the Nazis in Germany or to fight communism in Korea‚ the United States has‚ for the most part‚ been considered righteous. But the United States and more importantly the people that govern it‚ have had ulterior motives. The most prominent example was in the early 2000s on the tragic day of September 11. 9/11 was one of the most infamous incidents ever which unified the nation behind
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receiving information from a handful of news outlets‚ the public’s opinion on war was influenced by the media being broadcasted. Even before the announcement by the President that the U.S would invade Iraq; the media was responsible for portraying Saddam Hussein to be a danger to America as well as its national security‚ even though he had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks. Many people either did not realize or did not care that the information media outlets were reporting came from somewhere within
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to war with Iraq was because of the belief that Saddam Hussein was harboring terrorists in Iraq and that he had in his possession weapons of mass destruction whether they were nuclear or gas bombs the United States had no idea. When also looking at reasons why the United States decided to enter into war with Iraq was because of the oil and the debate of how much is too much for a barrel of oil. Also that the United States wanted to get Saddam Hussein out of power and charge him with war crimes for
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serious conflict. When Iraq was ruled by the brutal tyrant‚ Saddam Hussein‚ they instantly became one of the most violent countries in the world. In twenty years‚ Saddam led the Iraqi military to two wars. One war was against Iran that lasted from 1980-1988 and was considered to be one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the Middle East. The second one was the Gulf War of 1991 against Kuwait. Both of these wars were results of Saddam sending Iraqi soldiers into these two countries and demanding
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INTRODUCTION "Recognition of the inherent dignity and of equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom‚ justice and peace in the world Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty and the security of person." With these few words‚ the United Nations has pretty much summed up the mission of Human Rights Watch‚ an international non-governmental organization whose only aim is to ensure the well being and the inherent rights to life that all human beings
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mistake? The invasion of Iraq is considered by many analysts and historians as a one of the largest military mistakes ever made by the United States. American while maintaining the embargo against Iraq‚ benefited from the repressive government of Saddam Hussein. American attempted to conduct a massive overwhelming invasion into Iraq‚ and rapidly shift to a “Policing Action” still grounded in the “You break it‚ you buy it” mentality that has driven American combat operations since World War I. Once
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Saddam Hussein: The Power is down Pride of Baghdad‚ drawn by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon‚ tells a story of group of lions escaping from the zoo after the U.S. army starts invading Baghdad. In order to show how cruel consequences that the war brings‚ the authors try to portray humans by drawing the lions‚ the bear‚ and other animals. Due to its gorgeous drawing style and its concise dialogues‚ the novel only has 100 pages but contains various meanings. In 2003‚ the Iraq war was triggered
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“War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” The United States issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Kuwait by 15 January1991 or face a full attack by the multinational force. This is what war is about. Carl von Clausewitz writings on the theory of war‚ especially his developed paradoxical trinity‚ center of gravity (COG)‚ and concept of friction shaped military leaders in their preparation‚ planning and conduct of warfare in operation Desert Storm in 1991. This US-led
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in the Gulf Region in the period 1979-2001 was primarily caused by the actions of the Iraqi Government? The Iraqi government in the period from 1979 to 2001 was under the control of the Ba’ath Party and lead by Saddam Hussein‚ a Sunni Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be noted as Iraq‚ the larger Iran and the
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