The Iraq War
Since 1979, the Iraqi people have been living under a tyrant. The dictator (Saddam Hussein) took over as the President of Iraq after persuading the current leader Al-bakr to step down. The Iraqis' had no idea how their way of life would change over the next thirty years. Saddam led his country with little sympathy towards two of the three Islamic tribes that resided in Iraq. During his first months as president, Saddam had many Shia and Kurdish tribesmen murdered. His distaste for any tribe other than the Sunni became obvious as he slaughtered and maimed thousands of people within his own country. The new president said, "We want our country to achieve its proper weight based on our estimation that Iraq is as great as China, as great as the Soviet Union, and as great as the United States."(pg. 27) In Saddam's eyes, World domination was priority over the wellbeing of his people. Saddam decided to test his military power by invading Iran in the 1980's and Kuwait in 1990. During the invasion of Kuwait President George H.W. Bush decided to intervene and liberate Kuwait. Twelve years after the Liberation of Kuwait the United States found Saddam was not complying with U.N. sanctions and President George W. Bu
The British played a vital role in the liberation of Iraq. 225) On the morning of April 3rd two thirds of the division was across the banks of the river and ready to make their attack on the capital. First, Saddam and his Baathist regime were not fully cooperating with U. This was the final button that the U. They also took their time to overthrow the baathist. On April 8th the 1st Marine Division along with V corps had the capital city completely encircled. 130) As the regime realized that the coalition was indeed in Basra the resistance picked up. This allowed for called air strikes when necessary. One officer stated, "We kicked the door, and it fell in. First, the British forces liberated the port of Umm Qasr along with U. During the summer of 2002, the Bush administration assembled a coalition to deal with Saddam. Marine Corps units for the opening stages of the invasion. Without the events of September 11, the American electorate would not have supported a war with Iraq (pg.
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