Not long ago there was an attack on the United States of America, on the day of September 11th, 2001. A well-known terrorist organization called Al Qaida attacked our World Trade Center. On this day many innocent people died in the Twin Towers and it started what we know as the "War on Terrorism". President Bush decided to take action on the situation at hand. Instead of attacking the Al Qaida, Bush decided to attack the country of Iraq. He stated that they were harboring terrorists and that they were concealing weapons of mass destruction. Soon after the attack, Bush put the U.S.'s troops in a full-blown war. He sent them to Iraq to destroy and take out their government and rid the country of terrorist groups. When the war was over the U.S. was left with a mess. It had left a country in shambles and now needed to build it back up.
             The U.S. sent its contractors and volunteers over to help with the rebuilding problem. The country's schools were in ruins; the children did not have a safe and solid learning environment. The cities and towns were left in burned ruins. The cities and towns were then and still are now scattered with multiple anti-U.S. gorilla groups. This creates a very insecure living environment for the people of Iraq. The United States is currently trying to instill a democratic government in Iraq. They have the government in place now but it is unstable and may collapse. The rebuilding of Iraq is going to be a long and drawn out process that we need to complete in order to stabilize Iraq with schools, security, a democracy, and satisfy the UN and other counties. The U.S. is taking it one step at a time by completing pre-set objectives. Such as reforming the educational system, beefing up security, and developing a democracy.
             When the U.S. started the rebuilding process in Iraq, the educational system was in shambles. Only fifty five percent of Iraqi males can read and only twenty three percent o...