War: By definition, War is a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
Iraq:
Area: 168,754 sq miles (437,072 sq km)
Population: 27.5 million (2007 est.)
Location: Middle East;bordering the Persian Gulf,between Iran and Kuwait
Iraq War
This war was between Iraq and USA. The Iraq war, sometimes known as the Third Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of
Iraq known as "Iraqi Freedom Operation" by the alliance led by the United States against the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein.
Causes of war
President Bush gave congress some reason to declare war on Iraq
- Saddam Hussein (President) is our greatest threat
-Iraq has weapon of mass destruction
- To instill democracy in Iraq
These are the reason President Bush gave for going to war but the true reason is people believe that they went to war for oil
Iraq War: (Some Events)(2003-2008)March 17, 2003
US President George W Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war. US-led invasion collapses Saddam Hussein's government.
March 20, 2003
At 5:34 a.m. local time, the U.S.-led coalition begins bombing targets across Iraq, including major strikes on Baghdad. Forty-five minutes later, President Bush announces the invasion to the American people.
April 9, 2003
U.S. troops topple a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Al Ferdous Square.
April 18, 2004
The United States Army committed human rights violation against prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison. They physically and sexually abused, tortured, raped, and killed prisoners.
Reports of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib detention facility begin to come out. Images of prisoners being mistreated at the hands of the U.S. guards at the jail appear in news broadcasts worldwide.
December 13, 2005
Saddam Hussein is captured near Tikrit. The former dictator is found in a small spider hole.
December 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein is executed
December 31, 2006
The official death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq hits 3,000. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe the war was not worth fighting.
March 23, 2008
The official death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq hits 4,000. Sixty-three percent of Americans believe the war wasn’t worth fighting.
The U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement is signed. The United States agrees to withdraw all combat forces from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30, 2009, and withdraw all U.S. soldiers in Iraq by December 31, 2011
According to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Iraq Death Toll Reaches 500,000 Since Start Of U.S.-Led Invasion.
The Cultural Destruction of Iraq
In the wake of the U.S. invasion, the military destroyed the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them much of the memory and culture of Iraq,
Troops vandalise ancient city of UR (May 17,2003):
The city of Ur was vandalized by US troops according to aid workers. Ur is home to many ancient monuments and it is believed to be the birthplace of the prophet Abraham
Babylon (March 28, 2005):
Babylon, one of the world's most important archeological sites, has been badly damaged by terrorist attacks, which began when Halliburton built US Camp Babylon at the location of the ancient city.
First built nearly 5,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was once the largest city in the ancient world. Hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alexander the Great once ruled this resilient city. The remains of
Ishar Gate, the most beautiful of the eight gates that ringed Babylon's perimeter, was among the structures most abused.
Iraq's Antiquities Looted (July 31, 2008):
During the 2I003 US-led invasion thieves looted and destroyed Iraq's archaeological treasures. Important sites remain unguarded and the country has lost priceless historical artifacts. Director of Oriental Science at the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin, Margarete van Ess, estimates that illegal excavation in Iraq has cause
Iraq:
Area: 168,754 sq miles (437,072 sq km)
Population: 27.5 million (2007 est.)
Location: Middle East;bordering the Persian Gulf,between Iran and Kuwait
Iraq War
This war was between Iraq and USA. The Iraq war, sometimes known as the Third Gulf War, began on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of
Iraq known as "Iraqi Freedom Operation" by the alliance led by the United States against the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein.
Causes of war
President Bush gave congress some reason to declare war on Iraq
- Saddam Hussein (President) is our greatest threat
-Iraq has weapon of mass destruction
- To instill democracy in Iraq
These are the reason President Bush gave for going to war but the true reason is people believe that they went to war for oil
Iraq War: (Some Events)(2003-2008)March 17, 2003
US President George W Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war. US-led invasion collapses Saddam Hussein's government.
March 20, 2003
At 5:34 a.m. local time, the U.S.-led coalition begins bombing targets across Iraq, including major strikes on Baghdad. Forty-five minutes later, President Bush announces the invasion to the American people.
April 9, 2003
U.S. troops topple a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Al Ferdous Square.
April 18, 2004
The United States Army committed human rights violation against prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison. They physically and sexually abused, tortured, raped, and killed prisoners.
Reports of prisoner abuse at the Abu Ghraib detention facility begin to come out. Images of prisoners being mistreated at the hands of the U.S. guards at the jail appear in news broadcasts worldwide.
December 13, 2005
Saddam Hussein is captured near Tikrit. The former dictator is found in a small spider hole.
December 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein is executed
December 31, 2006
The official death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq hits 3,000. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe the war was not worth fighting.
March 23, 2008
The official death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq hits 4,000. Sixty-three percent of Americans believe the war wasn’t worth fighting.
The U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement is signed. The United States agrees to withdraw all combat forces from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30, 2009, and withdraw all U.S. soldiers in Iraq by December 31, 2011
According to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Iraq Death Toll Reaches 500,000 Since Start Of U.S.-Led Invasion.
The Cultural Destruction of Iraq
In the wake of the U.S. invasion, the military destroyed the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them much of the memory and culture of Iraq,
Troops vandalise ancient city of UR (May 17,2003):
The city of Ur was vandalized by US troops according to aid workers. Ur is home to many ancient monuments and it is believed to be the birthplace of the prophet Abraham
Babylon (March 28, 2005):
Babylon, one of the world's most important archeological sites, has been badly damaged by terrorist attacks, which began when Halliburton built US Camp Babylon at the location of the ancient city.
First built nearly 5,000 years ago, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon was once the largest city in the ancient world. Hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alexander the Great once ruled this resilient city. The remains of
Ishar Gate, the most beautiful of the eight gates that ringed Babylon's perimeter, was among the structures most abused.
Iraq's Antiquities Looted (July 31, 2008):
During the 2I003 US-led invasion thieves looted and destroyed Iraq's archaeological treasures. Important sites remain unguarded and the country has lost priceless historical artifacts. Director of Oriental Science at the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin, Margarete van Ess, estimates that illegal excavation in Iraq has cause