There was a war that began in Iraq in 1980, but the war began with an invasion of Iran, not Iraq. That war is the Iran-Iraq War and lasted from 1980-1988.
The Iraq War.
The United States invaded the country of Iraq on March 19, 2003. The invasion lasted until May of the same year. The number of troops involved from the US was 148,000.
The Gulf War or Desert Shield/Desert Storm. That one, by the way, wasn't an invasion of Iraq - the only objective was to push the Iraqis out of Kuwait. Once that was achieved, it was pretty much done with.
Iran-Iraq war, Persian Gulf War, Invasion of Iraq. It's actually three wars.
The war against Iraq, known as the Gulf War, was precipitated by Iraq's invasion and occupation of its neighbor, Kuwait.
What war? There was many. The Iraq War, Invasion of Afghanistan, Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, WWII, WWI, Civil War, The War of Independence...
Kuwait.
The Gulf War was caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, which placed Iraq in a position to dominate the flow of petroleum from the Persian Gulf.
The 1991 invasion of Iraq, primarily by a coalition led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, had profound and lasting effects on the country. It resulted in significant destruction of infrastructure, a humanitarian crisis, and economic sanctions that crippled the Iraqi economy for years. Additionally, the war exacerbated ethnic and sectarian tensions, leading to ongoing instability and conflict in the region. The consequences of the invasion laid the groundwork for future conflicts, including the 2003 Iraq War.
It was not related. We are not taking over Iraq and stealing its oil, the "war" is not actually a war, it is a joint military effort between the US military and the military of Iraq against Islamic radicals.
On September 24, 2005, many protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Iraq War took place.