The US's objective is to gain oil from Iraq.
the explosion on the ship USS cole in 2000
It was to remove the dictator Saddam Hussein.
Objective: Remove Iraq from Kuwait. Result: Iraq was removed from Kuwait (within 60 days).
There were at least three golf wars in which the US participated during the 20th & 21st centuries. All three consisted of modern military technology. The USS Stark was struck by an Iraqi missile and the USS Vincennes shot down an airliner with a surface to air missile during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988).
USN battleships were named after US states; such as the USS Arizona, USS California, USS Nevada, USS New York, USS Texas, USS Tennessee, USS Oklahoma, USS Alabama, USS South Dakota, USS Washington, USS Mississippi, USS West Virginia, USS Utah, etc.
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.
there were 8 frigates on the American sife- the USS Constitution, the USS John Admas, the USS President, the USS United States, the USS Constellation, the USS Boston, The USS New York, and the USS Congress
To name a few: USS Bismarck Sea USS Lexington USS Yorktown USS Hornet USS Wasp USS Princeton USS Gambier Bay USS St. Lo USS Liscome Bay
Yes.The second US-Iraq war began on 2003 March 20.Bush declared an end to major combat on 2003 May 1 on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, HMS Ark Royal, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Nimitz,USS Ronald Reagan, and many others.
USS Missouri.
5. The USS Atik, the USS Asterion, the USS Big Horn, The USS Captor, and the USS Irene Forstyle.