Following 9/11, President Bush and seven top officials of his administration waged a campaign of misinformation.
No. The Iraq War was not necessary for the United States to be safe and secure. Iraq, although a regional problem, was not a threat to the United States.
The Iraq War begin on March 19 2003 when United States troops invaded Iraq. This was called Operation Iraqi Freedom by the United States.
As of 2012 there is no war between Iraq and the United States, declared or undeclared.
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The first war with Iraq started in 1990. This war, also known as Operation Desert Storm, the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, or the First Iraq War, started when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
the war on terror is between the United States and Iraq
The Iraq War between Iraq and the United States began on March 20th, 2003. It wasn't until December 2011 that the United States started to pull troops.
The United States had previously supplied Iraq with supplies during the Iran-Iraq War, including missiles, tanks, airplanes, etc. These supplies were put to use again in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, but the United States was opposed to Iraq in that war and did not supply Iraq additionally for its invasion of Kuwait.
The Iraq War has nothing to do with the United States Constitution. The war was not declared in defense of the Constitution, to help the Constitution, or to promote any vision of the Constitution. However, there is a debate as to whether the Iraq War is a legal War by the American Definition because there was no formal Declaration of War by Congress, which is required by the Constitution and subsequent Laws of the United States.
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In the Gulf Wars of 1980-1988 (the Iran-Iraq War) and the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991 (the Persian Gulf War), Iraq was the aggressor. In the Gulf War of 2003-2011 (the Iraq War), the United States was arguably the aggressor.