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Iraq War
This conflict began on March 19, 2003 when the US and Great Britain invaded Iraq on a quest to destroy weapons of mass destruction and replace the dictatorial government with a democratic government.
1,522 Questions
What countries are affected by war?
I am not exactly what you mean, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_conflicts provides a list of wars still going on.
Are Al-Qaeda a religious group?
while they think themeselves Muslim.many Muslim leaders say they are not. because any wrong work like what they do are haram(must not do ) in Islam.real Muslims are those in Lebanon or palestine or Iran or Iraq or Egypt or ....
What actors and actresses appeared in The Trial of Saddam Hussein - 2007?
The cast of The Battle for Saddam - 2007 includes: Saddam Hussein as himself
How many enemy soldiers have died in the Iraq war?
Estimates are all over the map and some have found it remarkable that no one is trying to keep accurate count. Since 2003 it is estimated that maybe 19,000 insurgents were killed as of 2007.
How do you send president bush a thank you letter?
I just found this website: http://mission1accomplished.com/ They will forward it to his Presidential Library on September 11, 2011.
How many people were drafted for the Iraqi war?
The Selective Service System has officially inducted (drafted) 17,711,283 men into the US Armed Services over a combined 34year period (September 1917-November 1918; November 1940-February 1973).
Who are the opposing sides in the Afghanistan war?
1) The Taliban, a radical regime which quickly seized power in Afghanistan following the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, and 2) the Northern Alliance which was supported by the US and controlled the northern part of Afghanistan.
Shell shock, bad conditions, guns, bombs, poison gas, ect. killed many soldiers
Shell Shock:
Summed up in a few short words, shell shock is the battle fatigue. It is a mental disorder caused by the stress of active warfare and death all around the soldiers. It frequently caused depression or insanity. Some of the tougher men managed to come back home with a sane mind while others either came back completely changed or didn't come back at all.
Trench Warfare:
WWI is widely known for the type of warfare the soldiers used. They fought using trench warfare tactics. The opposing armies would dig a trench in the ground and then lob explosives at each other using howitzers, trench mortars, and other early weapons.
For more info on the WWI weapons go to:
http://wwwzperiodzfirstworldwarzperiodzcom/weaponry
Conditions:
All around the soldiers there was constant death and noise. One would have to get used to short naps in between attacks. Animals such as rats, lice, and frogs would spread disease and soiled food. Latrines were either nonexistent or normally overfilled. The air always reeked of carcasses, unwashed men, poison gas (thrown by the opposing army) and filth (as in overflowing latrines)
For more info on the conditions and the basic parts of a trench go to:
http://www.harris-academy.com/departments/history/Trenches/Jedidiah/jed2.htm
In history Iraq was named mesopitamia. It was one of the places where many usefull inventions where invented. The wheel was one. they used it to carry heavy things around. Another was the wagon, used for traveling long distance when the Mesopotamians had no mounts. They also invented laws and the first writing.Theres was called cuneiform. Cuneiform was triangle shaped wedges into clay.They used stylus to write. there's was made out of reed.they wrote down laws,myths,stories and other things. Because of writing we now know a lot about Ancient Iraq.......or Mesopotamia.
Commander of the us forces employed against Iraq in operation desrt storm?
George H. Bush (Commander in Chief)
Richard Cheney aka: Dick Cheney (Secretary of Defense)
Us Army Gen Colin Powell (Joint Chief of Staff)
Michale P.W. Stone (Secretary of the Army)
Joint Task force Command deployed to the middle east.
GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf (Joint Forces CINC, appointed COMMANDER of US Desert FORCES)
LTG. Yeosock (Us Army Commander) LTG. Boomer (US Marine Commander) LTG. Horner (US Air Force Commander) VADM. Mauz (US naval Commander) COL. Johnson (Special Operations Commander) The initial question was "Who was the commander of US forces employed against Iraq in Desert Storm?" edited to reflect "deployed" 1-26-09
the initial answer to the question was "Norman Schwarzkopf". That answer is however incorrect as the President of the United States is the supreme US forces commander. Answer edited on 1-26-09
well were fighting in
Afghanistan (90,000 troops)
Pakistan (mostly air force/special forces and CIA)
Horn of Africa aka (Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea.) over 2,500 US forces and allies
The Philippines (over 600) advising and assisting
Trans-Sahara (small number of us troops advising)
Central America and Caribbean (special forces only) 8 countries but this a low level operation but almost nothing is happening.
There is also heavy-level deployment (tens of thousands) in the non-combat regions of Germany and South Korea pursuant to NATO obligations and Korean security respectively.
How many US soldiers are at war in Iraq 2009?
Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year
Year US UK Other Total
2003 486 53 41 580
2004 849 22 35 906
2005 846 23 28 897
2006 822 29 21 872
2007 904 47 10 961
2008 314 4 4 322
2009 149 1 0 150
2010 6 0 0 6
Total 4376 179 139 4694
Afghanistan Coalition Military Fatalities By Year
Year US UK Other Total
2001 12 0 0 12
2002 49 3 17 69
2003 48 0 9 57
2004 52 1 7 60
2005 99 1 31 131
2006 98 39 54 191
2007 117 42 73 232
2008 155 51 89 295
2009 317 108 95 520
2010 43 16 16 75
Total 990 261 391 1642
Why did Saddam Hussein attack Kuwait in 1990?
Answer 1
Saddam accused oil companies in Kuwait of slant drilling. The Iraqi oil fields do not extend beneath Kuwait, so American companies drilled at a shallow angle, from Kuwait to within Iraq, to tap into Iraq's oil field. If you had a gold deposit beneath your property, the gold belongs to you, the property owner. If your neighbor digs a tunnel down from their property, then laterally to a point under yours to reach and extract the your gold, that is theft.
Saddam met with April Glaspie, a US Ambassador at the time, to discuss his dispute. Glaspie led Saddam to believe the US would not intervene if Saddam attacked Kuwait, but that was not true. See the link below.
Answer 2
After his war with Iran, Saddam considered himself as victorious for defeating Iran (as he thought). so his ego grew so large that he wanted to get back Kuwait as a part of Iraq!
Of course, the Americans that encouraged him, and helped him to fight the Iranians, opposed him this time, so the operation desert storm happened, and the other Arab governments that supported him with money on Iran, also faced him this time, it was a bad decision for him, strategically, to go to war with both Kuwait and Iran, but he was stupid. we all know how his country and him ended up to be.
Answer 3
To acquire more territory and resources that he believed were justifiably a part of the Iraqi nation.
Also, it is alleged that April Glass of the United States said to the Iraqis that America wouldn't mind.
The official reason is that Iraq had decided to re-annex Kuwait, which was the 19th province of Iraq long ago and Iraq felt it had been taken away illegally.
This is true, but the reason Iraq decided to re-annex Kuwait was the Iraqis caught the Kuwaiti government slant-drilling into Iraq's richest oil field, the al-Rumaila, and ordered them to stop. Kuwait wouldn't stop doing it, so Saddam dealt with the problem.
Where was the Iraq war taken place?
Iraq is in some part of Asia, you should look on google to look for a map for asia.
Iraq is part of the Middle East, which is part of Asia. It is: South of eastern Turkey West of Iran (Persia) North/West of the Persian Gulf (a sea, not a country) North of Sad Arabia & Kuwait East of Jordan South/East of Syria
The "100 Hour War" (as dubbed by the press) Operation Desert Storm Jan/Feb 1991.
Why is President Obama sending more troops to Afghanistan?
By helping Iraq to become a real country, it will become one less staging area for terrorists to launch attacks on people and societies, like the U.S., that the terrorists want to kill. By helping the Iraqi people, the U.S. is, hopefully, protecting itself from future attacks by the terrorists.
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Iraq was not considered a state sponsor of terrorism prior to our first invasion--the first American gulf war. In fact, we sold Hussein many of the weapons he used during his long war with Iran--a war we encouraged and supported (on both sides). When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we repelled his army. President Bush began planning the invasion of Iraq long before 9/11, which served as a useful pretext for unprovoked war. How many of the 9/11 terrorists were Iraqis? How many Iraqis were materially involved in 9/11? The answer is: Zero. President Bush wants troops in Iraq because it is a useful area for American military bases to protect oil shipments to the United States. There was never any reliable evidence Iraq intended to harm the US. The Iraq war and occupation is for American economic interests. I don't want to get political here, we just want to stick with the plain and simple facts. The US was able to sustain its economy through seven years of massive war deficits.
Did bush have the authority to declare war on Iraq?
NO.
Congress have to give it the OK, but without Congress permission he is over stepping the power that he holds by The Constitution of United States.
he can call an emergency Congress Session.
How long does it take letters to get from Colorado to Iraq?
I have a nephew that's been there twice. It takes anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks to get there but it takes a while longer to actually reach the person depending on where their unit is and what there job is. So it can sometimes take a month or longer!
Is invading and conquering countries the right way to establish democracies there?
It depends.
Germany and Japan are shining examples of how military occupation resulted in modern, developed democracies. Iraq proves exactly the opposite. Democracies require a fundamental set of values to be in place, for civil society to be active, for ethnic relationships to be strictly egalitarian, and for infrastructure to be relatively developed. On that pragmatic basis alone, many countries should not be conquered to be "democratized" because a democracy cannot yet effectively work. Voting does not make a country democratic, just ask Iranians.
As for the idea of national sovereignty, invading and imposing one country's will on another is a gross violation of this. As a result, this part receives the bulk of the condemnation. Suffice it to say, most people would prefer their country not be invaded by a foreign power even if their current government is less than stellar. It's an issue of pride, virtue, and self-determination.
Why did the US kill people in Iraq?
It was over oil in the Middle East.
But the War on Terror is about A campaign initiated by the US government under President George W. Bush which includes various military, political, and legal actions taken to "curb the spread of terrorism," following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
Is the war in Iraq over religion?
It would appear so, but it definitely was never intended to be that way. Let us not forget that the reason originally given to us by the Bush Administration was that Saddam Hussian had acquired weapons of mass destruction and that the security of our allies and more importantly our own lives were at risk. The reason why people believe religion is the issue is because throughout the uprise of Saddams power he was a benefactor and avid supporter of terrorism. At this point a very religious man by the name of Osama Bin-Laden, who by the way happened to be worth anywhere from 250-300 million, had been fed up with the United States and its war on what he called the "Holy Land". He felt that the United States had disrespected his religion. Now with Osama Bin Laden having mutual dislikes for the United States as Saddam Hussian, they both began being tied together. Working on several acts of terrorism. Now that Saddam has been caught and executed, we have Osama Bin Laden responsible for many attacks. Our war had been faught and won, but the War on Terror spewed into our main purpose and is now reason as to why we feel this to be a religious war. It was no at first, and yes to now. Hope this helps!
