Iraq War

In South Vietnam, for GIs IN THE FIELD...sleeping & eating was practically all he lived for. Being as there was nothing else to do other than patrolling/RIFing/ ambush parties/etc. One must remember there were no:

1. No telephones (other than MARs at large bases).

2. No cell phones.

3. No GPS systems.

4. No fancy gadget cameras.

5. No Nintendo games.

6. No computers (Only National Defense and the CIA had those).

7. No health foods. No foods at all other than C rations or care packages.

8. No smart weapons (some experimental ones though, like the TOW & Sagger).

9. No air conditioning.

10. No communication at all with anybody! Except for mail call.

11. No showers.

12. No baths.

13. No movies.

14. No car, no bicycle, no nothing (except for your jungle boots or your tank).

15. No flush toilets (dig a hole!).

16. No toilet paper (use water or leafs).

17. No tooth brush (one C ration meal has a tooth pick in it to use as a tooth brush).

18. No clean drinking water (use two tablets of iodine pills per 1 qt. canteen full).

19. No women. Just men lowered to the level of primitive animals (kill, eat, and sleep-and not in that particular order).

So what else was there to do in the field (boonies, jungle, etc.)? Sleep, eat, and fight. And thats what war is really about. Anyone can pull a trigger (thats why some states in America REQUIRE trigger locks on firearms...because any CHILD can pull a trigger)...wars are not about pulling triggers...wars are about surviving and keeping your sanity while living 365 days under those 19 conditions listed above.

Technically the "Middle East" is Southwest Asia. The word "Orient" means EAST. The "Middle Orient" would actually be India, Afghanistan, etc. Iraq, Israel, Jordon, Syria, etc. are actually in Southwest Asia; Turkey used to be called ASIA MINOR. Southeast Asia is Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma, etc. "Occident" means WEST. Mis-titling started during WW1 when Britain began releasing their colonies in Southwest and Central Asia (Arab nations and India). Since Britain was the primary colony holder in the world, the US has followed their lead in using British naming systems. Britain termed Asian countries based upon the distance the country was from Great Britain. Example: if an Asian country was close to England, such as Turkey, it was ASIA MINOR or the NEAR EAST. If an Asian country such as Japan was far from England, it was the FAR EAST. The Korean War was fought in the Far East (Far Orient), Eastern Asia; Korean Peninsula. The Vietnam War was fought in the Far East (Far Orient), Southeast Asia. The Six-Day Arab-Israeli War was fought in Southwest Asia (Southwest Orient); or to use the old British term the "Near East or ASIA MINOR". The Yom-Kipper War, Arabs vs Israel fought in the same areas noted above. Operation Desert Storm (January thru Febuary 1991) was conducted in Southwest Asia (Iraq). Or in the old British term, the "NEAR EAST or ASIA MINOR." Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003 to present) same as above. Afghanistan Operations would be closer to the MIDDLE EAST (Middle Orient). Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, India are flanked on both sides with Asian countries (Far East and Far West Asians).

it was all different in different parts, some were bad for the soldiers, and some were good for them. most lives for soldiers were bad

Saddam Hussein's political party was the Republican Party.

George W. Bush wanted to finish "Daddy's war" and look good to those pulling the strings behind the power in Washington.

There was no real reason to finish Saddam Hussein off, he was a strongman in the Middle East and the United States and other powers understood that style of leadership and as long as things remained "stable" in the Middle East all was good.

"W" did it by lying about the dangers which Saddam posed to stability, particularly about weapons of mass destruction (nukes). He lied to the people of the US and the world. We bought his lies and invaded.

This is not to say Saddam was a good guy, he wasn't, but there are a lot of leaders just like him in the Middle East and we can work with them because they keep things good enough for the United States to pursue their interests in the world.

Sorry for giving such a cynical answer, but it is the truth.

A few months. It is said that the Iraq War started on March 20, 2003 but that was the date when America declared they were going to invade Iraq. But in preparation for the attack,100,000 troops were moved to Kuait by Febuary 18th.

The media. No one is winning the war in Iraq AnswerTactically, the US and the Coalition Allies are winning as things have improved during the past 18 months. Combat and civilian deaths are lower. Strategically and long term, the outcome of the war remains to be seen. Nobody knows yet as things can change. Coalition victory cannot be declared at this time.

The Americans won and the Iraqis retreated back to their homeland to plot a different way to destroy the Americans. After the war the Americans shot missiles at the base of the Iraqis to show they wouldn't want to mess with them.

Unfortunately, the above answer is a misconception as the Iraqis were unconnected to any attempts to destroy America (9/11 has no connection to Iraq). The Iraq War was an American Invasion of the Iraqi Regime that was believed to have had weapons of mass destruction. Toppling the government occurred early in the War and the majority of the fighting was between guerrillas and the United States Army during the Occupation and Nation-Building Phases. Finally, in 2011 the United States affirmed that Iraq is ready to maintain its own defense and left the country.

Approximately 3,323 US servicemen died in Vietnam in 1966.

Barack Obama was not a member of the US Senate at the time. Thus he did not vote on the invasion. But as a member of the state senate in Illinois, he expressed his vocal opposition, calling it a foolish decision by President Bush; and when he joined the U.S. senate in 2004, he voted against the surge and against additional funding for expanding the war. In 2008, as a candidate, he promised he would end our involvement in Iraq if he were elected, and that is what he did.

There is no event in recent Iraqi history which has been specifically labeled as the Iraqi Genocide. There have certainly been attacks on ethnic groups in Iraq within the last 70 years with the intent of severely crippling or eliminating these groups, but unless a particular group is specified (Kurds, Marsh Arabs, Jews, Shiites, etc.) dates are impossible to give.

It is a terrorist that destroyed the twin towers with his group, al qaida.His name is osama bin laden.

As of 2011 with both wars combined it is estimated that 945,000 people have been killed and 1,750,000 people have been injured.

US Infantrymen carried either a rifle (M-14 in the beginning, an M-16 later in the war), or a machingun (M-60, belt fed), or an M-79 grenade launcher (later the M-203 over an under). If the grunt was a radio operator (RTO-Radio Telephone Operator) he also carried a radio ON HIS BACK. Medics, (whom may or may not have been authorized to carry arms, usually carried an M-16 or a .45 pistol). Straight leg infantry (those that were NOT designated Mechanized or Airmobile or Airborne) were issued back packs (RUCK sacks) with round edged aluminum frames. Airmobile and Airborne grunts could be issued those packs too. Mechanized Infantrymen were not issued RUCK sacks nor bayonets, if they were, they were turned in later in the war. All straight leg grunts carried an average of about 6 (1 qt) green plastic canteens attached to their rucks. Or the newly issued 2 qt canteens, which were square shaped. Straight leggers also carried 3 to 6 or more hand grenades and a bayonet. Plus 100 or 200 rounds of machingun ammo, and two to four bandoliers of M-16 ammo (seven M-16 magazine pockets to the bandolier, each magazine normally loaded with only 18 rounds of 5.56mm; capacity was 20 rounds, but to preserve the magazine's spring it was compressed with only18 rounds). All of these items, added to his steel helmet, gave him a miserable extra 30, 40 or more pounds to carry in the extreme humidity, thru knee deep mud, and up jungle strewn hill tops. 2 Frag grenades - 2 lb., 2 Smoke grenades - 3 lb., 1 claymore mine - 3.5 lb., Helmet - 5 lb., boots - 2 lb., Poncho and liner 3 lb., entrenching shovel - 5 lb., gas mask 2.5 lb, M16 ammo - 14 lb, 200 hundred M60 ammo in can - 13 lb, rifle - 7.5 lb., 3-4 days C rations 6 lb., 1 1/2 gal. water - 12 lb adds up to 78.5 pounds. additionally a fire team shared equipment to include a full sized shovel, a full sized pick, starlight scope, LAW and radio batteries for about another 7 lbs. The 173rd Airborne Brigade humped that load 7 days a week. The 173rd did not wear flak jackets because of the heat and heavy load. I believe most if not all light infantry units carried the same load in high heat and humidity

6000

You say 6000, how ridiculous considering that Obama was asked for 40,000 MORE troops and he sent 30,000. Where in the hell do you get only 6000? I do not know the total, but you are out of your mind.

the worst is world war 2. over 60 million were killed and more civilians died than soldiers. Also 405,399 American soldiers died in action and 30 million of the people were Russians.

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As of may 2009 no Australian soldier, but one air crew and two trainers have been killed in combat in Iraq, 10 have been killed in Afghanistan

for futher information see Australian Defence Force

http://defence.gov.au/opEx/global/index.htm

There areweapons in Iraq, but that doesn't technically mean they're there for the same reason. Their are many reasons why weapons are kept and owned by many people; including normal residents and those who come to visit the country and leave eventually. Some reasons why most people in Iraq have at least has one weapon:

1.To protect their families in case a stranger tries to attack or steal.

2.Reach out a helping hand if a dangerous crime occurs thought the neighborhood/community.

3.For a protector of the country's protection for himself as well for others.

4.A race/religious comparison in the country [including the government sometimes].

5.Murder of people.

American soldiers had little training and few supplies.

An Army recruiter gets nothing for a contract, only a pat on the back if their lucky, they do not work on compensation or get bonuses by getting someone to enlist. The only incentive an Army recruiter has is that a person who scores over a 50 on the ASVAB the recruiter will get 15 points toward an award, it takes 300 points to receive a recruiting award. Each and every recruiter does not have a quota directed by the Army, they however has personal goals to make an attempt to find at least one person a month to enlist in the Army, if they are unsuccessful then at the worse they will get chewed out by their bosses and then taught and mentored on ways that might work to find a person to enlist.

at lest four years cuz if you know what im sayin