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Q: Why did the United States go to war in Iraq?
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In what year did the United States first go to war with Iraq?

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.


Did Iraq go to war with the United States?

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What year did the US and Iraq go to 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.


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If by "amendment", the question means "amendment to the Constitution of the United States", then, no. The War is seen by some to be in contravention of the War Powers Resolution, which is a Law and not a Constitutional Amendment.


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If the United States didn't go to war with Iraq for weapons of mass destruction or oil or human rights then why did they go to war with Iraq?

The question is worded in a ridiculous fashion. Both America and its detractors have cited these three reasons as the most common bases of why the United States started the Iraq War. The only other reasons proffered include that Iraq was a hotbed of terrorism (which was blatantly untrue) and numerous conspiracy theories about the Military-Industrial Complex, Freemasonry, Republican Agendas, and various similar nonsense (which like all conspiracy theories are explicitly non-falsifiable).


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