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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | This page is about the '''{{USA}} invasion of [[Iraq]]''' | + | This page is about the 2003 '''{{USA}}-led invasion of [[Iraq]]''' ordered by [[George W. Bush]] and beginning on 2003-03-20, which officially started the [[US-Iraq War]]; the invasion phase officially ended on 2003-05-01 with the toppling of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s government, Iraqi infrastructure in US hands and with Bush's arrival on the USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' and the infamous "[[Mission Accomplished (Iraq)|Mission Accomplished]]" banner. The US has continued to [[US occupation of Iraq|occupy]] Iraq despite mounting costs in both dollars and lives and despite growing opposition both within the US and internationally. |
===Conclusions=== | ===Conclusions=== | ||
The invasion was sold to the citizens of the {{USA}} on [[US justifications for invading Iraq|false pretenses]] led to the [[US occupation of Iraq]], which has become both a logistical and political quagmire of unprecedented expense. | The invasion was sold to the citizens of the {{USA}} on [[US justifications for invading Iraq|false pretenses]] led to the [[US occupation of Iraq]], which has become both a logistical and political quagmire of unprecedented expense. | ||
The one positive effect was to get rid of [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]], but it should be noted that his rise to power was originally supported by the US. It's fair enough to say "when Saddam went the wrong way, we took him down again -- we keep our house clean", but then why did we stand by and allow him to be executed? Why did we stop short of continuing on to Baghdad during the original [[Gulf War]] in 1993, when the citizens there rose up against Saddam at our request and trusting in our promise to keep them safe? It would seem, in the absence of satisfactory answers to these questions, that the US's behavior with respect to Iraq has been substantially less than [[honor]]able. | The one positive effect was to get rid of [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]], but it should be noted that his rise to power was originally supported by the US. It's fair enough to say "when Saddam went the wrong way, we took him down again -- we keep our house clean", but then why did we stand by and allow him to be executed? Why did we stop short of continuing on to Baghdad during the original [[Gulf War]] in 1993, when the citizens there rose up against Saddam at our request and trusting in our promise to keep them safe? It would seem, in the absence of satisfactory answers to these questions, that the US's behavior with respect to Iraq has been substantially less than [[honor]]able. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* '''2002-10-16''' [[wikipedia:Iraq Resolution|Iraq Resolution]]: the official "declaration of war" required before military force can be used | * '''2002-10-16''' [[wikipedia:Iraq Resolution|Iraq Resolution]]: the official "declaration of war" required before military force can be used | ||
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The US-Iraq War |
Overview
This page is about the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq ordered by George W. Bush and beginning on 2003-03-20, which officially started the US-Iraq War; the invasion phase officially ended on 2003-05-01 with the toppling of Saddam Hussein's government, Iraqi infrastructure in US hands and with Bush's arrival on the USS Abraham Lincoln and the infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner. The US has continued to occupy Iraq despite mounting costs in both dollars and lives and despite growing opposition both within the US and internationally.
Conclusions
The invasion was sold to the citizens of the United States on false pretenses led to the US occupation of Iraq, which has become both a logistical and political quagmire of unprecedented expense.
The one positive effect was to get rid of Saddam, but it should be noted that his rise to power was originally supported by the US. It's fair enough to say "when Saddam went the wrong way, we took him down again -- we keep our house clean", but then why did we stand by and allow him to be executed? Why did we stop short of continuing on to Baghdad during the original Gulf War in 1993, when the citizens there rose up against Saddam at our request and trusting in our promise to keep them safe? It would seem, in the absence of satisfactory answers to these questions, that the US's behavior with respect to Iraq has been substantially less than honorable.
Events
- 2002-10-16 Iraq Resolution: the official "declaration of war" required before military force can be used
Related Pages
- The invasion and occupation of Iraq are part of the Bush administration's "war on terror".
- US justifications for invading Iraq
- Balkans vs. Iraq: a day-and-night comparison of the two interventions
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia:
- Anti-War and Militarism News
News
- 2005-07-18 Invasion was boost for Al Qaeda
Trivia
- "Drat Saddam, a mad dastard!" is a palindrome.