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This page is about the [[US Invasion of Iraq|United States Invasion of Iraq]], which took place during [[George W. Bush]]'s second term [[2000-2007 US Presidential Administration|in office]]. | This page is about the [[US Invasion of Iraq|United States Invasion of Iraq]], which took place during [[George W. Bush]]'s second term [[2000-2007 US Presidential Administration|in office]]. | ||
| + | ==Reference== | ||
| + | * {{wikipedia|2003_invasion_of_Iraq}} | ||
| + | * [http://dir.salon.com/topics/iraq/ Iraq editorials at Salon.com] | ||
| + | ==Effects== | ||
| + | * '''2005-07-18''' [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Report:_invasion_of_Iraq_provided_boost_for_Al-Qaeda Invasion was boost for Al Qaeda] | ||
==News Articles== | ==News Articles== | ||
* '''2005-09-19''' [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article313538.ece $1 billion missing from Iraq's defence ministry] | * '''2005-09-19''' [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article313538.ece $1 billion missing from Iraq's defence ministry] | ||
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==Reports== | ==Reports== | ||
* '''2004-09-29''' [http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=72659 Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi reports from Baghdad] | * '''2004-09-29''' [http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=72659 Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi reports from Baghdad] | ||
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This page is about the United States Invasion of Iraq, which took place during George W. Bush's second term in office.
Reference
Effects
- 2005-07-18 Invasion was boost for Al Qaeda
News Articles
Reports
Opinionated Very Brief Summary
- got rid of Saddam, but resulted in a very expensive quagmire and harmed global opinion of America
Other Opinions
- 2003-01-21 One of the More Nauseating Images by Harold Pinter
David Brin
From http://www.davidbrin.com/neocons.html :
- Over a thousand Americans lost, with more dying almost daily and no end in sight.
- Uncounted (and secret) numbers of Iraqi civilian deaths.
- Scandals; poorly supervised thugs ruining our reputation for decent behavior.
- A Western Alliance in shambles.
- Relentless lies; intervention justified by fabricated evidence reminiscent of Tonkin Gulf.
- Plummeting readiness levels -- our military is being used-up.
- Utterly divisive of American public, repeating the social effects of Vietnam.
- Clever incarceration tricks overused as bludgeons, wrecking credibility and undermining due process.
- Incompetent preparation and handling of the aftermath, featuring rapid deterioration of political, economic and social life in Iraq (see sidebar on "Maps, Anyone?").
- Worldwide acceptance of US moral leadership plummeting.
- And the fundamental strategic outcome — provoking a radicalized Islam, further stirred by Saudi-funded Al Jazeera Network and Saudi-funded religious schools, from Morocco to Mindanao, threatening a pan-Islamic coalescence into Jihad mentality for the first time in a thousand years.