...and begin removing troops from the nation of Iraq. I will focus on the United States' relationship with Iraq and the Gulf War of the 1990's. I will examine the reasons given by the administration of George W. Bush for the invasion such as links to terrorist organizations, the creation of weapons of mass destruction, and America's moral obligation to spread democracy around the world. I will look at the poor planning of the war and of post war activities. I will focus on the costs of the war both from an economic view and that of the cost of life and hardship for both America and Iraq. I will lastly focus on my personal views on withdraw of America forces from Iraq and how best to accomplish this goal.
Section 1:1
America had been at odds with Iraq during the 1970's and 1980's due to Iraq's support of terrorist groups such as Abu Nidal. In 1979 Iraq was placed on the United States list of state sponsors of international terrorists. During Iraq's brutal war with Iran that lasted from 1980 through 1988 the United States claimed to be neutral but had covertly supported Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi military. In March of 1982 Iran had began a counteroffensive titled Operation Undeniable Victory. With Iran's sudden dominance in the war the the United States decides to drop Iraq from its list of state sponsors of terrorist organizations even though many,including Assistant Secretary of Defense Noel Koch, was well aware that Iraq still sponsored international terrorist organizations. Saddam Hussein expelled the Abu Nidal terror organization to Syria in November of 1983 and President Ronald Regan sent Donald Rumsfeld as a special envoy to the nation of Iraq. A cease fire between Iran and Iraq began in 1988. By the end of the costly war Iraq had become bankrupt. The nation was severely in debt to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Saddam Hussein began to claim that...
