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http://www.maps101.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=10443%3Airaq&Itemid=6 Tasks I: Explain the nature and scope of the conflict.-- Due Friday, November 18th The second Iraq war began in March of 2003 and ended in august of 2010. planning for the war began in 2002 after the attacks of september 11th, 2001 (Murray). The war was between the U.S. along with Allied forces and the Iraqi government (joined the fight once their army was stable), they fought Iraqi and foreign militants which include Al-qaeda (WorldBook). The Iraqi, foreign militants and members of Al-qaeda disliked the presence of the U.S. and allied forces which prompted their attacks (WorldBook). Earlier, between March and April of 2003 it had been a concern that Iraq was harboring WMD's and was a safe haven for members of Al-qaeda, after the fall of the government and Saddam Hussein the presence of the U.S. and allied forces was to help rebuiled the Iraqi government (WorldBook).

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There were two important decision makers in the second Iraq war. The first important decision maker was President of the United States, George W. Bush. The second decision maker was the Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein. President Bush didn’t like Hussein. “President Bush and his defense advisers regarded Hussein, whom they suspected of having weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), as a significant long-term threat to American security.”(ABC-Clio) President Bush’s passion to beat Saddam Hussein helped them defeat Iraq. [] W. Bush

The United States President at the time of the second Iraq war was George W. Bush. His reasons for involving the military was the belief that Iraq still had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and that Iraq was harboring terrorists from 9-11. President Bush also went to war to free the Iraqi people. He announced this to the nation on March 19, 2003. “My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger.”(ABC-Clio) In addition some believed that the U.S. went to war against Iraq to control its oil. []

•Was there precedent for the U.S. to participate in small wars of this nature Yes there was a precedent for the United States to engage in this small war because George Bush's father went to war against Saddam Hussein earlier. There was unfinished business therefore George W. Bush decided to go back to war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein .

The presidential doctrine that best fits the goals of the second Iraq war is the Bush Doctrine. It was the best presidential doctrine because it was a doctrine of preemption. Under the Bush Doctrine, “the United States would strike first at any potential security threats.”(ABC-Clio Ebooks) In his book "Decision Points" (Crown Publishers, 2010), President Bush explained the Bush Doctrine. According to the President, his doctrine means the following: [] w. bush iraq ?
 * 1) "Make no distinction between terrorists and the nations that harbor them--and hold both to account."
 * 2) "Take the fight to the enemy overseas before they can attack us again here at home."
 * 3) "Confront threats before they fully materialize."
 * 4) "Advance liberty and hope as an alternative to the enemy's ideology of repression and fear."

Draw your information from a minimum of **three** LC e-books and databases--at least one primary source and one expert opinion. Organize your response in one or two extended power paragraphs. In an appositive phrase, establish the credibility of the source the first time you reference it. Internally cite sources and place the works cited at below the last paragraph for Task II.

TASK III: How did United States' P

ublic view this conflict? Due Tuesday, Noevmber 29th •Explain why the conflict was controversial among Americans? •Describe at least two non-governmental perspectives on this conflict and identify which one was dominant. •Evaluate the importance of the publics' opinion on the duration and outcome of this small war.

At first the Iraq war was heavily supported but after the majority of the population became apparent that the war had been justified by faulty intelligence and questionable claims. No WMD's were ever found, nor was a link between Hussein and Al Qaeda ever found (Wolf). Americans then would start to feel like they cannot trust the government (the Bush administration at the time) as much because they are giving false information and seemingly impulsively attacking Iraq.If there is more support for the war the general public will donate money or do something for the cause that will aid in the advancement of that country's cause for war. A letter to the editor in the Columbus Dispatch from V.V. Vercoe said "Our wars have sucked the blood out of our taxpayers' weakened bodies. And our wars have splattered the blood of the innocent people we bomb, people who have done nothing to us. We lied to start the Afghanistan war . We lied to start the Iraq war . We lied to start the fighting in Libya. We lied to join in on the Vietnam War . The neocons who run our government love to wage war, because war produces trillions of dollars' worth of profit for their international military-industrial-banking cabal. And, in addition to the cost of our shooting wars , we are hit with the high cost of maintaining our coercive military presence in hundreds of countries around the world.We have indeed become the world's biggest bully, and it has sucked us absolutely dry. We are now in the insane position of borrowing money from China so that we can afford to bomb innocent people 5,000 miles away.We must stop this stupid taxing, borrowing, warmongering merry-go-round. Bring the men and women home and put them to work rebuilding our infrastructure."(Vercoe). Some people don't support this war and others at that, "I really kind of lost my interest in the politics after what happened to Chris," said his brother, 45, who lives in Westerville. "I have more concern about the boys and girls we send over there. I don't want to put them in harm's way."(infoweb) When the war effects someone in such a way that makes them loose a family member they start to stop fallowing the wars because it reminds them of that lost family member, and it can make them depressed. "I think it's clear that in March, when the invasion took place, the evidence that had been brought forward was rapidly falling apart," Hans Blix, who oversaw the agency's investigation into whether Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, said on CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer."(CNN) In general most people didn't support the war in Iraq because it seemed as if the government was lieing to them and that isn't what you want in a government.

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http://articles.cnn.com/2004-03-21/us/iraq.weapons_1_nuclear-weapons-hans-blix-iaea?_s=PM:US

Draw your information from a minimum of **three** LC e-books and databases--at least **one** primary source and **one** expert opinion. Organize your response in one or two extended power paragraphs. In an appositive phrase, establish the credibility of the source the first time you reference it. Internally cite sources and place the works cited at below the last paragraph for Task III.

Task IV: Did the U.S. achieve its goals? -- Due Friday, December 2nd The second Iraq war has not officially ended. President Obama announced on October 22, 2011 that that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq by the end of the year. This will bring the war to an end. The war had many successes. “The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 resulted in the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the occupation of the country.” (ABC-CLIO eBook) Saddam Hussein was tried by an Iraqi court and executed for war crimes by the new Iraq government. The United States also began freeing the Iraqi people. “Operation Iraqi freedom was a rapid success in its initial phase of offensive operations because the soldiers and equipment of the coalition forces were vastly superior to their Iraqi opponents, who were poorly trained, poorly motivated, poorly equipped, and even more poorly led.” (ABC-CLIO eBook) The Iraqi people now have a form of democracy. The United States also confirmed that the Iraq army did not have Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that could be used against its citizens and other countries. http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/reader.aspx?isbn=9781851098422&id=ARISWA1E.764&q=second iraq war The outcome of the war made the American public very critical of President Bush. The U.S. citizens found many parallels to the Vietnam War. The United States was viewed as not being truthful and wanting to occupy Iraq for its oil. The view is also shared by allies and enemies of the United States. “Once Baghdad fell, it also became painfully obvious that the United States had gone in without anything resembling a viable plan for what came next. During congressional hearings held before the invasion, the U.S. Army’s highly respected chief of staff, General Eric Shinseki, had testified that in his opinion it would take “several hundred thousand” troops to secure postwar Iraq.” (ABC-CLIO eBook) The U.S. did not devote enough troops and ended up losing thousands of soldiers. This made many U.S. citizens question why we even went to war with Iraq. In 2005 U.C. Congressman, Jack Murtha, said in his speech to Congress, “Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the U.S. can not accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. IT IS TIME TO BRING THEM HOME.” (Annuals of American History) President Obama is viewed more favorably. This is because he is ending the war by bringing the U.S. troops home. http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/reader.aspx?isbn=9781851098422&id=ARISWA1E.764&q=second iraq war [] The U.S. decision makers were mostly vilified. President Bush was seen as a villain around the world for invading Iraq. At the beginning of the war and still today many Arabs do not like the U.S. “Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Baghdad protested against the United States' presence in Iraq on Friday, following Friday prayers.” (EBSCOhost) In addition, the CIA was seen as not giving the President good intelligence. “The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, overrode objections from planners and insisted that the attack be mounted with minimum troop strength and with as much rapidity as possible.” (ABC-CLIO eBook) Rumsfeld turned out to be wrong and was also viewed around the world as a villain. President Obama was praised around the world for his campaign to end the Iraq war. EBSCOhost [] http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/reader.aspx?isbn=9781851098422&id=ARISWA1E.764&q=second iraq war
 * **How did the conflict end and how was success measured?**
 * •How did the outcome affect the U.S. standing with the American public, its allies, belligerents, and enemies?**
 * •Were the U.S. decision makers and military leaders praised or vilified?**

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