I know it all started when Saddam Hussein (the leader of Iraq) tried to take over the small country Kuwait. We sided with Kuwait since we always try to side with the country that is fighting for freedom. Once we got Saddam out of power and Kuwait was freed we were then after the Al Queda because of Osama bin Laden (9/11 terrorist). Although, they did not belong to a country (and we cant declare war on a person) we made up the WMD (weapons of Mass Destruction) in Iraq this way we can stay there and look for WMD's when we were actually trying to locate Osama.
Declared War Issue
The war in Iraq was never a declared conflict. It was authorized by the president and the Congress, according to the AUMF requirement of the War Powers Act, but never was an official declaration.
Reasons for AUMF on Iraq
The primary reason given by the administration of George W. Bush was that Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, was engaged in the production or acquisition of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). These are nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons (examples are the anthrax letter attacks in the US and the Sarin gas attacks in Tokyo--neither of which had any connection to Iraq). It was suggested that Hussein might provide these weapons to terrorists to attack the US. He had already used chemical weapons sold to him by the US against Iran, and also against Iraqi Kurds. Before the war UN inspectors announced they had found no evidence of WMDs, despite unfettered access. After the war was under way, additional investigation concluded Saddam did not have WMDs.
The war continued, however, because the occupation forces of the US were attacked by Iraqi guerrillas, many ironically supported by Iran, Iraq's enemy in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). The US supported a new democratic government within Iraq, which was opposed by various Islamic groups that traditionally held power in the country. Other factions sought to aggrandize their share of the power to be had in the new political system.
It was suggested early on the conflict was predominantly an attempt by the US to control the flow of oil from Iraq, one of the largest petroleum producers in the Middle East.
The US last declared war in December 1941.
Iraq never started any war with US
Yes.The second US-Iraq war began on 2003 March 20.Bush declared an end to major combat on 2003 May 1 on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The U.S. wanted to get rid of the blood-thirsty tyrants Saddam Hussein and his sons and underlings who were wiping out Kurds, Shiites and anyone else who disagreed with their tactics. They raped and murdered and plotted against their neighbors. So the U.S. declared war and invaded Iraq and occupied Baghdad quickly. The downside was no weapons of mass destruction remained in Iraq and Al Quaida and other terrorist groups have taken up the war.
well the congress have the power to declare war
The US last declared war in December 1941.
Congress certainly has the power to declare war on Iraq.
No. Similar to many other conflicts in US history, Congress passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which allows the President to deploy troops into a combat situation without calling it a war.
Iraq
The people involved in the war in Iraq are the US, Iraq and the UK.
Iraq and the US.
The US is not at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Iraq never started any war with US
The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
The US is not at war with Iraq.
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
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