Operation Iraqi Freedom was an eight year long conflict between Iraq and the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and Poland. The invasion caused the destruction of the government of Saddam Hussein. America played a leading role in the war and it’s culture and society were greatly affected by it, not to mention the casualties and costs that accumulated over the course of the conflict. Many factors played into why America went to war. To start, after the 1991 Gulf War hostilities were very high between the UN Coalition and Iraq, and Saddam Hussein was not complying with United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 which demanded he end the repression of the Iraqi civilian populations. He had been attacking and bombing the Shi’ite Muslims in southern Iraq (Gregory Ball). Operation Southern Watch
…show more content…
The attacks showed the eminent dangers of international terrorism to the U.S. Because of this the U.S entered the war on terror, and didn’t just target al-Qaeda but any organism that seemed to be a terrorist organisation would also be targeted. In President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union, he made it evident that the U.S would not just combat terrorist organisations very aggressively but also any country suspected to be equipping, training or supporting them (Bush, 2002). In his speech Bush went on and said that “Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and support terror” (Bush, 2002), in other words saying that Iraq clearly identifies as a sponsor of terrorism. Judith S. Yaphe makes two interesting points that “Baghdad actively sponsored terrorist groups, providing safe haven, training, ars, and logistical support, requiring in exchange that the groups carry out operations ordered by Baghdad for Saddam’s objectives.” and also that “Saddam used foreign terrorist groups as an instrument of foreign policy.” (Yaphe). This shows that Iraq was a supporter of global
The attacks showed the eminent dangers of international terrorism to the U.S. Because of this the U.S entered the war on terror, and didn’t just target al-Qaeda but any organism that seemed to be a terrorist organisation would also be targeted. In President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union, he made it evident that the U.S would not just combat terrorist organisations very aggressively but also any country suspected to be equipping, training or supporting them (Bush, 2002). In his speech Bush went on and said that “Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and support terror” (Bush, 2002), in other words saying that Iraq clearly identifies as a sponsor of terrorism. Judith S. Yaphe makes two interesting points that “Baghdad actively sponsored terrorist groups, providing safe haven, training, ars, and logistical support, requiring in exchange that the groups carry out operations ordered by Baghdad for Saddam’s objectives.” and also that “Saddam used foreign terrorist groups as an instrument of foreign policy.” (Yaphe). This shows that Iraq was a supporter of global