Throughout the late 20th century, the Middle East had been struggling with instability and hostility. Afghanistan had been locked in war between the Soviets and the Mujahideen. Israel and Palestine continue to fight each other after Israel was established in 1948. OPEC raised oil prices after the United States sent aid to Israel causing the oil embargo of 1973. Among these conflicts, a little-known president, Saddam Hussein, would grow to become one of the worst leaders since World War II, and cause a seven year war between Iraq and other nations. The Iraq War was a conflict in which the United States and coalition forces destroyed the regime of Saddam Hussein to establish a democratic government and stabilize Iraq.
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To maintain peace and prevent war, President George Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultimatum on March 17, 2003 ordering Hussein to leave Iraq within 48 hours or face military action. Saddam Hussein refused to leave and two days later, President Bush formally declared war on Iraq. In an address to the United States on March 19th, President Bush said, “We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people.”(loc.gov) The military forces that mobilized to prepare for war against Iraq were made up of a coalition of thirty four countries; including the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and United Arab Emirates. Coalition countries provided personnel, access to military bases, political support, and other military resources. The movement of coalition forces became known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. The objectives of the operation were to eliminate the regime of Saddam Hussein and to establish a democratic government to control the …show more content…
Britain was the first major coalition country to withdraw from the war, and fully withdrew on May 22, 2011. The United States begins to remove troops after a surge in January 2007 caused the amount of deployed troops in Iraq to surpass 150,000. U.S. President Barack Obama begins to end the conflict in Iraq in order to withdraw American troops.The United States began to withdraw by giving control of Baghdad and other cities to local authorities on June 30, 2009. By August 31, 2010, almost one million troops had been removed from Iraq (whitehouse.gov). On December 18, 2011, the last United States soldiers left Iraq and ended Operation Iraqi Freedom. The withdrawal of coalition forces allowed Iraq to become a self governed
Saddam Hussein was a powerful …show more content…
To maintain peace and prevent war, President George Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultimatum on March 17, 2003 ordering Hussein to leave Iraq within 48 hours or face military action. Saddam Hussein refused to leave and two days later, President Bush formally declared war on Iraq. In an address to the United States on March 19th, President Bush said, “We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people.”(loc.gov) The military forces that mobilized to prepare for war against Iraq were made up of a coalition of thirty four countries; including the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and United Arab Emirates. Coalition countries provided personnel, access to military bases, political support, and other military resources. The movement of coalition forces became known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. The objectives of the operation were to eliminate the regime of Saddam Hussein and to establish a democratic government to control the …show more content…
Britain was the first major coalition country to withdraw from the war, and fully withdrew on May 22, 2011. The United States begins to remove troops after a surge in January 2007 caused the amount of deployed troops in Iraq to surpass 150,000. U.S. President Barack Obama begins to end the conflict in Iraq in order to withdraw American troops.The United States began to withdraw by giving control of Baghdad and other cities to local authorities on June 30, 2009. By August 31, 2010, almost one million troops had been removed from Iraq (whitehouse.gov). On December 18, 2011, the last United States soldiers left Iraq and ended Operation Iraqi Freedom. The withdrawal of coalition forces allowed Iraq to become a self governed