The United States Invasion of Iraq In 2003
Iraq has been the focus of the international community and has been featured prominently in the media in recent times. America’s interest grew after WWII because of oil. The United States was Iraq’s biggest guest, through the oil-for-food program. Before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Iraq’s domestic oil was fully nationalized and closed to oil companies. Later that year, it was privatized and dominated by foreign firms. Oil was not the only goals of the Iraq war, but it was the central one, as top military and political figures have attested to in years. In addition, there were few things standing in the way of oil companies operating in Iraq: Saddam Hussein and the nation’s legal system.
Iraq has been the focus of the international community and has been featured prominently in the media in recent times. America’s interest grew after WWII because of oil. The United States was Iraq’s biggest guest, through the oil-for-food program. Before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Iraq’s domestic oil was fully nationalized and closed to oil companies. Later that year, it was privatized and dominated by foreign firms. Oil was not the only goals of the Iraq war, but it was the central one, as top military and political figures have attested to in years. In addition, there were few things standing in the way of oil companies operating in Iraq: Saddam Hussein and the nation’s legal system.