United States Involvement In The Iraq War

March 20, 2003, the day everything changed. The day American troops stepped foot onto a foreign desert land that the United States now recognizes as Iraq. People have their opinions if the United States made the correct decision in their involvement in the war. Although the United States did gain much Intel, helped locals and executed Saddam Hussein, there are many that wonder if it was in the best interest to invade Iraq considering the numerous consequences. There are both positive and negative consequences that have resulted from the United States going to war with Iraq. Some believe the United States should not have gone to war because most of the alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction that were rumored to exist were lies and misinterpretations. Also, the astronomical amount of money that has been spent on the war and the amount of lives lost. In addition widespread failure of Iraq 's government as it was picked apart and shut down created complete chaos, looting, raping and foremost the illegal actions that were taken to start the war with Iraq. With this being said, obviously some people of the United States were completely against the war and believed it a lost cause. No matter where the US troops ventured and gained …show more content…
After the 1991 war, Iraq agreed to allow United Nations inspectors to came to Iraq to verify that the country had disposed of any and all Weapons of Mass Destruction; however, inspectors who went to Iraq in 1991 soon found that the Hussein government continued to try to conceal chemical, biological and nuclear weapons programs. This issue became a major controversy before and after the Iraq War of 2003. ”No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq”