As many Americans consider themselves patriotic many still regret some of the actions the United States. One of the biggest regretted wars was the Iraq War (2003-11) during the Bush Administration. Why was there a war in Iraq one might ask? The Bush Administration based its rationale for war principally on the assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and that Saddam's government posed an immediate threat to the United States and its coalition allies. Of course some might mistake this war for the War in Afghanistan which began in 2001 after the September 11 attacks. United States and NATO coalition forces attacked Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. As of 2014, United States personnel are withdrawing from the country, ending
