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War in Iraq

War in Iraq. By: Matt Renko.

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War in Iraq

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  1. War in Iraq By: Matt Renko http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.usmilitary.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/iraq_war.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.usmilitary.com/discovering-if-the-soldiers-feel-if-the-iraq-war-is-moral/&usg=__3-Qdqsk-H6--ilLQd8MjN9Hh_98=&h=266&w=458&sz=43&hl=en&start=5&zoom=1&tbnid=8TI6Ho5bQ-UHkM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=128&ei=ZjKxTq-wJYbr0gHXn5TRAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Diraq%2Bwar%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

  2. U.S. 12,746 total American deaths during the War in Iraq Other About 600,000 civilian deaths during the War in Iraq War Casualties http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=american+casualties+in+iraq&view=detail&id=86DD076F17C589F293AF7558F1190BE0407162FC&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.forgetthebox.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Iraqi-deaths.jpg&imgrefurl=http://

  3. Cost of War • The United States cost of the War in Iraq is estimated up to $820,615,550,206 • $454,355,737,898 for fighting in Afghanistan • Total cost of war since • 2001-$1,274,971,288,104

  4. Strengthening of Iran • Iran has been working for years now since the beginning of the war with Iraq began • Strong ties with the Shiites help defend borders • Invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. have made it safer

  5. Iraqi Government • Before the fall of Sadam Hussein in 2003, The Ba’ath Party officially ruled -The Iraqi Government was weakened when U.S. troops stormed in and took action.

  6. DeBa’athification • This was the goal for the U.S. to eliminate the influence of the Baath party on the Iraqi Government • The process was highly controversial as the action interfered with U.S. policies • The goal was to create a stable democratic Iraqi Government

  7. Disbanding the Iraqi Military • There was no formal and organized Iraqi Military • Much of the military consisted of Iraqi citizens who disproved of the U.S. trying to take control

  8. Works Cited "DeBa'athification ." CFR. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. <www.cfr.org/iraq/ iraq- debaathification/p7853>. "Iraqi Government." Global Policy. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2011. <www.globalpolicy.org/iraq/political-issues-in-iraq/iraqs- government-.html >. "Strengthening of Iran." New York Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2011. <topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iran/ index.html >. "Total Cost of the War in Iraq." Cost of War. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. <costofwar.com/en/ >.

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