WAR IN IRAQ Akira Erica Rose

Start of War Invaded: March 20, 2003 Causes: 9/11: Osama Bin Laden Wanted a world-wide Islamic revolution Gulf Slaughter in 1991 UN security Council Resolution 687 made Iraq stop making chemical, biological, nuclear, and long range missile programs Weapons of Mass Destruction Iraq supported Al-Qaeda Spread democracy Oil reserves Iraq government abused civil rights

Invaded: March 20, 2003

Causes:

9/11: Osama Bin Laden

Wanted a world-wide Islamic revolution

Gulf Slaughter in 1991

UN security Council Resolution 687 made Iraq stop making chemical, biological, nuclear, and long range missile programs

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Iraq supported Al-Qaeda

Spread democracy

Oil reserves

Iraq government abused civil rights

Views of President Bush Disarm Iraq to free its people and defend the world Wanted to undermine Saddam Hussein’s authoritayy Restore order in Iraq Get rid of WMD

Disarm Iraq to free its people and defend the world

Wanted to undermine Saddam Hussein’s authoritayy

Restore order in Iraq

Get rid of WMD

Views of Osama Bin Laden “ Hostility toward America is a religious duty, and we hope to be rewarded for it by God . . . . I am confident that Muslims will be able to end the legend of the so-called superpower that is America. “ "Every American man is an enemy to us." ``We are seeking to incite the (Islamic) nation to rise up to liberate its land and to (conduct) jihad (holy war) for the sake of God." "Acquiring weapons for the defense of Muslims is a religious duty. If I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank God for enabling me to do so. And if I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels from inflicting harm on Muslims."

“ Hostility toward America is a religious duty, and we hope to be rewarded for it by God . . . . I am confident that Muslims will be able to end the legend of the so-called superpower that is America. “

"Every American man is an enemy to us."

``We are seeking to incite the (Islamic) nation to rise up to liberate its land and to (conduct) jihad (holy war) for the sake of God."

"Acquiring weapons for the defense of Muslims is a religious duty. If I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank God for enabling me to do so. And if I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels from inflicting harm on Muslims."

Soldiers in combat: 23000 – 100000 Wounded: 30329 Innocent Iraqi civilian casualties: 1,213,716 US casualties: 4,079 Allies with US: British, Australian, Poland, and Denmark

in combat: 23000 – 100000

Wounded: 30329

Innocent Iraqi civilian casualties: 1,213,716

US casualties: 4,079

Allies with US: British, Australian, Poland, and Denmark

Fall en Sol diers

Opinions Protestors: Obviously believe that we should have never been in the war Some are worried for their family and friends and even for the innocent Iraqi lives.

Protestors:

Obviously believe that we should have never been in the war

Some are worried for their family and friends and even for the innocent Iraqi lives.

Opinions cont… Some believe that if we should finish what we started If we pull out now, we will leave a bigger mess than when we came in The soldiers that are the last ones out will get a tsunami of attacks

Some believe that if we should finish what we started

If we pull out now, we will leave a bigger mess than when we came in

The soldiers that are the last ones out will get a tsunami of attacks

Works Cited http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/images/0924-05.jpgvv detnews.com www.thesmokehammer.com http://www.globalpolicy.org/images/security/iraq/crude/gasflare.jpg www. wikipedia .org / http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/index.html www.i casualties .org www.anti war .com/ casualties / http://www.pigbird.com/images_war.html

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/images/0924-05.jpgvv

detnews.com

www.thesmokehammer.com

http://www.globalpolicy.org/images/security/iraq/crude/gasflare.jpg

www. wikipedia .org /

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/index.html

www.i casualties .org

www.anti war .com/ casualties /

http://www.pigbird.com/images_war.html