It is an ancient land that has existed under a variety of governments. ... Many Iraqi were not happy with the government as it appeared to be a puppet of the British. ... The consequences of the political turmoil led to the seizure of control over the government and the quick trial and execution of Qasim in 1963 (Farouk-Sluglett 81-83). ... However, the Ba'th Party could not sustain its hold on the reigns of government and lost control the same year. ... Oil production and subsequent revenues represent the major source of revenue for the Iraqi government. 6 Although land reform...

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Saddam was known as an evil dictator by his people, and it was his corrupt government that ultimately caused his downfall. ... The United States have been helping to rebuilt the government of Iraq since taking control and eventually plan on leaving after a strong democratic government is in place. ... This country was Iraq. ... Iraq has long been a source for cheap oil. ... It would then be in the best interest of the United States to invade Iraq, take Saddam out of power, destroy these weapons of mass destruction and install a successful democratic government that will lead Iraq into thi...

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The current government is seen by many Iraqis as little more than puppet government controlled by the United States and its allies. ... This will make the transition to a democratic government difficult because first the Iraqi people need to be educated on the workings of a democratic government. ... Finally, whether the Iraqis like it or not, the international community will have a great deal to do with how the future government of Iraq is run. ... If the current government of Iraq cannot make its people feel safe there is no way it can possibly be successful. ... Yes other countries sh...

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America invaded Iraq for oil. ... The toppling of Saddam Hussein's Government will provoke regime change to a pro U.S government, which will permit the privatisation of Iraq's state controlled oil resources. ... The invasion of Iraq will be a cause of disappointment for the Governments of Russia, China and France who had been negotiating with Iraq over plans to develop its oil fields once sanctions were lifted. It becomes understandable why these governments didn't want to go to war with Iraq, as a change in regime would jeopardise their oil contracts thus benefiting the U...

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A great example is Bush's invading Iraq in order to reorder the government into a democratic one, dependent on a fair constitution and written rights, much like our own. ... The building one can look at as the Iraqi government Bush yearns to change. ... How will one correct a corrupt government and expect peace, while the Kurds for example, are still disdained today? ... When will the US decide to leave the Iraqi troubles to the Iraqi people themselves? ... In this case, it seems the Iraqi's were deaf before the USA even came along. ...

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"President Bush warned he had "zero tolerance for any Iraqi attempts to hide weapons of mass destruction," according to the Associated Press's article "Iraqi agrees to U.N. ... The article speaks poorly of Iraq and Hussein's administration, strongly implying that Iraq is not to be trusted and is lying to the U.N. about possessing weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri is quoted saying "his government has chosen "the path of peace" it's acceptance had "no condition, no reservations."" But Iraq Foreign Minister Nagi Sabri threatens, "the lies o...

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Americans believe in having freedom, but yet, most do not want our military to go to Iraq and fight for the Iraq people, so they have freedom as well. ... Many Americans believe we should pull our troops out of Iraq, because we are not accomplishing what we want, Iraqi freedom bye the military troops being in Iraq. Some also believe that our military troops are being put in danger while in Iraq. ... Our government decided that if we could get Iraqi leader Jadam Hussein, then the Iraq people could become free; like the United States. This is why we are calling this war "Iraqi Freedom." ...

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"Victory" in Iraq! ... The people of Iraq were thrilled to see the American troops coming to save them. ... The fall of Iraq is the biggest victory in the war against terror so far. The war in Iraq is over but the war on terror is far from over. ... Without this critical legislation the government won't have the power needed to effectively seek out possible terrorist cells within the United States. ...

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The role of Muslim governments. ... In this connection, America hit Afghanistan and threw out its government killing countless innocent people. ... But soon it added that even if Saddam left Iraq it would not desist from attacking Iraq. ... The Saddam government was overthrown. ... Charter and imposing the government of her own will on an independent people. ...

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The Iraqi government occupied Kuwait because Kuwait was trying to destroy the Iraqi economy by supersaturating the world markets with oil and selling it for a cheap price. ... Because of this, no one bought oil from Iraq, and it made the Iraqi economy go down. At that time Iraq was in an emergency need for money because it had newly exited from the eight years Iraqi-Iran war. The Iraqi government got mad and occupied Kuwait. Most of the countries of the world were against Iraq because Iraq wanted to keep its economy good and because Kuwait was the neighbor of Iraq. ...

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A United States invasion of Iraq would involve killing a large amount of Iraqi civilians. ... The US said that Iraq has or will develop "weapons of mass destruction," threatening the US and Iraq's neighbors. ... There is no clear-cut proof that Iraq has chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, and Iraq has never claimed it was targeting the US. ... Almost the entire world community is opposed to a US invasion of Iraq. ... Only the Iraqi people have the authority to determine what type of government they will live under. ...

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The United States military involvement in Iraq has been an area of concern for government officials and the American people as a whole. With the latest eruption in Iraq, the question of whether or not to send our troops back into the turmoil of a country that has a flimsy government and operating rebel and terrorist groups has President Obama strongly considering the possibility. ... Both the U.S and the Iraq government officials are looking for an alternative that would prevent an ISIS takeover and reduce the amount of lives lost and money spent. ... General Odierno again: "They want complete...

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Iraq: Changes during Pre and Post War Changes have always been an occurrence inside the borders of Iraq. ... Saddam sent Iraqi forces to Kuwait, killing hundreds until the United Nations called for Iraq to withdraw. Iraq did not leave Kuwait. ... After taking the appalling leader into custody, many changes began for the people of Iraq as a new governmental structure was forming. ... The citizens possess new feelings towards the new government, many traits and feelings from ambivalence to hatred. ...

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Sanctions Against Iraq For the first time in a decade, the United Nations has opened a window of opportunity for Iraq. ... It was ten years ago that sanctions were places on Iraq. ... So what was the open window given to Iraq that was previously mentioned? ... At the moment he's not quite where the US government would like to have him, but with the knowledge of such a high mortality rate of "his" people, the United States can no longer play this waiting game. Not even countries that place Iraq on their good sides wish for the sanctions to end. ...

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Government failed on reconstructing Iraq after the conflict due to the corruption, to the vanity of some companies (contractors and on-the make corporations) and their leaders, and also to the disorganization behind the entire process. ... Government's mindset attempt to rebuild Iraq without structuring itself properly, with schools that cannot even afford to pay their for their instructors' salary decently, which, according to the author, should not be less important than intervening in another countries issues. ... Last December, the U.S. government announced the official closure...

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The Iraqi people have a long history of political groups that still have influence on modern time Iraq. The Iraqi Kurds are one of such groups. ... The largest city in northern Iraq is the oil town of Kirkuk, which used to be about half-and-half Kurdish and Turkmen before the Iraqi government systematically reduced the Kurdish and increased the Arab population in the 1970s (Bulloch 1992). ... The Iraqi Kurds are predominantly peasants. ... This form of government causes one man to be in charge. ...

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The Iraqi War was a conflict between the United States and its allies, against Saddam Hussein's Baath Socialist government from 2003 to 2011, although most UN coalition forces left the country in 2009 as support for the war across the war waned. ... One of the most significant cultural effects was the Sunni and Shia uprisings after Hussein' s socialist government fell. The Shia uprising occurred because when the United States assisted Iraq to form an interim government, many religious leaders, including the most prominent Shia cleric, Ali al-Sistani, was left out of this government, ...

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The official language of Iraq is Arabic. ... The currency that Iraq uses is called the Iraqi dinar. ... The government of Iraq is said to be a republic, but they are really a military dictatorship. ... Hussein began to assert open control of the government in 1979, becoming president upon Bakr's resignation. ... Iraq is a land of beauty and turmoil. ...

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OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: The basics The war in Iraq has basically just begun, but is also far from over. ... The United States government spends an average of one thousand dollars per second. ... Civilian deaths (Iraqi) are estimated at over 8,020, and there have been over 11,000 Iraqi soldiers killed. ... Despite how uneasy people are about having our troops in Iraq, two-thirds said they don't think we should withdraw until there is a stable government. Four in five Americans believe that the Iraqi people should be able to choose their own government, even if that government is unf...

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On Monday, March 17, 2003 America went to war with Iraq. According to recent polls, 40% of Americans are against a war with Iraq. ... Iraq has yet to attack the U.S. ... Iraq does not pose a clear and present danger. ... Yet the US supports the nuclear-armed dictators of Pakistan and provides billions of dollars in aid to the governments of Turkey and nuclear-armed Israel, both of which are in violation of UN resolutions. ...

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War on Iraq President George Bush is seeking United Nation help from other countries, this due to the fact that Iraq is in great need of organization and leadership. ... Also, going into Iraq without adequate proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction caused America to seem unjustified in going to war. ... Therefore, the United States going into Iraq and deciding that Saddam Hussein is bad for Iraq without asking the Iraqis themselves is depleting them from exercising their democratic power as a people. ... The American people are losing soldiers daily with the occupation in Iraq. .....

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The United States government stated the reasons why troops were being sent into Iraq at the beginning of the conflict. ... The people of the U.S did not know was that the U.S. sold the weapons to the Iraqi government. Therefore, if the Iraqi government was giving weapons to the cause of bin Laden, the U.S. was also giving to the cause. ... These citizens felt this way because the government blew the situation in Iraq out of proportion. ... In conclusion, the Iraq conflict was filled with deception of the U.S. citizens by the government. ...

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Weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq and the U.S. ... However, wiping out all of Iraq isn't the U.S.'... Their opinions are not counted in their government which means they are not responsible for the actions of their country. ... This means that it is just for America to defend itself against Iraq, but does that mean that it is just for America to seek and destroy Iraq? ... Getting rid of the "few key leaders" and a tyrannical government would be a much more reasonable and "just" way of handling the situation. ...

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A dictatorial Centralist government in Mexico began the war because of the U.S. annexation (1845) of Texas, which Mexico continued to claim despite the establishment of the independent republic of Texas 10 years before. ... During the war Mexico's government was very unstable because the federal constitution of 1824 had been abrogated in 1835 and replaced by a centralized dictatorship. Also the Federalists, who supported a constitutional democracy, and the Centralists, who were in control of the government from 1835 to December 1844, were opposed factions of each other. ... The Reagan ...

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He decided to take out the governments that were sponsoring terrorism and terrorist organizations. ... Saddam Hussein's Baath party have ruled and controlled Iraq's vast resources by subjugating its citizens, as well as fellow government officials, to extreme, and often fatal forms of intimidation, terror, and fear. ... To control Iraq, Saddam used fear as a means to keep his government in check, the same type of terror he imposed on Iraq's populace. ... A 1992 U.S. government report estimates that Iraqi forces executed or tortured to death over 1,000 Kuwaitis during the bri...

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