Iraq

Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States , Britain , Australia and Poland officially began on March 20 , 2003 . U .S . President George W . Bush stated that the objective of the invasion was "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction , to end Saddam Hussein 's support for terrorism , and to free the Iraqi people .In preparation , 100 ,000 U .S . troops were assembled in Kuwait by February 18 . The United States supplied the majority of the invading forces . Supporters of the invasion included a coalition force of more than 40

countries , and Kurds in northern Iraq The invasion of Iraq encountered immense popular opposition . Between January 3 and April 12 , 2003 , 36 million people across the globe took part in almost 3 ,000 protests against the Iraq war . The 2003 invasion began the Iraq War

Prior to the 2003 invasion , the diplomatic steps undertaken by the United States were on March 17 , 2003 when President Bush delivered his address . In his address , President Bush demanded Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay to surrender and leave Iraq after the 48-hour maintained that it had disarmed as required . Meanwhile , the UN weapons inspectors headed by Hans Blix requested more time to analyze whether Iraq has fully complied with its obligation to disarm as embodied in UN Security Resolution 1441 . However , Blix had been in doubt should the UN lift the sanctions , Iraqi government would start the reproduction of the weapons again . On the other hand , United Kingdom and the United States still failed to acquire the resolution allowing the use of force against Iraq

Although this has been the case , the diplomatic solutions posted by the United States are not enough to wage war against Iraq . In fact , the member-states of UN all failed to accept such an idea to wage war against it . The invasion of Iraq did not have the support of the UN Clearly , this manifests that all positive soltuions has not been sought or exhanusted by the United States

Throughout 2002 , the Bush administration made clear that removing Saddam Hussein from power was a major goal . The principal stated justifications for this policy of "regime change " were that Iraq 's alleged production of weapons of mass destruction and purported ties to terrorist organizations amounted to an imminent threat to the United States and the world community . Bush 's advisers , notably Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz even went as far as alleging that the Hussein government was responsible for the September 11 attacks .The overall rationale for the invasion was outlined by Secretary of State Colin Powell in his February 5 , 2003 presentation to the U .N . Security Council

Secretary Powell said that Saddam Husssein was ' determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction ' He added that given Saddam Hussein 's history of aggression , his terrorist associations and his determination to exact revenge on those who oppose him , The United States should not take the risk that he will use these weapons in the...