Why and with what consequences did the United Kindom particpate in the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003?

United Kingdom 's participation in the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003

The Iraq war began on March 20 , 2003 . United States , United Kingdom and some other nations such as Australia , Denmark , and Poland are the main participants of this war [1] . This war is also known as Second Gulf War or the War in Iraq . The main purpose of the war was elimination of the government of Saddam Hussein because it was a danger for the world and establishment of a pro-western government [2] . According to some U .S . officials Saddam

Hussein was the Al-Qaeda supporter

Another big reason was the deactivation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD . WMD was a thereat to the security of the United States , Europe and the other nations of the Middle East . Another reason was the Iraqi support for the families of Palestinian suicide bombers . Iraqi government human rights abuses , end of the dictatorship and spreading democracy , and oil in Iraq are some other reasons behind the war

The main reasons behind the participation of United Kingdom in war were- deactivation of nuclear , chemical , and biological weapons means deactivation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD , end the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and stopping his support for terrorism , make free the Iraqi people [3]

A weapon of mass destruction (WMD ) was a weapon which can be used to kill huge numbers of people . With the use of it buildings , mountain cities can be destroyed . Nuclear , biological , chemical , and radiological weapons come into this category . This has become the main reason of tension between Middle East and the

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2 . Center for American Progress (January 29 , 2004 ) HYPERLINK "http /www .americanprogress .org /issues /ks /b24970 .html " \o "http /www .americanprogress .org /issues /ks /b24970 .html "In Their Own Words : Iraq 's 'Imminent ' Threat " americanprogress .org

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western countries . Because of this U .K . participated in the war

Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq from July 16 , 1979 [4][5] . Iraq took part in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988 ) and the first Persian Gulf War (1991 ) during the rule of his government . These wars became a danger to the stability of Iraq . Saddam Hussein was dictator of Iraq from 1979 Iraqi people divided during his presidential ship . There were a lot of internal conflicts in Iraq at that time . Rich became richer and poor became poorer in Iraq at that time . A people 's army was created by the Saddam Hussein for the internal security of Iraq . Thousands of photographs , posters , and statues of Saddam Hussein were erected in all over the Iraq by his government on the basis of his . Office buildings , schools , airports , and shops are the main places where his face could be seen easily . You could see his photo on Iraqi currency also . These things show that he was a dictator of Iraq . That 's why Iraqi people did not want him as a President . According to U...