Iraq Conflict

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Iraq Conflict

• )()( Delverrick Dickey )()(
• )()( Wade Wilson )()(

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Iraq War

• The Iraq War is an ongoing conflict which began
  on March 20, 2003 with the United States-led
  invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition
  composed of U.S. and U.K. troops supported by
  smaller contingents from Australia, Poland, and
  other nations. The main rationale for the
  invasion offered by U.S. President George W. Bush
  and coalition supporters was the allegation that
  Iraq possessed and was actively developing
  weapons of mass destruction in violation of a
  1991 agreement.
• U.S. officials argued that Iraq posed an
  imminent, urgent, and immediate threat to the
  United States, its people, allies, and interests.
  Some U.S. officials claimed Saddam Hussein and
  al-Qaeda had been cooperating, but no evidence of
  any collaborative relationship has been found.
  Other reasons for the invasion stated by
  officials included concerns over Iraq's financial
  support for the families of Palestinian suicide
  bombers, Iraqi government human rights abuses,
  spreading democracy, and Iraq's oil reserves.

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The RCC

• The first act of the new regime was to establish
  the RCC (Revolutionary Command Council) which
  assumed supreme authority. The RCC elected
  al-Bakr president of the republic, and he invited
  al-Nayif to form a cabinet.
• Al-Bakr was not interested in administrative
  details, and, as he grew older and his health
  deteriorated, he began to depend more heavily on
  Saddam to carry out the business of government.

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Saddam Takes Over

• On July 16, 1979 On The Eve Of The Anniversary Of
  of the revolution of 1968 officially announced
  his resignation. He was immediately succeeded by
  Saddam Hussein. On July 28 it was announced that
  a plot to overthrow the government had been
  uncovered. This announcement had been preceded,
  on July 12, by the arrest of Muhyi 'Abd
  al-Hussein al-Mashhadi, the secretary of the RCC.
  
• Mashhadi made a public confession, stating that
  he and other Bath leaders, including four other
  members of the RCC, had conspired to overthrow
  the regime. The Syrian government was alleged to
  have provided the funds for their activities. A
  special court was set up, and 22 conspirators
  were executed a number of others were sentenced
  to prison terms. This development put an end to
  plans for union with Syria.

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Current Conflicts in Iraq

• The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level
  of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army
  officer said Wednesday, a later date than Bush
  administration or Pentagon officials have
  mentioned thus far.
• The Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J.
  Schoomaker, cautioned against reading too much
  into the planning, saying troops levels could be
  adjusted to actual conditions in Iraq. He said it
  is easier to hold back forces scheduled to go
  there than to prepare and deploy units at the
  last minute.
• This is not a prediction that things are going
  poorly or better, Schoomaker told reporters.
  Its just that I have to have enough ammo in the
  magazine that I can continue to shoot as long as
  they want us to shoot.

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