Summary of the Iraq War

             The Iraq war was a conflict within a conflict. The United States people were not in agreement about the war in Iraq. There were few reasons stated why the United States sent troops into the country of Iraq. Most of the reasons given were proven to be misleading. The author believes that there were a host of underlying reasons the U.S. government sent troops there. These underlying reasons were withheld from the United State citizens. The stated reasons and the underlying reasons for the war in Iraq will be discussed in this essay. .
             The United States government stated the reasons why troops were being sent into Iraq at the beginning of the conflict. One stated reason was that it was believed that the dictator, Saddam Hussein was harboring weapons of mass destruction that could prove detrimental to the stability of our nation and many other nations. Another reason for the Iraq conflict was to diminish the threat of international terrorism and promote democracy. Also, it was said that Hussein helped Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, achieve his goal of attacking the Twin Towers and killing many people. The author believes that one reason the U.S. government sent troops into Iraq to get the people's minds off the dire day of September eleventh. This day was a milestone in the history of the United States when members of Al-Qaeda, hijacked an airplane and flew it into the Twin Towers in New York. Immediately following the bombing of the buildings, President Bush went on a manhunt for Osama bin Laden. To the nation's surprise, the mighty Bush could not find bin Laden. Therefore, to take the focus off the real villain, bin Laden, the government decided to put the spotlight on Hussein, the man who supposedly helped kill the U.S. citizens on September eleventh. .
             Another reason the author believes that there were implicit reasons troops were sent to Iraq is that soon after the bombing of September eleventh the government announced that Saddam Hussein was protecting and supplying bin Laden with the needed weaponry and money.