It is bordered by the Persian Gulf and the countries Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Kuwait. Other cities in the country are Basrah, Mosul, Karkuk, As Sulaymaniyah, Irbil. Its area is 433,970 square miles. Iraq became an independent kingdom in 1932 and was claimed a republic in 1958. A string of military leaders have ruled the country since then, the latest being Saddam Husayn. However, he was ousted in March 2003 by the United States and other countries. The country is now ruled by coalition forces attempting to form a freely elected government.
The country is broken up into four regions, the desert in the west and southwest, the rolling upland between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the highlands in the north and southeast, and the alluvial plain through which the Tigris and Euphrates flow. The desert region is part of the Syrian Desert. .
Iraq is a very hot, dry country, covered mostly by dessert. About ninety percent of the rainfall occurs between November and April. Mountain regions along the Iranian and Turkish borders however experience harsh winters with a good amount of snowfall. In spring, the melting of the snow will cause occasional flooding in some of the region. Sand and dust storms are also environmental hazards. Two types of winds mark the summer months. The sharqi is a dry, dusty wind with occasional gusts that can reach as high as eighty kilometers per hour. The second type is the shamal. It is less severe but brings a lot of extra heat to the land.
The population of Iraq is 24,683,313, a 2.78 percent increase from the previous year. The average age is nineteen for both males and females. Seventy-five percent of the people in the country are Arab. The rest of the population is mainly made up of Kurds and Turks. The population is unevenly distributed in the cities, which are mainly located on the rivers in the country.
The Baath party has been in power since 1968.
What Will Come About In Post-War Iraq? ... They asked us why the United States was taking over Iraq, and whether the Americans would stay in Iraq forever. ... Resentment and suspicion, not gratitude and embrace were what Iraqis felt when American troops invaded Iraq. ... How does Bush plan to seed Iraq with democracy? ... Iraqis will be happy Saddam Hussein is gone. ...
Iraq is a land of diverse people, both in terms of ethnic origins and in religious beliefs. ... To keep Iraq out of Axis powers influence, Great Britain used provisions of the Angelo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 to land troops and reoccupy Iraq in 1941 (Metz 45-46). Political turmoil, focusing on British influence, dominated Iraq following World War II. ... Most Iraqis lived in object poverty (Farouk-Slugett 32-33). ... Some of these Iraqi were used in manufacturing where unskilled workers could be used. ...
On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. Iraq then annexed Kuwait, which it had long claimed. ... The UN Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw and subsequently embargoed most trade with Iraq. ... The main coalition forces invaded Kuwait and Iraq on February 24 and, over the next four days, encircled and defeated the Iraqis and liberated Kuwait. ... s invasion of Iraq was Iraq's failure to comply with every U.S. demand. ...
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." ...
"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. ... This victory is a victory for both the Iraqi and American people, our leaders should be brave enough to help people in need anywhere throughout the world. ...
"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. ... Both of these articles clearly show the bias of the U.N. against Iraq and it's administration. ... Not believing that Iraq will fight fair and let their weapons capabilities know. ...
A United States invasion of Iraq would involve killing a large amount of Iraqi civilians. ... A United States invasion of Iraq would be a clear violation of international and US law. ... 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. ...
