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A Second Beginning When did the war in Iraq really begin? Most people throughout the world believe that the US-Iraqi war in the Middle East began in March of 2003. This in fact is not a true statement. Even though the first invasion was in 2003, it has nothing to do with when it all began. The beginning of the Iraq-US war goes back farther than most people know. When did all of this really start, and what exactly brought these countries into war? The United States has been involved in the Middle East since the early nineteenth century but the war with Iraq actually began seventeen years ago. Even though American did not declare war this early, the conflict still began with the end of the Gulf Slaughter, in 1991. The Gulf Slaughter was a US led war against Iraq, also known as the Persian Gulf War (Kaminski). Was the Gulf Slaughter the only reason that Iraq and the United States went into war? In fact, there were so many things that led up to the war with Iraq that no one thing can be singled out and called the reasoning of the war. Specifically, there are three other main causes that were brought upon America which led them to finally invade Iraq. Socialism is the second main cause of the war going on in the Middle East. Iraq was a large socialist country while they were under control of Saddam Hussein. Even though Saddam was more of a dictator than a socialist, socialism was very popular in Iraq. The people in Iraq did not like the fact that they were a socialist country, but they had no rights so their opinion didn’t matter to the government or the leaders. The people in Iraq claimed that they were going to start an uprise in their country because they were sick of being a socialist country, which explains why people say that socialism was a main cause of the war (Ritter). The third main cause of the war in the Middle East is [|September] 11, 2001. Over thirty-five percent of Americans believe that this attack was the only reason America declared war with Iraq, which is not true. There were many reasons before the attack on September 11, but these bombings played a significant role with the war. The September 11 attacks are well-known throughout the world, and today are seen as a very large tragedy which also helped develop war. Is it one hundred percent true that Iraq was in charge of the September 11 bombings? Most people would respond to this question by saying yes, but in fact it is not one hundred percent sure that Iraq can be held responsible for this tragedy. Even though there is evidence that Iraq attacked the United States on September 11, it was never claimed by any Iraqi official that they are held responsible. After hearing information that the United States doesn’t know for sure who began the September eleventh attack, there is no way to prove that September 11 was the only cause for the war, but it definitely has reasoning to help start invasions in Iraq. Lastly, the most important thing that led to the war in the Middle East is the weapons of mass destruction. It has been said a numerous amount of times that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Was this a fact or just a reason to invade? It is hard to say whether this statement is a fact or opinion because it is both. Georges [|Sada] was Saddam’s top military advisor since 1968, and he claimed that at one point Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction (Thomas). These weapons were not used against other countries though; they were being used against the Iraqi people themselves until the summer of 2002. Saddam knew that on November 1, 2002, inspectors were coming into their country to look for weapons of mass destruction, so he got them out of Iraq and moved them into Syria (Thomas). These weapons were moved by air and also by large trucks on ground. What exactly are weapons of mass destruction? Weapons of mass destruction (also known as WMD) are very dangerous explosive weapons that are made out of fusion. Chemicals were also a big part of these weapons. Chemicals such as chlorine were used to make mustard gas which was then used in making heat exchangers, vessels and tanks. One weapon of mass destruction can blow up over four whole cities at one time. Weapons of mass destruction are the most dangerous weapons in the world, and are more powerful than largest conventional explosives that are available. A lot of controversy occurred when America discovered that there were no weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. The United States leader, George Bush, lied about Iraq’s weapons still being there in order to justify an invasion on their country (Singal). When America first entered Iraq, WMD’s from the 1980’s and 1990’s were found, which were now considered harmless substances. Bush decided he wanted to send a few more military teams over to find Saddam Hussein and remove him from power for ever having these weapons of mass destruction that he was using against his own people. The United States’ invasion of Iraq, which was backed by Britain, Australia, Poland and Denmark officially began on March 20, 2003, but has been in the process for seventeen years (Ritter). This invasion was intended to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and also free all Iraqi people. The many causes of the war are each significant in their own way to. Even though each situation held a different part, it was all a large part in leading up to the war in Iraq. 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