Iraqi Interim Government

In 1979, protests erupted across the nation against the government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This was triggered by the domination of foreign policy, the exploitation of Iran’s resources and wealth by foreign firms, corruption and oppressive regime. The Shah’s government’s close ties with the United States and Israel, his oppressive methods and his program of Westernization were unpopular with the Iranian people. They therefore turned to the ‘ulama as an alternative. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

views of the city. The people of Mosul were not pleased with the Marines: On Tuesday, 15 April 2003, a massive riot had broken out after Mishaan al Jabouri announced himself mayor of Mosul, and while conducting riot control, the Marines killed 17 Iraqis, making conditions unstable in Mosul and leaving the Marines on high alert. The Special Forces were not

summer it is not unusual for temperatures to reach 120 degrees. Floods, dust storms, and sandstorms are a natural part of Iraq’s weather system (Iraqi Cultural Office, 2016). Next, I will discuss the Iraqi people, in order to be fully aware of any culture you must actually learn about the people themselves. There are five major aspects of Iraqi culture that I will cover;the language,religion,hierarchy, values, and ethnic groups that make up Iraq. Iraq has an approximate population of 31

hearts and minds of Iraqi citizens. The rest of the Iraqi citizens, however, lived normal, comfortable lives. In the late 20th century, many traveled from afar to utilize and learn from Iraq’s intricate network of hospitals and social centers regarded as the best in the region. (CIA 2) However, constant war drained Iraq’s wealth and decimated its people. In the Iraq-Iran War, Saddam Hussein unwillingly forced Iraq into a disastrous attempt to overthrow the Islamist government in Iran. When the dust

believed that if we did not show the terrorists our strength, we would be susceptible to another devastating and decimating attack. Supporters also believed that progress would have been a disaster under Saddam Hussein because he was a disaster for the Iraqi people. Saddam also posed a major threat to the region, especially after the war against Iran and the invasion of Kuwait. Many Americans supported the war in it’s early stages, however; support began to waver as time went

both the ISI and AQI had similar interests in combating foreign intervention and developing an Islamic caliphate in the region, the two groups sought two different means of achieving it. In Iraq in particular, Daesh was bolstered by a new interim Iraqi government that was particularly repressive towards the Sunni majority, which in turn drove disillusioned Sunnis towards the extremist group. Ultimately, ISI would expand into Syria in 2010 and splinter off from the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Nusra

What does the United States have to gain from a war with Iraq? Supporters of a war with Iraq say it will help prevent the risk of an attack by a weapons of mass destruction developed by Iraq. Critics of a military action that say nothing will be gained, and the U.S. just wants to obtain the oil that Iraq controls. They claim that casualties will be too costly for America to afford. Nonetheless, America should act while others will not for fear of disturbing global peace. Iraq poses a “clear and present

mostly Arabic. These ethnic separations add to the sectarian divisions. Basra was mostly Shi’a Muslims, while Baghdad and Mosul have been mostly Sunnis. Looking at this difference numerically, or statistically, we see that sixty percent of the Iraqi population is Shi’a Muslim while Sunnis make up only thirty-five percent of the population. The remaining five percent include Christians and smaller religions. This type of inequality brings about quite a bit of resentment, as shown by Liam Anderson

Over 189,000 Iraqis died directly from this conflict (Ingersoll). This is a sharp contrast compared to the casualties that the Americans faced. Of the 1.5 million Americans that served in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, more than 30,000 troops were wounded during the conflict

Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs) are often included, along with other types of military agreements, as part of a comprehensive security arrangement with a particular country. "A SOFA itself does not constitute a security agreement; rather, it establishes the rights and privileges of U.S. personnel present in a state in support of the larger security strategy, and providing some legal safeguards for service members stationed abroad (Mason 2011)". While the host nation and the U.S. sign SOFAs after