US - Iraqi war


In 2003 President Bush of the United States sought UN approval of military action against Saddam Hussein of Iraq, largely in the belief that he was seeking to develop and aquire biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, but also as a continuation or extension of the war on terrorism. Blair of the United Kingdom was one of the few supporters of this proposal: Most international leaders, including Putin of the Russian Federation, opposed it.	Modern history
Bush claimed that the threat was imminent and ordered the invasion, with or without international approval. The Iraqi military offered little effective resistance. The government fell and the capital, Baghdad, was occupied in a matter of days. However, Saddam Hussein escaped and went into hiding for several months, while resistance to the occupation, largely in the form of guerilla- and terrorist-style attacks on American troops continued. It subsided but did not cease with his capture December 2003, while searches found no chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. The United States announced its intention to withdraw most military forces by July 2004, while it attempted to set up a stable and competent government.

In 2003 President Bush of the United States sought UN approval of military action against Saddam Hussein of Iraq, largely in the belief that he was seeking to develop and aquire biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, but also as a continuation or extension of the war on terrorism. Blair of the United Kingdom was one of the few supporters of this proposal: Most international leaders, including Putin of the Russian Federation, opposed it.

Modern history

Bush claimed that the threat was imminent and ordered the invasion, with or without international approval. The Iraqi military offered little effective resistance. The government fell and the capital, Baghdad, was occupied in a matter of days. However, Saddam Hussein escaped and went into hiding for several months, while resistance to the occupation, largely in the form of guerilla- and terrorist-style attacks on American troops continued. It subsided but did not cease with his capture December 2003, while searches found no chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. The United States announced its intention to withdraw most military forces by July 2004, while it attempted to set up a stable and competent government.