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The United States was in Iraq for multiple reasons and objectives which are more thoroughly outlined in the related question below: "What are the causes of the Iraq War of 2003-2011?"
The "Iraqis" are not homogenous, therefore they are not all fighting for the same objectives. There are a large number of Iraqis fighting in the reformed Iraqi Army that fought alongside American soldiers and now continue that same fight even without American military assistance. There is the Kurdish Peshmerga which continues to fight alongside the Iraqi Army in order to protect the Kurds' newly gained autonomy. Most of the regional insurgent groups operating in Iraq are fighting to preserve their local power. International groups like Al-Qaeda see the Iraqi government as an imposition and strive for its downfall.
Because Saddam Hussain was removed from power in 2003; he ruled with an iron fist (apparently) and managed to keep the lid on things (kept trouble under control). According to the news media and all the supposed good guys, he may have been a brutal man, and generally not nice...but he had things under control. Now there is no man with an "iron fist" to control things; they have a democratic "sort of" way of doing things now and criminals (terrorists/insurgents) are attacking the government. Why are they fighting in Iraq? For all sorts of reasons; religious beliefs; political beliefs, they just don't like their US/coalition influenced government; they're unemployed, and don't have any job, nor money, nor food, nor housing, so they join terrorists (which have several different names) not unlike "gang activity" in the United States. Bored teenagers & young men with no place to go, no family, no job (read no money), no self respect, they get bored, more bored, and more boredom...so they join a gang! You can call it a war, but it's really a WAR ON CRIME, there is no government involved with the bad guys, anymore than there's a government for the gangsters in America's big cities. There's no air force fighting another air force in the skies, there's no navy's fighting warship to warship, there's no enemy generals with tanks and self propelled artillery...there's NOT even a government to negotiate with; it's a job for law enforcement! It's a law enforcement function! Find em...bust em...prison or execution...what ever kind of justice prevails in that region. Saddam was arrested, and then executed, his peers the same.
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What Are you Fighting in the Iraq war?
the American and ENGLISH soldiers are fighting against the taliban and other mast terrorist groups around the area of Iraq
What was it like between the US and Iraq before the Iraq war started?
Everything was peaceful in Iraq people living normal lives. No terrorism, no weapons. In America everything was fine too. The only war we were fighting was Afghanistan (2001). Then, America came in and attacked Iraq.
How many American casualties of Iraq war?
so far there are over 4,200 U.S. dead in the Iraq war and over 30,000 wounded.
What were the battling conditions like during the Iraq war?
The majority of the Iraq War was urban warfare where soldiers would be fighting unmarked guerrilla units in close quarters in areas of dense population.
Where did fighting occur in World War 1 that is still a battleground today?
The following areas were fought over in WWI (Britain against the Ottoman Empire) and are being fought over again: 1. Palestine 2. Mesopotamia (Iraq)
What war are soldiers fighting in now?
The Iraq war
How long has the Iraq war been going on?
The Iraq War began in 2003 and ended in 2011. The Insurgency in Iraq began in 2005 and continues to this day. (The difference in terminology is that the Iraq War was foreign powers fighting in Iraq to secure the country and the Insurgency is the Iraqi Government fighting in Iraq to secure the country.
How many allied countries fighting in the Iraq war?
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What is each Call of Duty about?
Fighting in the Iraq War, World War 2 or The Vietnam War.
What are the similaritis and differences between soilders fighting in the Vietnam and the current war in Iraq?
1. The US is not at war with Iraq. 2. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Where did the fighting occur in the Persian gulf war?
See "Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)."
Where did the fighting at the gulf war occur?
Along the Iran-Iraq border (Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988); as well as within the Gulf itself.
When is the war supposed to be over in Iraq?
The Iraq War has ended as December 16, 2011.
Are Canadians fighting in the war in Iraq?
Last count, they were providing security forces.
Who was fighting in the 100 year war?
Iraq and Iran
What Are you Fighting in the Iraq war?
the American and ENGLISH soldiers are fighting against the taliban and other mast terrorist groups around the area of Iraq
What do you learn about the nature of fighting during the war in saving private Ryan?
What is called a "war" today is a tea party compared to WWII. It is just inconceivable that over a period half that of the Iraq war over sixty MILLION people were killed!
