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Iraq War

The Oxford Companion to United States History

Iraq War. At the end of the Persian Gulf War of 1991, the administration of President George H. W. Bush decided to try to topple the regime of Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein by nonmilitary means. President Bill Clinton continued this policy. Economic sanctions against Iraq, moderated by the United Nations ‐run “oil-for-food” program, impoverished the country, but these measures ironically enriched Hussein, who siphoned off funds from oil sales. A ...

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Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003 War Against Iraq)

Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003 War Against Iraq)

K. LEE LERNER

After failed efforts to persuade the United Nations Security Council to endorse the use of force to disarm Iraq and oust the regime of Saddam Hussein, the United States, United Kingdom, and a coalition of ...

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Iraq War (Immediate Aftermath)

Iraq War (Immediate Aftermath)

K. LEE LERNER

On May 1, 2003, United States President George W. Bush announced an end to major military combat operations related to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Although evidence of Saddam Hussein's reign of terror was rapidly forthcoming ...

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