Flag of Iraq: الله أكبر See also İraq

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Iraq

  1. Country in Mesopotamia that borders on Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. Official name: Republic of Iraq.

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Thu Oct 22 13:21:16 2009

Iraq (pronounced /ɪˈræk/ or /ɪˈrɑːk/, Arabic: العراق Al-Irāq), officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: جمهورية العراق (help·info) Jumhūrīyat Al-Irāq, Kurdish: كماری عراق‎, Komara Îraqê, Assyrian: ܥܝܪܐܩ), also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.

Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the south. Iraq has a narrow section of coastline measuring 58 km (35 miles) on the northern Persian Gulf. The capital city, Baghdad (Arabic: بغداد‎ Baġdād), is in the center-east of the country.

Two major rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, run through the centre of Iraq, flowing from north to south. These provide Iraq with agriculturally capable land and contrast with the steppe and desert landscape that covers most of Western Asia.

Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers); after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'. Iraq has been home to continuous successive civilizations since the 6th millennium BC. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is identified as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing and the wheel.

Throughout its long history, Iraq has been the center of the Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Hellenistic, Parthian, Sassanid and Abbasid empires, and part of the Achaemenid, Roman, Rashidun, Umayyad, Mongol, Ottoman and British empires.

Beginning with the invasion in 2003, a multinational coalition of forces, mainly American and British, occupied Iraq.

The occupation ended when sovereignty was transferred to the Iraqi Interim Government June 2004. A new Constitution of Iraq has since been approved by referendum and a new Government of Iraq has been elected. Some dispute whether Iraq is de facto sovereign (see Iraqi sovereignty, United States-Iraq relations).

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How do we know that Iraq supported the people who attacked us?
Q. I've heard that it was faulty intelligence. Some people are saying straight out that the reason for this war was because Iraq was harboring terrorists or that the source of the attack was from terrorists in Iraq. However, this neglects what is known about Bush's reasons. Which was WMD and bring down evil man. So what do you believe?
Asked by The Szj - Thu Oct 15 08:15:49 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
Is troop withdrawal from iraq a specific foreign policy?
Q. I am writing a research paper for my government class in college. I chose Foreign policy as my topic. Is troop withdrawal from Iraq specific enough or can you be even more specific in this topic? Thanks.
Asked by Ky M - Mon Oct 12 18:03:18 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sounds like the right scope for a paper. Lots of angles -- Does a timetable help the insurgents (right winger position, which never made sense to me)? Does a timetable force the Iraqis to get their act together?
Answered by Reality has a Liberal Bias - Mon Oct 12 18:08:37 2009

How would the situation be different had we not gone to Iraq?
Q. Let's turn the situation around a second. Had we not gone to Iraq and accomplished (maybe not 100% obviously) what has been done, what would the situation be like today? Would we have regretted then another terrorist attack? What situation would the people of Iraq be going through now under Sadaam's rule?
Asked by NONAME - Fri May 9 12:58:44 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In all likelihood we would have been attacked on our soil or another military branch would have taken casualties overseas (like when the Navy vessel was attacked). This is only speculation though because we are in Iraq. Vet-USAF / Soon to be boots on ground in Iraq as civilian contractor.
Answered by NAZGUL - Fri May 9 13:08:52 2008

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Iraq is a country on the continent of Asia and in the Middle East.

Iraq is a chunk carved out of the the Ottoman Caliphate after the latter's defeat in World War I. It became fully independent in 1932.

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  • I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world, like Iraq where there's a free press and free religion, and I told him that a lot of people in our country would hope that Russia would do the same.
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  • U.S. War Crimes Ambassador Reviews Saddam Hussein's CriminalityU.S. War Crimes Ambassador Reviews Saddam Hussein's Criminality
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    Transcripted address by David J. Scheffer in September, 2000 on war crimes committed by Hussein during his dictatorship.

  • IndictIndict
    indict.org.uk
    Organisations and news on bringing Saddam Hussein and others Iraqi leaders to face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Includes organization mandate, contact information, documents, and press releases.
  • Barry McCaffrey - A War Criminal?Barry McCaffrey - A War Criminal?
    zpub.com
    Exposé in the magazine New Yorker's by Seymour Hersh reporting allegations that the U.S. military committed a massacre against Iraqi soldiers and whitewashed it.
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