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On April 8th, 2003 the
U.S. and Coalition forces entered Iraq to in order
to overthrow Saddam Hussein's tyrannical regime. The
decision was made by the U.S. government after the
terrorist attacks occurred in the United States that
damaged the Pentagon and brought down the Twin
Towers in New York City. Three thousand innocent
lives were taken by extremist Muslims originating
from the UAE and Saudi Arabia in corporation with
the Al-Qaeda Network based in Afghanistan.
With the support of the American public, President
Bush made the decision, along with the British
Government, to destroy all terrorist training camps
in Afghanistan and Iraq. The decision also freed the
people of Iraq and Afghanistan. It helped them
freely elect their own government, ministries, and
to run their own affairs without interference from
any brutal dictators such as Saddam in Iraq and the
Taliban in Afghanistan.
This invasion caused a harsh reaction by terrorist
organizations around the world, primarily the
Al-Qaeda group in Afghanistan. It allowed them to
recruit weak-minded individuals and they managed to
brain wash and prepare them for suicidal attacks
against Iraqis and U.S. forces. These merciless
groups attack innocents without any hesitation and
their tactics are despicable. They behead them and
kill powerless children and women in order to
promote a disgusting ideology within the region and
to create hatred towards western democracy. Video
tapes have shown their attacks on government
institutions, educational facilities, and
supermarkets that outraged millions of people around
the world. Their attacks have led to the murder of
tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and innocent
people.
We marked the third year of the invasion this year
and it seems like the U.S. government has done its
job removing Saddam Hussein but still has trouble
securing a government body in Iraq that will defend
itself and help fight terrorism. The U.S. government
is currently training the Iraqi army and security
forces to defend its citizens and help draw down the
number of U.S. troop in Iraq. The media in the U.S.
and throughout the world has criticized the way the
U.S. is handling the war in Iraq. They have
published numerous articles that have heavily
criticized US actions. However, they fail to
communicate the "good things" that are happening in
Iraq. Nearly 2,000 educational institutions have
been rehabilitated with USAID funding, unemployment
has dropped considerably, and more hospitals are
being built in the rural areas.
In order for the U.S. to decrease its death toll in
Iraq will have to train the Iraqi forces as soon as
possible to do the actual fighting against these
filthy jihads individuals who are willing to take
innocent live out and create chaos to create an
anti-U.S. alliance within Iraq. The training of
Iraqi forces is vital to the withdrawal of U.S.
forces. They need to be well trained to take on the
security responsibilities of Iraq as a whole and to
secure its borders from foreign fighters. The U.S.
needs to empower non-religious groups to promote a
modern society in Iraq and to respect
self-determination and basic human rights. By
supporting a Shia-led government, this will help
create another Iran in the region and it will be
difficult for us to fight terrorism in the region.
They promote a secular government based on religious
laws (Sharia) to limit freedom of speech, media, and
self determination. We need a government that will
promote a free democratic Iraq with prosperity and
equal rights for all including women and children.
The new government will need to recognize women's
role in the society and a government that will not
deprive women from getting education and the right
to choose their own destination. Iraqis need a
government that is not based on a religious
constitution. Rather, they need a constitution that
will serve the country as a whole without any
religious interference.
The Kurds have done a tremendous job promoting
democracy, individual's rights and free media. They
have been busy reconstructing the northern part of
Iraq (Kurdistan) with new schools, hospitals and
government institutions. The region is safer then
most places in the middle-east; they're fighting
terrorism along side of the United States and the
Coalition forces to free all Iraq from extremist
Muslims. They have given the right to women to run
in the governing council. There are currently two
ministries running by women from the region. It is
quite an improvement for a region that was deprived
and oppressed by the previous tyranny of Saddam
Hussein.
Lawk Salih
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