The war against Iraq began on March 20, 2002, when the U.S lunched "Operation Iraqi Freedom". This was after President Bush called Iraq part of an "Axis of Evil", also calling the country dangerous which threatened the U.S with weapons of mass destruction. The major phase of the war began when U.S troops marched within 50 miles of Baghdad with heavy aerial attacks on Baghdad and other cities. After the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, which was believed to be the work of Al Qaeda, the U.S was concerned about the security of the Untied States and that led us into the war in Iraq. Even though U.S officials felt the war in Iraq is the main priority, but many people in U.S opposes the war which brings up a lot of controversial issues. Some people feel that lives of troops are put on risk for unnecessary reason, and people are also concerned about the innocent civilians getting killed in Iraq. Also, billions of tax payer's dollars are spent on the war which could be used......
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