War on Terror

The War on Terror (or War on Terrorism) refers to the campaign waged by the United States of America and a coalition of willing allies with the stated goal of ending international terrorism, which is typically understood to refer particularly to radical Islamist terrorism. The war was launched in response to the 9/11 al-Qaeda attacks on the United States.

Campaigns

Afghanistan

In immediate response to the 9/11 attacks, the United States invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and deny al-Qaeda a base of operations.

Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Persian Gulf War, began in March 2003 when the United States and a "coalition of the willing" invaded Iraq to remove the weapons of mass destruction that the Bush Administration claimed existed in the country. The United Nations [ http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/attack/lawindex.htm did not support] America's motives for invading Iraq as their weapons inspectors could not find any of the weapons classified as weapons of mass destruction. After invading Iraq and removing it's dictator, Saddam Hussien from power, the United States failed to find any of the illegal weapons they had originally though existed. U.S. forces changed their focus to setting up a democratic government in Iraq. On January 11, 2007, President Bush, for the first time admitted to and apologized for errors made in Iraq. Specifically, in not ordering military build up in Iraq in 2006. The President recently announced his plan for a "troop surge" in Iraq in which 21,500 more soldiers would be sent to Iraq with the intent of providing a stronger resistance to the insurgents.

CNN claimed that Bin Laden was connected to Saddam Hussien1999. More recently, the 9/11 commission disproved any connection between them in the 9/11 attacks. The Iraq War has been rather damaging for the approval ratings of the president and the Republican Party with approximately 23 percent of Americans supporting Bush's handling of the war

Research using robust surveying techniques has estimated that over 650,000 Iraqis have died since the fall of the Ba'athist regime. Additionally, 3,200 American troops haved died since March 2003 as a result of the Iraq War.

Second Lebanon War

The Second Lebanon War was fought between Israel and Hezbollah, primarily in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, in the summer of 2006.

Waziristan War

The Waziristan War (2004-2006) was fought between Pakistan and al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and sympathetic tribal militias in the Waziristan province of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan.