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Iraq: Post-War Iraq
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The use of "Post-war Iraq" was loosely employed to identify Iraq as predicted, imagined, or speculated to exist following the fall of Saddam. Numerous media news items, whether on web sites or in print, discussed "Post-war Iraq" as if it were an entity. Once President George W. Bush declared hostilities to be at an end on May 1, 2003, the post-war era had arrived and discussion shifted to "reconstructing" or "rebuilding" Iraq, a concept which is still very much valid. The speculation of what the "new" Iraq would be or become had already begun. Many news articles and web sites provide coverage of the reconstruction and rebuilding.
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The lack of security in post-war Iraq created an enormous demand for PMC services. At least ten to fifteen cents of every dollar spent on reconstruction is for security, according to the inspector general for the CPA.[18]
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The United States invaded Iraq in alliance with Britain on March 20, 2003, winning a quick military victory and ousting the government of Saddam Hussein. Though the US and the UK claimed they acted in accordance with international law, an overwhelming majority of the world’s governments and people thought otherwise. Since then, the US-UK occupation has encountered increasing armed resistance in Iraq, and support for the war and occupation has steadily declined in the invading countries. US-UK claims about Iraqi weapons threats and terror links have proven false, and the costs of the operation have risen. This section looks at many aspects of the conflict in Iraq, such as the background to the war, including the thirteen years of sanctions and the importance of Iraq’s huge oil resources. It ... examines the issues that have emerged since the invasion, such as the resistance to the occupation, the disputes surrounding a post-war government, and the task of reconstruction.
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