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What did we win? The war was short and our losses--though tragic--were relatively light. But what did "Operation Iraqi Freedom" actually accomplish? (Cover Story: Iraq).
It was a perfect tableau of liberation. To the cheers of jubilant Iraqis, a U.S. Marine climbed the immense statue of Saddam Hussein in downtown Baghdad and triumphantly draped the Stars & Stripes over Saddam's heathen-idol visage. Shortly thereafter the signal was given, and the obscene statue was ripped out by its roots. In a culture-specific gesture of contempt, Iraqis removed their shoes and used them to pound the face of the fallen idol. Americans watching the event on television were gratified to learn that the particular flag used on this occasion had flown over the World Trade Center on the morning of 9-11.
On seeing this rewarding spectacle, more than a ...
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- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) December 30, 1990 700+ words
...be imagined. According to Saddam's demand, Israel should make a major concession so that Iraq without embarrassment can...t eager enough to pay for Iraq's invasion of Iran. Iraq invaded Kuwait because Saddam thought its oil deposits...
- United in opposition; Conference on a post-Saddam Iraq a success.(OPED)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times December 17, 2002 700+ words
...signal that post-Saddam Iraq will not reproduce...military ruler on Iraq. Nevertheless...task of removing Saddam is one for the United...direct rule. In Iraq, however, virtually...political forces oppose Saddam. Thus, there is...
- Saddam: Iraq not linked to al Qaida.
- News wire article from: United Press International February 27, 2003 700+ words
...Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has denied...bin Laden and that Iraq would set fire to...its interview with Saddam, and warned reporters...difficult decisions as Iraq puts people out to...Osama bin Laden, and Iraq had never had any...with al Qaida," Saddam said. "And I think...
- Regarding a post-Saddam Iraq.(COMMENTARY)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 7, 2003 700+ words
...S.-led coalition of the willing to oust Saddam, liberate Iraq, and destroy Saddam's unconventional weapons. They see all this...Washington over the past three months, a post-Saddam Iraq will return the favor. "Of course we will remember...
- Post-Saddam Iraq; Federalism is key to stability in the region.(OPED)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times September 26, 2002 700+ words
...effects of regime change in a post-Saddam Iraq, particularly the frightening...federal and democratic post-Saddam Iraq. Even the Tehran-based Supreme...autonomy for the Kurds in a post-Saddam Iraq. One message has been that Turkey...
- Cambridge author imagines the challenges facing a post-Saddam Iraq.(Arts and...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Schorow, Stephanie March 20, 2003 700+ words
...into the future of Iraq - a land that, despite their outrage over Saddam Hussein, Americans...how to rebuild a Saddam-free Iraq and bring stability...violence is not new in Iraq; it's not an invention of Saddam Hussein," he said...
- Saddam: Iraq to give inspectors a chance.
- News wire article from: United Press International December 6, 2002 700+ words
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 05, 2002 (United...United States said Thursday Iraq would be lying if it claimed...even as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said U.N. inspectors...burden of proof lies with Saddam Hussein," he told reporters. "The world has seen Iraq lie for 10 years, and...
- Bush presents vision of democratic, post-Saddam Iraq.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 26, 2003 700+ words
...for a war against Iraq, President Bush...Wednesday predicted that Saddam Hussein's regime...reporters that though Iraq has "stepped up...no evidence that Saddam had made a "fundamental...appeal of a war in Iraq by saying that the...through Baghdad. Once Saddam was dethroned, Bush...
Source: HighBeam Research, What did we win? The war was short and our losses--though...