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Iraq

Iraq. By Kiersten Beckford . By Kiersten Beckford. Deaths in Iraq from 2003-2010. American Deaths- 12,491 Americans Wounded- 32,900 official but over 100,000 estimated Iraqi Deaths-1,421,933 from US invasion . Iraqi Government. Parliamentary democracy as of 2010

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Iraq

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  1. Iraq By Kiersten Beckford By Kiersten Beckford

  2. Deaths in Iraq from 2003-2010 • American Deaths- 12,491 • Americans Wounded- 32,900 official but over 100,000 estimated • Iraqi Deaths-1,421,933 from US invasion

  3. Iraqi Government • Parliamentary democracy as of 2010 • 325 Members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq chose the Prime Minster and President • Elections were just held on March 7, 2010

  4. deBa’athification of Iraq • The Ba’ath party has been outlawed in Iraq this past week. • There are still people loyal to Saddem Hussein’s political party. • Ba’athists have been banned because that group has killed millions of people.

  5. Disbanding the Iraqi Military • The Iraqi Army was re-instated in 2006 after being disbanded by the US Army in 2003. • In 2008 the Iraqi Army launched its first operation. • Iraqi Army is ready to take over so Americans can leave. • The size of the Iraqi Army is about 970,000 troops. • The Army has 17 divisions.

  6. Troop Levels and Withdrawal • The amount of US troops in Iraq have dropped below 100,000 for the first time since 2003. • All troops will be removed except 50,000 troops by August 31, 2010. • The rest of the troops should be out by the end of next year 2011.

  7. 2008 Election • Barack Obama wants to remove one to two brigades a month from Iraq. • Wants all troops out in 16 months. • John McCain wants to have a victory in Iraq first and then worry about bringing the troops home. • He believes that an early withdrawal could hurt the Iraqi people.

  8. Bibliography • COOPER, HELENE, SHAN CARTER, JONATHAN ELLIS, FARHANA HOSSAIN, and ALAN MCLEAN. "On the Issues: Iraq and Afghanistan - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times." Election Results 2010 - The New York Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/issues/iraq.html>. • "Casualties in Iraq - Antiwar.com." Antiwar.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <http://antiwar.com/casualties/>. • "Iraq Deaths | Just Foreign Policy." Just Foreign Policy. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq>. • "Iraq Government 2010, CIA World Factbook." ITA - Information Technology Associates Immigration USA for Windows. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. <http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/iraq/iraq_government.html>. • "Iraq governor suspended for alleged Baath party affiliation - Yahoo! News." The top news headlines on current events from Yahoo! News. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101027/wl_mideast_afp/iraqpoliticsbaath>. • "Iraq's Baath Party Members Still Political Targets : NPR." NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126720060&ft=1&f=1010>. • "Iraqi flag." Iraqi flag. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <www.theodora.com/flags/new/iz.gif>. • "Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_parliamentary_election,_2010#Government_formation>. • Kuwait, the eve of the Invasion of. "Iraqi Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Army>. • "Reuters AlertNet - Q&A-Iraq's Baath party furore - what's it all about?." Reuters AlertNet - Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2010. <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6140NG.htm>. • "deaths." deaths in Iraq. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2010. <pubrecord.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/us_war_deaths_coffins_DoD.jpg>.

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