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{{Quote|As discussed, W. will provide the perfect distraction. I have no doubts he will restart animosities with Iraq. Let him, it will give C.'s contractors more work.|[[Antonin Scalia]] in a letter to an associate, 2000.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | {{Quote|As discussed, W. will provide the perfect distraction. I have no doubts he will restart animosities with Iraq. Let him, it will give C.'s contractors more work.|[[Antonin Scalia]] in a letter to an associate, 2000.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
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|name = Iraq War | |||
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|date = 20 March 2003 – 18 December 2011 | |||
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|place = [[Earth]] (esp. in the [[Middle East]]) | |||
|result = *Invasion and occupation of Iraq | |||
*Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein | |||
*Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and civil war and another civil war | |||
*Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al-Qaeda in Iraq | |||
*Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new Shia led government | |||
*Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 | |||
*Stronger Iranian influence in Iraq | |||
*Escalation of sectarian insurgency after U.S. withdrawal leading to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the successor of al-Qaeda in Iraq | |||
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|side1 = [[File:Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).png|20px|border]] {{Wiki|Ba'athist Iraq}}}} | |||
The '''Iraq War''' was a protracted armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq led by the [[United States]]. The invasion toppled the government of [[Saddam Hussein]]. | The '''Iraq War''' was a protracted armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq led by the [[United States]]. The invasion toppled the government of [[Saddam Hussein]]. | ||
The [[Templars|Templar Order]] had planned for their puppet, [[George W. Bush]], | The [[Templars|Templar Order]] had planned for their puppet, [[George W. Bush]], to restart U.S-Iraq animosities and the ensuing war as early as 2000, in hopes of providing work for [[Dick Cheney]]'s military contractors. | ||
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Revision as of 04:03, 28 February 2017
- "As discussed, W. will provide the perfect distraction. I have no doubts he will restart animosities with Iraq. Let him, it will give C.'s contractors more work."
- ―Antonin Scalia in a letter to an associate, 2000.[src]
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq led by the United States. The invasion toppled the government of Saddam Hussein.
The Templar Order had planned for their puppet, George W. Bush, to restart U.S-Iraq animosities and the ensuing war as early as 2000, in hopes of providing work for Dick Cheney's military contractors.