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As 250,000 or more of American and British troops move into Iraq under operation “Liberating Iraq”, it is important to understand how this war came to be, and why we are fighting it. It is important for all in America to have at least a general understanding why thousands of American men and women are entering a conflict that military officials say will entail destruction never seen on this earth. In 1991 Saddam Hussein and his army invaded Kuwait despite the warnings of the United States and the international community. Upon the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the United States along with it’s allies initiated Operation “Desert Storm” and liberated Kuwait within forty eight hours. Upon a cease fire with Iraq, their government agreed to let United Nations weapons inspectors enter their country and "unconditionally accept" the destruction, removal or rendering harmless "under international supervision" of all "chemical and biological weapons, all stocks of agents, all related subsystems and components and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities." For twelve years Saddam and his regime has continued to defy many United Nation Security Council resolut