Iraq War/Related Articles

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Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East which has borders with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Jordan and Turkey. ^[e]
United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ^[e]
United States [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See United States (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
War [r]: A state of violent conflict which exists between two or more independent nations or groups, each seeking to impose its will on the others. ^[e]
United Nations Security Council [r]: One of the principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. ^[e]
Weapons of mass destruction [r]: Add brief definition or description

Tony Blair [r]: Former Labour Party politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007). ^[e]
George W. Bush [r]: (1946–) 43rd U.S. President (Republican), elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. ^[e]
Saddam Hussein [r]: (1937–2006) Deposed and executed ruler of Iraq. ^[e]

Republican Guard [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special Republican Guard [r]: A well-armed military force that stayed in the Baghdad area, principally to protect Saddam Hussein against coups by the Army, but was part of a final defense against invasion, as in the Iraq War; was also involved in security of weapons of mass destruction ^[e]
Special Security Organization [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States Central Command [r]: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General James Mattis ^[e]
Multi-National Force-Iraq [r]: The senior Coalition military headquarters in Iraq, commanded by GEN Ray Odierno, U.S. Army ^[e]

Tommy Franks [r]: Head of United States Central Command during the start of the Afghanistan War (2001-2021) and Iraq War; retired as a general ^[e]
David McKiernan [r]: A U.S Army General who was relieved early of command of the International Security Assistance Force, NATO's headquarters in Afghanistan; he commanded the ground forces in the Iraq War and is an armored combat specialist, as opposed to his replacement, GEN Stanley McChrystal, a special operations officer ^[e]
Richard Sanchez [r]: Retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, who was promoted to head V Corps immediately after the combat phase of the Iraq War; the Corps then became the senior U.S. command in Iraq (Combined Joint Task Force 7, then Multi-National Corps-Iraq; retired after Abu Ghraib prison disclosures ^[e]