The Wars of America — From Afghanistan to Iraq

Author: Zhang Yang (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: On November 13, 2002, Iraq sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Annan, stating its acceptance of UN Security Council Resolution 1441 on the issue of weapons inspections in Iraq. However, the United States showed no signs of easing its preparations to strike Iraq. According to a report in the U.S. newspaper The New York Times, before the UN Security Council unanimously passed the resolution on the issue of weapons inspections in Iraq on the 8th, President Bush had already received and approved a plan for attacking Iraq submitted by the Pentagon. Under this plan, if the UN weapons inspections failed again, the United States would mobilize approximately 200,000 to 250,000 troops to launch a rapid and effective military strike against Iraq. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in a media interview on the 16th that the United States was in good condition, and although the war preparations were not yet fully complete, they were underway every day. He also stated that regardless of how the UN weapons inspections were conducted, the U.S. government would be prepared to use force if necessary to prevent Iraq from providing weapons of mass destruction to terrorists. This book concisely and succinctly narrates how the United States shifted its focus from the war in Afghanistan to the war in Iraq after 9/11. The book is divided into nine chapters: "The U.S.-Iraq War: A Ticking Time Bomb," "The War Ignites with 9/11," "Osama bin Laden: A Mysterious Terrorist," "The Taliban's Resistance and Defeat," "U.S. Troops in Afghanistan," "U.S. Forces Gather in the Persian Gulf," "Operation Desert Storm II," "Saddam: Resolute Resistance," and "Iraq Prepares for War." The text is vivid and fluent, and the book is accompanied by numerous illustrations, making it highly readable.