Iraq war ten years later

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/iraq-anniversary/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews

This CNN article is very interesting because it looks at the war from the viewpoint of military personal and their families, iraqis, newsmakers, CNN & the media, as well as readers voices who shared their thoughts. The war is Iraq lasted much longer than anyone anticipated and the reason why we went to war has been controversial as no weapons of mass destruction were found. The wars official end came December 31, 2001 but thousands of lives have been changed since then.

I found it interesting how one soldier talked about how he was deployed to Balad in Iraq back in 2011 when Obama announced the troops were leaving Iraq early. He talked about how every day he had less supplies like food, water, equipment, and even communication. Everything was getting shipped off, and he was on the second to last flight out of Balad, Iraq.

An Iraqi women in the Kurdish controlled northern area also brought up interesting points. She talked about how Saddam oppressed her people for so long, and how thankful she was that America took him out of power. She thanked America for ending his dictatorship, and allowing her to live a new life without fear.