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Assess the relationship between the US and Iraq from 1970 to the present day.
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Lee Stevenson, Essay 1 Assess the relationship between the US and Iraq from 1970 to the present day. The relationship is often a complicated one. The messages the United States has given Iraq have been mixed. In this essay I will address and react to the various conflicts and situations that have linked the two, including the rise of Saddam, the Iran-Iraq war and both Gulf wars. In 1970 there was an agreement set out to include the Kurds in the Iraqi government. But then on 29th September 1971, the Baghdad security (allegedly on Saddam Hussein's orders) attempted to assassinate the Kurdish leader, General Barzani. At this point the Kurds realised this government couldn't be trusted and knew an invasion of their settlement would be inevitable, so both parties began looking for allies. The United States supported Mustafa Barzani, opposed to the ruling Ba'ath regime from 1973-1975. I agree with Dr. Sami Abdul-Rahman...
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