1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
sineoko [7]
4 years ago
15

Why did fighting continue in iraq after president bush declared the major combat was over

History
1 answer:
docker41 [41]4 years ago
7 0

Answer:

President Bush announced the end of major combat operations, not that the war was over.

Explanation:

Neither President officially said the war was over. And the administration in a bit of cockiness did make a variety of statements about how the war was over (the "mission accomplished" banner, a speech by Rumsfeld, etc.).  The Bush administration did not anticipate or plan for any kind of real insurgency and at the time of the invasion, there was no al-Qaeda presence in Iraq so the continued fighting came as a major surprise.

President Obama announced the end of US combat involvement in Iraq.  Technically that was true--the SOFA (US status of forces agreement) had expired and the only elements we were allowed to have in Iraq at that point were trainers, security (for US personnel and our embassy) and support (for instance, the Iraqi air force was almost non-existent).  But no authorized combat units.

You might be interested in
Never colonized African coutry​
Elena-2011 [213]

Answer:

Ethiopia was never colonized African country.

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What does the chart indicate about American employment during world war 1
marissa [1.9K]

Answer:

The number of people in the workforce increased by about three million. The number of people in the armed forces declined by one million.

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
In the mid-1800s, why did hundreds of thousands of people flock to California?
Strike441 [17]
In January of 1848, the Gold Rush began in California causing thousands of people to migrate west. 
8 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
in the plessy v. ferguson decision, supreme court justices claimed that the fourteenth amendment did not protect
Marizza181 [45]
<span>supreme court justices claimed</span>
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The russian ruler who introduced western customs into russian culture was
mrs_skeptik [129]
Peter The Great of Russia
3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • If citizens refused to serve in the military, which of the following might occur?
    8·1 answer
  • What are some takeaways from the Holocaust?
    11·2 answers
  • How were the motives of the Spanish for exploring the new world similar to those of the french and english?
    12·2 answers
  • Which describes how the U.S. government changed from the Articles of Confederation to the U.S. Constitution?
    9·1 answer
  • Raja Rammohan Roy focused on spreading ____ all over the country
    9·1 answer
  • Determine whether the following contributions belong to Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin.
    11·2 answers
  • 2
    9·1 answer
  • The history of which classical civilization was shaped by the Himalaya Mountains, the Indus and the Ganges River?
    8·1 answer
  • The earliest organized opposition to slavery was based on:.
    6·1 answer
  • quizlet During Radical Reconstruction, military commanders were tasked with registering qualified voters. Who was included in th
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!