The Iraq War did not end quickly because the U.S. Government specifically the State and Defense Departments did not have a clear exit strategy. Following civil unrest in Iraq as well as increasing attacks on U.S. soldiers and the newly formed Iraqi Government the U.S. Government was unable to withdraw quickly and suffered large casualties and expended hundreds of billions of dollars in resources.
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Easy. The executive powers during the AoC were in the hands of Congress (known as Congress of the Confederation).
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1. Yes, it is true that some countries have very strict requirements for citizenship, and some have very loose requirements, since this is an individual decision made by the sovereign state.