Iraq, known as the birthplace of the
Mesopotamian civilization, was ruled by the Ottoman Empire as a
province of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years since 1534. Independence
as a pro-English monarchy.
In July 1958, the military coup
shifted from the monarchy to the republic, followed by a plan to
consolidate Kuwait, and a coup around the administration, but the
political unrest continued, but in July 1968 the Berth Party took
office And got a stable base. And in July 1979, Saddam Hussein took
office as president, and until now, the long-term administration of
the Bath Party has continued.
Under the Hussein regime, the
Iran-Iraq war was developed for eight years from September 1980,
starting with the border issue. In August 1990, after the collapse of
the East-West Cold War system, it invaded Kuwait, causing the “Gulf
Crisis”, which developed into the Gulf War of 1991. In
addition, after the end of the Gulf War, the multinational forces set
off a flight-prohibited airspace over Iraq, and in August 1996 they
were invading the Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq. To show
typical aspects.
Kuwait, which was invaded by Iraq during the
Gulf Crisis, was originally a small desert country, and because of
its close connection with Arab nomads, even the Ottoman Empire, which
boasted tremendous power in the Middle East, is nominally Iraq.
Although it was incorporated into the same administrative district,
it was never placed under direct control. However, since the 16th
century, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom advanced
one after another with the aim of the right to trade in India, and in
particular the United Kingdom succeeded in dominating Kuwait by
signing a protection treaty in 1899. This relationship continued
until 1962 when Kuwait was officially independent.
The reason
that Kuwait is likely to be annexed to Iraq is that it belonged to
the same administrative district as Iraq during the Ottoman-Turkey
period. However, in fact, during the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq, a crude oil
producer, wanted to sell crude oil because of economic plight, but
Kuwait did not reduce crude oil production, resulting in sluggish
crude oil prices, resulting in suffering from Iraq. There is also a
view of retaliation for continuing.
Iran, bordering on the west of Iraq, was named
Persia until 1935. The country was ruled by the dynasty for a long
time, but the Iranian revolution occurred in February 1979 and the
monarchy collapsed. Mr. Khomeini, an Islamic Shiite religious leader
who was in exile in Paris, returned to Japan and assumed the position
of the highest leader in April of the same year. Based on Islamic
fundamentalism, the spirit of the Iranian revolution, which advocated
the liberation of the people, then flew to neighboring countries.
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Iraq, who has the same Sikhs
who feared this spillover, originally vacated Iran in September 1980
due to a border problem with Iran, and the Iran-Iraq war began. Iraq
was dominant in the ii war at first, but in 1982, Iran became a
counterattack, and related nations who feared the expansion of the
Iranian revolution came together to support Iraq. After all, in
August 1988, a ceasefire was established based on a resolution of the
UN Security Council. Although the countries concerned succeeded in
containment of the Iranian Revolution, Iraq did not impose sanctions
on the massive use of chemical weapons that violated international
laws, and Iraq became more powerful as a result of a large amount of
military assistance. It is ironic because it developed into the Gulf
War.
Note that Khomeini died in June 1989. After that, in Iran,
the “conservatives” represented by the highest leader
Hamenai, who succeeded the will of Khomeini, and the “reformation
(realism)” of former President Rafsanjani and current President
Hatami Now, with the support of the people and international public
opinion, the reform route is gaining more momentum.
Turkey, which borders Iraq with the northern
part, once boasted a powerful power in Central Asia, North Africa,
and Eastern Europe as the Osman-Turkish Empire of Islam, but
gradually declined, 1914 In 1923, it was destroyed by World War I and
was reborn as a republic in the current territory. Since then, Turkey
has long gone through the neutral route until it reached the Allied
side in World War II, but in 1952 it joined NATO and maintained its
anti-community / pro-West route.
Actually, they have the same
ethnic problems as Turkey, Iraq and Iran. It is a Kurdish problem. In
the first place, Kurdish people with their own culture, who are not
Arabs, Iranians (Persians), or Turks, lived in a vast area for a long
time.
However, when the Ottoman Turkey was dismantled after
World War I, the European powers divided the borders by ignoring the
fact of national rule for each interest. As a result, the Kurds were
divided into Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the former Soviet Union.
It is said to be the “world's largest minority group”
because it has a population of nearly 20 million people, cannot have
a country, and is repressed as a minority group in each country. With
the support of the Soviet Union after the Second World War, a Kurdish
nation was built once in Iran, but this has also collapsed in a
year.
The Kurds then sought resistance in each country,
organized anti-government guerrillas, sometimes enemy enemies were
friendly logic, Iraqi Kurds were Iran, and Iranian Kurds Each has a
complicated cooperative relationship with Iraq and Kurdish people in
Turkey with Syria. This twisted cooperation also creates conflicts
between Kurds, and the problem doesn't even show a clue to the
solution.
Above all, Turkey has the largest Kurdish population,
which is estimated to be over 6 million people, and often carries
cross-border attacks on Iraq following the anti-government Kurdish
guerrillas.
On August 2, 1990, Kuwait was historically part
of Iraq, and Iraq suddenly invaded neighboring Kuwait, occupying it,
arguing that the Western border and Kuwait royal family lacked
legitimacy Put it on. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia and other Arab
countries, who call themselves as Arab leaders, formed multinational
troops and deployed them in Saudi Arabia, competing with Iraqi troops
in Kuwait. This is the so-called “gulf crisis”.
After
that, the multinational forces, centered on 500,000 US troops, made
heavy landings with ships, exercised to get used to the special
climate of the desert, construction of logistics, etc. On the 17th,
the “desert storm” operation of Iraq attack was carried
out. “Wangan War”.
[At first, airstrikes continued
for about a month, finally entered the ground battle on February 24,
Kuwait was released on February 26, and the war ended two days later.
The victory or defeat was decided in just 100 hours after entering
the ground battle for 43 days. In this war, precision guided weapons
were frequently used, and images from guided weapons cameras were
also released, and it was described as a war game. There were very
few casualties of the multinational forces, and many of them were due
to mutual defeat.
[At first, President Bush (father) claimed to
advance to Baghdad and judge President Hussein, but stopped his
advancement when Kuwaiti territory recovered. This is thought to be
due to the fact that if the attack continues, a large number of
casualties will appear, leading to a decline in the presidential
support rate. In addition, President Bush, who is originally from
Texas and has a deep connection with the oil industry, has a strong
view that he should have recovered his interest in Kuwait in his
major oil industry. In the end, failure to strike Iraq thoroughly
resulted in leaving a root in the future, but it is an ironic
development that the current son, President Bush, will take
over.
Later, the United Nations imposed economic sanctions
against Iraq and requested inspections of weapons of mass destruction
such as nuclear, biological and chemical weapons that Iraq is likely
to produce and possess, There are still tactics that are not
straightforward over the procedures and stages.
Ten years have passed since the Gulf War. Since
the September 11 and 11 terrorist attacks, the US Bush (son)
government, along with North Korea and Iran, has called Iraq the
“axis of evil” and implied direct military
action.
However, even within the Bush administration, prudents
such as Powell, the Chief of Staff at the time of the Gulf War and
the current Secretary of State, are opposed to the attack on Iraq.
After all, since the Gulf Crisis, the Islamic countries have not
welcomed the fact that US troops regarded as pagans have been
stationed in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim sanctuary Mecca is
located. Misunderstandings by civilians in the Al Qaeda eradication
campaign in Afghanistan have also been a negative factor from Islamic
countries.
In addition, Israeli attitudes in the Palestinian
conflict have been repelled by Islamic and Arab countries, and
anti-American sentiment at the government and popular levels is
increasing. In fact, with regard to weapons of mass destruction,
people who are pointed out by Islamic countries that Israel is
considered to have more than 300 tactical nuclear warheads, but it is
only a double standard to leave it alone and hit Iraq There are also
many.
From the above, when the US military actually steps on the
Iraq attack, unlike the Gulf War, where the cooperation of Islamic
Arab countries was obtained, there is a high possibility that the US
military will act alone.
However, the key here is the presence
of Turkey. Most of the people in Turkey are Muslims, but Islam is not
a national religion. He is also a member of NATO and strongly hopes
to join EC. There are many defense cooperation and trade with
Israel.
From these facts, if the US military invades Iraq,
Turkey may participate depending on conditions such as the Kurdish
problem. If Turkey participates, the US military can not only secure
a base in Turkish territory, but also deploy an aircraft carrier on
the Black Sea side. Above all, the fact that the participation of
Turkey with many Muslims avoids the composition of a religious war
called “Islam vs Christianity” is great.
‘Participating Countries |
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BLUE |
FΔR@ |
Human@ |
You |
RED |
: Iraqi army |
CPU@ |
Enemy |
GREEN |
: Iran army |
CPU@ |
Enemy |
YELLOW |
: Islamic militia @ |
CPU@ |
Enemy |
MAGENTA |
: Turkish army |
CPU@ |
Friendly |
On X and X in 2002, the US President decided to
attack Iraq as part of the war on terrorism. Following the attack of
the Air Force, the Aircraft Carrier Task Force deployed in the
Persian Gulf and the Marine Corps Air Force began air strikes,
followed by the Marine Corps landing from the coast of Fao.
The
US government has long indicated that Iraq, which has continued to
refuse support for terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda, and
inspection of weapons of mass destruction, is a threat to the United
States and is one of the “Axis of Evil” and has suggested
an attack against Iraq.
In this attack, the Arab countries are
strongly opposed to the US military invasion, and many Islamic
countries, including Saudi Arabia, refuse to provide bases. Kuwait,
the US ally at the Gulf entrance, refused to provide a base because
of fear of Iraq's retaliation after the war. NATO countries and other
developed countries also refrained from participating in the war,
fearing that it would become a “religious war” between
Christianity and Islam. For this reason, it became a US-only
strategy.
The U.S. forces were forced to land assaulted as a
result of the above, but occupied Fao while securing some damage,
secured an airport and air base, air transported the Army emergency
deployment unit `` Interior Brigade '', and A transport ship enters
the port and unloads heavy equipment such as tanks.
The Iraqi
army, on the other hand, uses the lessons learned from the Gulf War
to establish fortresses in various places and delay the advance of
the US military. In addition, it seems that anti-aircraft weapons
introduced in large quantities from Russia and China are
deployed.
The advance is successful, but unexpected damage has
occurred. For this reason, the US government is negotiating with
Turkey for participation in wars or providing bases. According to
informed sources, the US has already accepted the conditions, such as
"supporting Turkey's long-awaited EU membership in cooperation.
Not committing to the Kurdish repression of Turkey."
The
turf will be completely changed by Turkey's participation or base.
Iraq will be pinched from the gulf and from behind, and will be
forced to conduct a two-front operation. Moreover, if Turkey, which
has many Muslims, will cooperate, the image of “religious war”
will be dispelled.
Shortly after, the battlefield began to show
unexpected developments. Iran, who was angry with the “betrayal”
of Turkey, an Islamic country, poured the past of the Iran-Iraq war
into water and decided to enter the war on the Iraqi side. The
neighboring Islamic countries that have been watching the situation
have begun to synchronize with Iran's actions. The battlefield began
to look like a quagmire.
The map is centered
on Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, but it is different from the map you
usually see, so don't be confused.
The US Army has landed heavy
army units such as the M1A2 Evermes main battle tank from the Gulf,
but the main force is the interior Japanese brigade, which is being
deployed by the army's first Japanese Chief General of Synseki. This
is an emergency deployment unit of the US Army, a unit of a new era
that used the wheeled armored vehicle (tired vehicle) and IT
technology in the US military that had been centered on tracked
vehicles (caterpillar type vehicles) until then.
Since the
attack power is strong but there is no tank, when it comes to tank
battles with enemy tanks, the defense power is poor. It is necessary
to discover enemy tanks in advance as much as possible and hit them
in the out range with air force.
In addition, by participating
in Turkey, you can pinch Baghdad from two directions with the Turkish
army, the U.S. Army that is based in Turkey, and the U.S. aircraft
carrier unit deployed in the Black Sea. Need to be careful.
The
breakdown of Islamic militias appearing here is the assumption of
Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan as regular
and militia.