Research Guides: PHL 118 (WI): Moral Problems: Overview of Wars with Iraq and Afghanistan

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Britannica Online
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The Iraq War Encyclopedia
The reference covers every aspect of the Iraq War, from the U.S. invasion (Operation IRAQI FREEDOM) through the rise of Al Qaeda in Iraq, the surge, and the U.S. withdrawal.
The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts
This study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle East carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural, religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the world's most troubled regions.
Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion
This resource examines the complex interconnections between politics and religion.

Iraq war in figures
A BBC site.
Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs
U.S. Government White Paper, released February 13, 1998
Fact Sheet: Bringing the U.S. War in Afghanistan to a Responsible End
From the Office of the Press Secretary.
Fact Sheet: The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
A site by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan research organization.

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