Quoted;
Similarities between Historical USA-Ireland-Iraq-Korea;
a. Ironic that 1776 USA was established at large to become
independent of Great Britain (UK)...yet, USA does
not empathize nor sympathize with other countries
trying to free from Great Britain (UK); rather, USA treats
other territorials stolen from countries worse than Great Britain(UK).
Instead of recalling and overcoming Bullies; USA has put aside the
testimony of what it's like being bullied; to have become worse
Bullies themselves.
b. Iraq was occupied by UK during WW1; Iraq just wanted
its own independence ; Iraq only fought back
like Vietnamese fought back US Occupation.
c. Korea was and is still occupied by USA since 1945-present 2013;
given Jap occupied/destroyed/enslaved Korea from 1910-1945.
Ironic that US continued its slavement of Koreans where Jap left off...
lives of Koreans worsened with US Occupation of Korea.
Korea has to pay larger percentage of Tariff and Export/Import/World-Trade
taxes to USA while Jap-UK-russia-France pay less than Korea.
d. Ireland has been trying to gain independence from UK (Great Britain).
about Iraq
With its 29,671,605 people Iraq is the 40th largest country in the world by population. It is the 58th largest country by area with 438,317 square kilometers.
Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I;
in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A "republic" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces. In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (CoR) in December 2005. After the election, Ibrahim al-JAAFARI was selected as prime minister; he was replaced by Nuri al-MALIKI in May 2006. The CoR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. On 31 January 2009, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all provinces except for the three provinces comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and at-Ta'mim (Kirkuk) province.
