Genocides in Iraq
Nathan Mckissick 2
What is a genocide?
The definition of the word genocide is a deliberate killing of a massive group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group. A couple synonyms for this excruciating word would be mass murder and homicide. The war between the U.S and the Iraqi forces is a prime example of a genocide. Another example of a genocide would be the devastating era of the holocaust.
Iraq
This is a genocide in Iraq
Graph of Casualties
News Paper about war
Genocides in Iraq
Everything you need to know about the war in Iraq
Over 1 million killed since 2003. Over 3 million excess deaths from 1990 until 2003. Billions of life-years lost in suffering. The attack is not only on a supreme country. It is an attack on international law. This horrific war consisted of 2 crucial phases. 60 percent of the deaths were from being shot and 12 percent were from car bombs. Another 1,800 died from the lack of medical treatment. Americans killed roughly 4 percent of the Iraqi population. The population of Iraq in 2003 was about 25 million. Killing 4 percent meant that they killed 1 million Iraqi people.
Facts
- there were 34 total POWS. (prisoner of war)
- over 55,000 civilians died
- over 3,000 protests about the Iraq war
- 36 million people across the globe took place in protests
- there was a rally of 3000 people in Rome
- That was the largest ever anti-war protest in history
2003: President Bush announces invasion of Iraq
Conclusion
In conclusion, the depressing word genocide can be related with many devastating events in history. The holocaust is a prime example of a genocide and is very similar to the war in Iraq. The holocaust was the genocide of millions of Jews.