Natasha BiletnikoffResearch PaperComposition IIIIn 1991 President George Bush sent US troops to Kuwait to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his troops who were trying to take control of Kuwait, thus starting the Persian Gulf War. This war started in 1991 and this war also ended in 1991 when an agreement was made between George Bush and Saddam Hussein. The agreement stipulated that Iraq had to destroy all chemical and biological weapons it had. This peace treaty also required UN inspectors to regularly search Iraq to ensure that these weapons were destroyed. An embargo also prevented Iraq from selling oil or buying weapons on international markets until the United Nations confirmed that Iraq was abiding by the peace treaty. Problems with Iraq continued even after the Persian Gulf War during the Bush and Bill Clinton presidencies. Iraq was thought to be hiding weapons and blocking inspectors from some areas containing them. (www.nationalpriorities.org) Saddam Hussein claimed he was following all the rules and asked for the embargo to be lifted, but it wasn't that easy. Clinton almost started the second war with Iraq, but the indignation of the peace group Grassroots put an end to it. (www.nonviolence.org) Clinton's presidency lasted two terms and then George W. Bush, George Bush's son, took over. In the short period of George W. Bush's presidency, the United States was attacked by Afghan terrorists. The World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon were hit by hijacked commercial planes. This put the United States into turmoil. Bush responded by starting a war on terrorism. Well, it all started like that, but it turned into another war against Iraq and thousands of American military troops were deployed overseas to fight a battle with no real known cause. (www.nationalpriorities.org) Thus raising the point of why war is not necessary at this time. this time. There is no link between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001. (www.nationalpriorities.org) So why do we focus our attention on Iraq and no longer on Afghanistan? George W. Bush believes that Saddam Hussein possesses chemical and biological weapons that pose a threat to the United States. (www.nationalpriorities.org). However, there are other countries that have more lethal weapons such as the United States, Ukraine, Pakistan, Russia, China,