Ending the Iraq war: a primer

What does Iraq at war look like?

Didn't the "surge" strategy work?

Isn't the Iraq war really a civil war between Iraqis?

What are the costs of the war for Iraq and Iraqis?

What do Iraqis want?

Didn't Iraqis want the US to overthrow Saddam Hussein?

Who are Iraq's Shi'a, Sunnis, and Kurds?

What is the special relationship between Iraqi Kurds and the US?

Aren't there huge differences between Iraq's Sunnis, Shi'a, and Kurds? : shouldn't we just divide Iraq into three separate states?

Didn't the US bring democracy, a constitution, and an elected government to Iraq?

What war crimes have been committed in Iraq?

Do Iraqis have the right to resist?

Doesn't the Iraq war make us safer against another terrorist attack like 9/11? : shouldn't we "fight them there so we don't have to fight them here"?

What are the human, economic, and other costs to the US?

Why did the US and UK invade Iraq?

What kind of relationship did the US have with Iraq before the 2003 invasion, war, and occupation?

Was the US-UK invasion of Iraq legal? : is the war legal now?

Didn't the US troops in Iraq all volunteer to be there?

What are "private military contractors" and why does the US need 150,000 of them in Iraq?

Does calling for an end to the war mean we're not supporting the troops?

Why is the US maintaining fifteen-plus bases in Iraq?

What does oil have to do with the Iraq war?

Who benefits from the Iraq war?

What do Americans want?

How does the Iraq war affect global terrorism?

How does the Iraq war affect what is known as Islamic fundamentalism?

What is Israel's role in the Iraq war?

What is Iran's role in the Iraq war?

Do Arab and other governments in the region support the Iraq war? : what about Arab people?

Isn't the Iraq war distracting the US from the real war against terrorism in Afghanistan?

What was the United Nations' role in authorizing the Iraq war?

What has the UN done during the US-UK occupation of Iraq?

Even without UN endorsement, wasn't the invasion of Iraq really an international campaign because of the "coalition of the willing"?

What do people and governments around the world think about the Iraq war and about the US as a result of the war?

What does it mean to "end the war"?

Isn't the US trying to get out of Iraq as soon as possible?

Wouldn't it be irresponsible for the US to withdraw all the troops? : don't we need them to scaffold the Iraqi government, protect the US embassy, defend the bases, train the Iraqi military, protect the oil, and more?

Should we replace US and UK troops with UN Blue Helmets?

What will Iraq's neighbors do if the US and UK pull out?

What can the US Congress do about the war?

Are opponents to the war really soft on terrorism?

What will happen if the US and UK end the occupation, withdraw all their troops, and close the military bases?

If 70 percent of Americans want to end the war, why is it continuing?

What will it take to force the US government to end the war?