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by Steven The capital of Afgahnastan is Kabul. The population of Afgahnastan is 26,803,057. The language that they speak Shopu and Dari. The area in square miles of Afghanastan is 251,825. The currency they use their is called Afghani. It has a very hot dessert like dry climate. They are one of the leading exporters in oil so their economey is pretty good. In 2003, March 19th former president George Bush launched the invasion on Iraq. On November 6, 2003, Bush signs a $87 billon for the Iraq war. The surrounding nations were affected by this war becuase their have many civilian casualities and very large death tolls. It affected the United States because many American lives have been taken for this war, brave men and women with families back home.
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 * Part I--What I already know about my topic **
 * Part II--What I Want to Find Out**

What was the total Death toll for the U.S.? What was the total Death toll for Iraq? What was the total Death toll for Afghanastan? Why did this war start? What side is America on? How did we invade Iraq more specifically? How did American people to respond to Bush's decision to invade Iraq? Who is winning this war as of right now? How did the war affect the economey of the United States? How did the war affect the economey of Afghanastan? How did the war affect the economey of Iraq?

. ** Part III--The Search ** The topic that I have chose to research for this search is the Iraq War. To be honest with you this is not my first entry. I actually copy and pasted a bunch of information from the internet because i was not 100% sure what to do but while reading through that stuff i did learn alot. When I first chose this topic I remember it was because I thought people would be interested in learning about the war, why its happening, and other things like that as much as I was. I went on my computer right away exited to get started and went to google. I entered and searched; Iraq War. I found a very good article on the war in wikipedia and checked where it came from to make sure it was a reliable sources. []/. April 20th, 2010. (checked backround to make sure info was reliable) Alot of innocent civilians were killed in this war and it has gone on for to long. Back when president Bush was in charge and first started the war by sending the troops there, their were many protestors who went against it some like to csll; hippies. Hippies were people who at the time did not approve of President Bush's and just want peace; no war. I found this interesting because I might have been one of those hippies, I know thinking about it now I probably would want peace just like those guys. I also learned from a helpful link that the total troops in Iraq were 98,000 U.S. troops as of Febuary 28, 2010. All other nations had withdrew their troops which make all the more conflict. U.S. Troops casualties 4,390 US troops; 98% male. 91% non-officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 72% were from the US Army. (Iraq war facts Results and Statistics March 29, 2001) , About.com Guide I also used three articles that taught me alot as well. To get these three articles I went on line and went to a sight my teacher Ms.Brownstone reccomended for me called Diigo.com. It is a website where you can save articles then add book marks, sticky notes, highlight and annotate. I found this website to be really useful for me because like I just said I found 3 articles their that all taught me more about Iraq. I learned that the war was called many things such as Occupation of Iraq, Second Gulf War, Iraq War, and many other things. I also learned that prior to the war, when things were peacful, America and other countries thought it unsafe that Iraq was in possesion of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) so America planned an invasion on Iraq which set off a series of events which eventually lead to the beggining of the war. The first article was called; Bush Was Set on Path to War, British Memo Says By [|DON VAN NATTA] Jr.Published: March 27, 2006 The second Article was called; Nation Topics - War and Peace By John Sapalarny Published: October 19, 2009 The third and last article was called; Baghdad Burning Monday, October 22, 2007 One book that I used for research I got online and it is called The Iraq War Reader: History, Documents, Opinions. It is a very good and helpful information fulled novel and those looking for some perspective on the war with Iraq need look no further than this substantial anthology-every perspective is here, from right to left, from pro-war to anti, from Ann Coulter to Barbara Ehrenreich and from William Safire to Jonathan Schell. Contributions are organized chronologically, beginning with a section on "roots of the conflict, 1915-1989." This is followed by sections focusing on the Gulf War, the UNSCOM inspections, the impact of September 11, the debate in Congress and the U.N., and final sections on Iraq's future and that of "pax Americana." A useful appendix spells out who's who in the Iraqi opposition. A deeper look at pre-Gulf War events would have been welcome, as would a sharper look at the brutality of Saddam's regime, but overall, Sifry and Cerf, who previously edited The Gulf War Reader, have done a find job of gathering illuminating takes on this controversial war. This stuff taught me alot more about the war and made me think about it in a completely different way. **Micah L. Sifry, Christopher Cerf** **. Iraq war reader: history, documents, opinions. New York. 2003.**

For the part of the search where I needed to interview an expert I chose to interview my grandfather because he was in the war (Green Burret, 2 Medals of Honor, 1 Purple Heart). I asked him what it was like to be in the war and if their was anything interesting people didnt know. He told me that it was alot like being in an all day everyday exercise workout seesion and every now and then you had to put all of that exercise and training to use. Also he told me that it is very tough work but theirs no better fealing than serving your time and leaving fealing proud that you helped your country.

 While doing this I-Search I learned alot, not only about my topic that I researched but also about myself, and how to research other things in the future. I have already mentioned all the things I learned about my topic like the casualtie rates and the reason why the war started. I also learned a bunch of new places to go to for research on topics in the future. One great place to find articles and information is the sight; Diigo.com. Another thing I learned is how to check if something on wikipedia is reliable or not. And also how to do even better, more refined searches on google. Lastly I learned something about myself. Coming into this project I didnt think I had what it takes to complete but here I am writting my few final sentences, I learned you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
 * Part IV--What I Learned**

//**Works Cited:**// []/. April 20th, 2010. (checked backround to make sure info was reliable) Iraq War Facts, Results & Statistics at March 29, 2010

4,390 US Soldiers Killed, 31,762 Seriously Wounded
By Deborah White Baghdad Burning Monday, October 22, 2007 [] Nation Topics - War and Peace By John Sapalarny October 19, 2009

[] Bush Was Set on Path to War, British Memo Says By [|DON VAN NATTA] Jr. March 27, 2006 Micah L. Sifry, Christopher Cerf. Iraq war reader: history, documents, opinions. New York. 2003.