Chemical Weapons in Iraq

Posted by Lauren Thomas in American History - Jonas - C on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 8:38 am

The United States troops and the Central Intelligence Agency have worked together to secretly purchase and remove all illegal and dangerous chemical weapons from Iraq. The United Nations began investigating the weapons that Iraq produced for the Gulf War during 1990-1991. When the United States took military action against Iraq, everything seemed normal until troops started coming across old, corroding, and volatile chemical weapons. In 2005 a secret operation (Operation Avarice) began and the CIA and US troops were able to purchase and remove over 400 weapons. Today, we do not know why Operation Avarice was kept secret from regular troops nor do we know many more details of the operation.

Comments (4)

Sana Cuffey

Your infographic really tells a clear story that explains the situation at hand. I like your color scheme, it really made everything POP!

Rafi Hares

Your visuals really lend to the text on your infographic. I also like the consistent color scheme which is appealing to the eye.

Andrew Roberts

This infographic looks fantastic and effectively tells the story of post-Gulf War US-Iraq relations. I'm curious about a few things. Did Iraq ever receive repercussions for the possession of chemical weapons? Why were the weapons abandoned?

Joie Nearn

Great topic!