Spanish American War Versus Operation Iraqi Freedom

As we, the class of two thousand and four, and the rest of the world view the war in Iraq, many find it hard the resist the temptation to create their own conclusions on as to why this war got started, but many do not realize that this war has many similarities to an early war that was also short in length but who's effects lingered on even until today. The Spanish-American War was the end of a brutal Spanish empire and the rise of a great super power nation known as the United States of America.
As an American, I felt very supportive in President Bush's decision to invade Iraq and eliminate their tyrannously led government so that the Iraqi people could finally breathe the air of freedom rather than cowering as militant groups roam the city in search of innocent citizens to hurt or kill because their leader doesn't like them. …