For the last 9 years we have seen numerous reports in the news on the Iraq war and the war in Afghanistan and they seem to be very similar in terms of location and affairs. This piece will compare and contrast different aspects of the wars such as leaders, civilian deaths, physical georgraphy and location. The War in Afghanistan and the War in Iraq have different logistical operations, causes of entrance relations with the local government, and international responses. Both Iraq and Afghanistan have been under great influence from the U.S.A. The U.S.A has been the main country in leading the invasions in attempts to solve the countries economical and political dilemmas. The reason that they entered Iraq originally was that they believed that Saddam Hussein was in possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction .Hussein was also very aggressive to surrounding countries such as Kuwait; he wanted the oil they had. The response to Bush’s invasion was negative and when the C.I.A announced that there was no evidence of any weapons of mass destruction, Bush’s decision appeared even worse. The reason for entering Afghanistan was looked upon more positively.. The Americans wanted to disarm al-Qaeda and stop them from using Afghanistan as base. They succeeded in doing so very quickly and in September 2001 there was an attack on America thought to be carried out by al-Qaeda. This was thought to be as a result of the invasion. The invasion began to be viewed negatively.

Iraq is located in the middle east is largely land locked apart from a small stretch of coast. Afghanistan is completely land locked and is surrounded by very troubled countries such as Iran and Pakistan. The similarity between these two countries is that most of the land is dominated by a desert. This can raise difficulties in conflict such as navigation and travel. The nature of the warfare in each country