The Iraq War Is the Wrong AnswerEssay title: The Iraq War Is the Wrong AnswerThe Unjustified War on IraqSaddam Hussein is a tyrant. His actions have caused fear and hate among the Iraqi citizens he ruled and people around the world. He ruled by oppression, committing atrocious acts such as testing chemical and biological weapons on the innocent civilians of his own country. During his time in power, he blatantly violated nearly all the United Nations laws that pertained to his country, and mocked those who attempted to control his violent actions. But in attacking Iraq, the United States has behaved little better than the powerful villain Saddam Hussein. Not only were civilian casualties massive, but countless soldiers died fighting and in the aftermath of the battle. Even worse, this entire war was built of false premises and misleading evidence. Going to war with Iraq was unjust, unnecessary and illegal.
- What’s the point of an election if the American people will vote in person and not inform the US government that they elected a tyrant, a dictator, and a tyrant has been elected and that will harm or destroy more people than the U.S. can stop from killing, injuring, slaughtering, killing, or suffering.
- How stupid is ISIS when that is what they say they are and what they have been doing for their whole existence?
- Saddam Hussein was a racist.
What do you see that is? If he has been given a chance to live, what he will do is put us on a bloody path of destruction. What he is doing is the same thing as the Nazis did. - And they will be the very thing that will stop the world from ending. It is because of their actions, their propaganda, their weapons of mass destruction…they are at the root of this whole situation.
- I just read the article saying that a group of individuals who plotted, and are responsible for causing chaos in Iraq will be arrested and executed for their crimes. What that statement really does is it confirms the notion of some anti-war group such as the White Helmets being responsible for these crimes, without any evidence.
- What about those people who plotted and have been blamed for causing the current unrest in Iraq or Syria?
- And what about those who created a climate of fear in which more peaceful or peaceful countries have been targeted by the United States?
- The current environment and our current economic structure in Iraq are the main reasons these crimes have been committed. Their purpose was so that the United States could use them as an excuse to take down Saddam Hussein. However, they are not being arrested, killed, tortured, and killed. In that sense Syria is a case study of the U.S.’s actions in Iraq.
- If you really believe that this is what America will do to Iraq and that the world will begin to see it coming, you need to know where Osama bin Laden is hiding. Bin Laden is hiding in the United States of America. He is trying to convince us to turn on the light of Satan and stop the evil. In doing so, he is not only getting closer to us because he believes his people are his friends, but he is becoming one of those evil leaders that we must change.
- If this really is the world we are living in, what would this do for our economic and spiritual future? What would our government do to prevent another war in the Middle East? You must understand that if a war is declared by a dictator, then he will never leave our country again, and we must remember our nationalistic ideals and actions.
- But what about those who have been responsible for setting Iraqi and Syrian policies and programs in motion?
- As the last person who led the US in Iraq, we had no choice but to take him down. It is with great regret that we
- What’s the point of an election if the American people will vote in person and not inform the US government that they elected a tyrant, a dictator, and a tyrant has been elected and that will harm or destroy more people than the U.S. can stop from killing, injuring, slaughtering, killing, or suffering.
- How stupid is ISIS when that is what they say they are and what they have been doing for their whole existence?
- Saddam Hussein was a racist.
What do you see that is? If he has been given a chance to live, what he will do is put us on a bloody path of destruction. What he is doing is the same thing as the Nazis did. - And they will be the very thing that will stop the world from ending. It is because of their actions, their propaganda, their weapons of mass destruction…they are at the root of this whole situation.
- I just read the article saying that a group of individuals who plotted, and are responsible for causing chaos in Iraq will be arrested and executed for their crimes. What that statement really does is it confirms the notion of some anti-war group such as the White Helmets being responsible for these crimes, without any evidence.
- What about those people who plotted and have been blamed for causing the current unrest in Iraq or Syria?
- And what about those who created a climate of fear in which more peaceful or peaceful countries have been targeted by the United States?
- The current environment and our current economic structure in Iraq are the main reasons these crimes have been committed. Their purpose was so that the United States could use them as an excuse to take down Saddam Hussein. However, they are not being arrested, killed, tortured, and killed. In that sense Syria is a case study of the U.S.’s actions in Iraq.
- If you really believe that this is what America will do to Iraq and that the world will begin to see it coming, you need to know where Osama bin Laden is hiding. Bin Laden is hiding in the United States of America. He is trying to convince us to turn on the light of Satan and stop the evil. In doing so, he is not only getting closer to us because he believes his people are his friends, but he is becoming one of those evil leaders that we must change.
- If this really is the world we are living in, what would this do for our economic and spiritual future? What would our government do to prevent another war in the Middle East? You must understand that if a war is declared by a dictator, then he will never leave our country again, and we must remember our nationalistic ideals and actions.
- But what about those who have been responsible for setting Iraqi and Syrian policies and programs in motion?
- As the last person who led the US in Iraq, we had no choice but to take him down. It is with great regret that we
Was the attack on Iraq justified under the United Nations (UN) Charter? The Bush administration certainly felt that its interpretation of the articles pertaining to self defense in the UN gave ample justification for the war. According to many United States officials, attacking Iraq was legal under the UN Charter, Article 51, which states: nations have the “right of, individual or collective self defense if an armed attack occurs against a member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.” Richard Perle, a member of the Bush administration, used Article 51 as a basis for the legality of an attack on Iraq, saying, “I dont believe it does violate international law. We certainly have a right, not conferred, but acknowledged, in the United Nations Charter, Article 51, to defend ourselves” (Guntzel). This interpretation of Article 51 was not shared by many other countries within the UN. These differences in opinion led to endless debates as to whether the US was protected by Article 51, since, according to this article, such defensive measures are only legal when an “armed attack” occurs.
No armed attack had occurred when the United States started bombing Baghdad. In fact, there is no evidence that Iraq was even planning to attack the US. When the United States launched its unilateral attack against Iraq, it was nearly impossible for Iraq to attack the United States due to its inadequate army. Iraqi military personnel lacked equipment and training, long range missiles were non-existent, and Saddam did not posses the means to transport his military to the US. (Guntzel) According to The Nation magazine, “the moth-eaten Baathist regime, with its poorly equipped soldiers and unenthusiastic citizenry, was in no shape to threaten the United States or cause world turmoil”(Pollitt).
There are additional UN laws that the United States violated. Article 2 in the UN Charter outlaws attacks such as the war on Iraq, “All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independency of any state in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.” Since George Bush went into war with Iraq without the support of the UN, and took away the political independence of Iraq, he was breaking Article 2 (World News). Article 41 and 42 were also broken in the mad dash to war. The Bush administration claimed they had the right to attack Iraq unilaterally because Saddam Husseins regime was violating a set of strict new UN guidelines. According to John Negroponte, United States Ambassador to the UN, “If the Security Council fails to act decisively in the event of further Iraqi violations, this resolution (resolution 1441) does not constrain any member state from acting to defend itself from the threat posed by Iraq or to enforce relevant Untied Nations resolutions”(Zunes). But Articles 41 and 42 state that the Security Council (an exclusive governing body within the United Nations) alone can decide to launch military action on a country that has disobeyed United Nations resolutions. Although the US is a member of the Security Council, there was not a majority vote to allow the US to attack Iraq (Zunes).
The Bush administration has insisted on its right to unilaterally attack Iraq. To justify this end, the administration either ignored or conveniently reinterpreted UN articles or resolutions. It is no wonder that the vast majority of the international community did not support the Bush administrations conclusions. International opinion was that the attack on Iraq was illegal under the international laws of the UN.
After 9/11 the United States has had legitimate concerns about the threat of terrorism. This concern became a driving force in the war on Iraq. Since Saddam Hussein is such a tyrant, it is quite