Political Changes In Iraq

“There is, then, an economic basis for the absence of democracy in the Arab world. But it is structural. It has to do with the ways in which oil distorts the state, the market, the class structure, and the entire incentive structure. Particularly in an era of high global oil prices, the effects of the oil curse are relentless: Not a single one of the 23 countries that derive most of their export earnings from oil and gas is a democracy today.”

The two most important resources in this region are oil and water. The huge oil “deposits there and in the neighboring countries around the Persian Gulf (the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain) established these countries as some of the richest in the world” (Document F). Nevertheless, the countries who do not have as much access to oil are weak economically. Oil is the biggest export in the Middle East, and in a way, the amount of oil a country has determines how wealthy that country will be. Another component of oil is that countries and ethnic groups are disputing for the control of prices of this economic resource. It has gone to the far extent of foreign countries attempting to control the oil price and also the use of weapons for this (Document E). In addition, it is impossible for each country to have equal access to water due to the unbalanced distribution of these essential resources. As a result of this, these countries are fighting for as much control of water sources they can get. Radically, there are many countries in the Middle East that are striving to obtain as many natural resources to strengthen their economy and lifestyle, and it seems most obvious that the scarcity of these resources is a significant problem in the region

Iraqi laws have seen constant changes. Many old laws have been replaced by a new legislation, and other laws have been amended; first by the US Civil Administrator Paul Bremer, and later by the government of Iraq. And this happened after the fall of Saddam Hussain`s regime and the occupation of Iraq by the American and the British forces on 9th April 2003.

Two-thirds of the world’s remaining oil reserves are in the Middle East which will make international policy imperative in the future (Campbell 2007). It is

Separation of powers is essential in a federal system, so an upper chamber of the house like the one modeled after the U.S Congress, the same way Iraq’s federal system of government would adopt this model. The 18 units in the upper house would be based on the regional representation it would give the regions a voice at the center, check the centralization of power and by providing a second set of local elites, and lower regional corruption (page 2). Whereas, a unitary system of government could possibly promote corruption and would hurt the Iraqi people and country. In a centralized/unitary form of government there would be no one to oversee if the central government is abusing its’ power, it solely lies in the power of the central government,

“Every 10% drop in prices of oil adds 0.1% to the US economy, and the sooner the Iraqis start pumping, the faster the plunge in per-barrel prices. A quick war that ends with a new oil minister in place by the end of the year would bump up Iraq's production to 4 million barrels per day by 2006 from a current 2 million, collapsing prices into the low teens“ (Lynn J Cook 1).

During the 1980’s, Saddam Hussein and the Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party controlled the Iraqi government. During their rule, Iraq had and unprecedented amount of high economic growth and soaring prosperity, but they also faced social and political stagnation. The annual income for an average citizen had decreased because of foreign sanctions, and several Ba’ath party economic policies. Hussein surrounded himself with those who were most loyal to him and became the father of the nation to the Iraqi people. During this period, Iraq was considered a stable state and considering the fact that many horrific criminal acts were committed by the regime, the state of Iraq was a functional one. As history has shown us many developing countries with dictator’s states tend to be more successful under an oppressive regime than having a democratic society. The Ba 'ath Party also created what would become a propaganda center for pro-Saddam literature, Movies, songs, and more. It was said that the propaganda campaign created a common sense of

Transforming Iraq and Syria into liberal, democratic, capitalist, and secular nation-states will not be an easy task. It more than likely will not work at all, based on historical evidence. We will have to find a way to connect with all kinds of people. People of different religions, backgrounds, and cultures. The people of Syria and Iraq have not taken to western ideologies well in the past, and I have trouble believing that they will in the present. There is too much conflict among the people within each country for me to believe they would easily reform to western ideologies. They cannot even decide among themselves how to live peacefully.

Our organization Nature Iraq does really important work to support the Mesopotamian Marshlands. Our work has changed the environment for the better. For thousands of years, the marshlands influenced the culture by providing the necessary materials like reeds and animals. Some examples of the necessary materials are water, food, and many other natural materials. Reeds are a type of grass that grows in the Mesopotamian waters. This plant is very strong, it is used to make many goods. It is used in the marshlands to make houses, rugs, and boats. Some of the animals that survive and live in Mesopotamian marshlands are fish, coot and much more. Then, in the 1980s, Saddam Hussein changed the geography by building canals and draining the water from

When Saddam took office Iraq was a recovering country from years of instability and in fighting. His positive benefits in service to the people of Iraq are his nationalising the Iraqi oil industry, Literacy program, Healthcare system and welfare program. The company controlling the Iraqi oil industry was Turkish Petroleum Company which Saddam had changed to Iraqi Petroleum Company. The literacy program was extensive and free with vans going into remote villages to provide education. The healthcare system

The Middle East could have used the money to get children proper education. Yet Saddam Hussein did not think that was as valuable as the military. History Alive acknowledges that “ Iraq has the second-largest oil reserves in the region, but from 1979 to 2003 a dictator names Saddam Hussein controlled Iran's oil income. He spent most of Iraq’s oil wealth building an army, buying weapons, and fighting wars. Very little of the money went to making life better for ordinary Iraqis.(363)” When Saddam Hussein was in power he thought that the income from the oil reserves was more important to use on fighting wars, instead of making life better for the people of Iraq. Saddam Hussein could have made the health care better, the education better and making the living conditions better. Saddam Hussein thought that it was a better idea to use the income for weapons and wars. Saddam Hussein could have made the lives of Iraqis better but instead he thought it was better to cause wars with other

Transportation was one of the Iraqi economy's most active sectors in the late 1980s; it was allocated a large share of the domestic development budget because it was important to the government for several reasons. Logistics became a crucial factor in Iraq's conduct of the Iran-Iraq War. The government also recognized that transportation bottlenecks limited industrial development more than any other factor [13]. Finally, the government believed that an expanded transportation system played an important political role by promoting regional integration and by heightening the central government's presence in the more remote provinces. For these reasons, the government embarked on an ambitious plan to upgrade and to extend road, rail, air, and

In order to fully interpret the nation of Iraq’s holistic condition during and after the Saddam Era, Social, Political, and Economic factors must be weighed accordingly and in contrast to each other. In order to do this, the span of years leading up to 1989, and

While the Iran-Iraq War during the 1980's may have permanently altered the course of progress in Iran and Iraq, the war also altered the resulting permanent involvement of the rest of the world in the middle-east. The rich and complicated history in Iraq has established numerous cultural and ethnic traditions that all play a part in where the country is today. The Iran-Iraq War brought into focus some of those traditions and how they conflicted, while also bringing Iraq and its economic situation into the spotlight. Being on top of some of the most mineral rich soil in the world makes Iraq a major contributor to the world's economy through petroleum and crude oil exports. This, among other reasons, ties nations

In recent years, the Iraqi nation has endured a crisis that will forever remain in the hearts and minds of the Middle Eastern culture. However, the outcomes of the War on Iraq will not change the long-lasting and passionate traditions and memories that have been held in the country for decades. One major event that happened in Iraq’s history is that on October 3, 1932 Iraq was established as an independent nation. Iraq has always been a country in which respect and generosity have been highly valued and play an important cultural role in everyday life. Additionally, approximately ninety-five percent of Iraqis are Muslim, and therefore Islam is the official religion of this nation (Gutierrez 1). Furthermore, Iraq is a