The start of the 2003 Iraq War has been debated by many historians. The arguments made by Krebs and Lobasz in their article “Fixing the Meaning of 9/11 - Hegemony, Coercion, and the Road to War in Iraq” are very persuasive, as are the arguments made by David Lake in “What Caused the Iraq War?”. These arguments center around the mindset of the Bush Administration, which was fearful of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and eager to use the terrorist attacks of 9/11 as rationale for war regardless of clear…

The Most Significant Changes to the laws of Iraq after the War in 2003. 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 Many old laws have been replaced by a new legislation, and other laws have been amended; first by the US Civil Administrator Paul Bremer, and later by the government of Iraq.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. Paul Bremer issued more than 100 laws and regulations…

International Relations Essay A Classic Realist’s perception of the 2003 Iraq War International Relations as a whole debates that politics equals power, therefore there are several theories which have emerged within International Relations that illuminate how nation-states interact with each other, their reason to go to war and what motivates them to establish peace. Within its many strands, Classical Realism emerged as a Post-World War 2 theory and is argued to be ‘pessimistic about the prospects for…

The Theoretical Perspective In order to understand the theoretical perspective, which best explains policy formulation by several world leaders we must first take several factors into consideration. Policies are formed in order to improve the country, need, and for several countries greed. Many policies are based on the perceptions of life, liberties, and care to progress as a nation. In an attempt to understand why policies have been made, understanding the person or people who make them makes…

Conflict: The Iraq War (2003-2010) by Barry J. DeLisle NIU Class 2017 Unclassified - submitted to the faculty of the National Intelligence University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for MCR 615. May 22, 2016 Word Count: 2364 The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy Reserve, or the U.S. Government The Nature of the Conflict: The Iraq War (2003-2010) Determining…

Liberalism and Hegemonic Stability Theory As Causes for the 2003 US-Iraq War Many factors went into the decision of United States leaders to enter into war with Iraq in 2003. These reasons can be related to various classical and modern theories on the causes of war between states. Though there are several stances and viewpoints on the righteousness or legality of the war on Iraq, an objective eye will notice that the real factors for going to war are neither grounded in righteousness nor law. They involve…

War against Iraq By Olivier Gaudreau When the US initiated the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it gave the justification that the Iraqi dictator, Saddam aided the perpetrators of the September 11 attack on United States soil. The Bush administration also accused Saddam of engineering a nuclear program and amassing destructive weapons. All the US justification and the entire war have been highly criticized on many fronts. The media has taken the lead on shaping public opinion on both sides of the war, that…

1990 GULF WAR TO THE 2003 IRAQ INVASION. DID THE POSITION OF ARAB REGIMES DIFFER? The Gulf War in 1990 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003 both had a profound impact not just on the countries directly involved - primarily Iraq and the United States (US) - but also on the geo-politics of the world. Arguably, the War ended in a stalemate because the Iraqi regime that had started the War by invading Kuwait remained in power. Perhaps inevitably then, in March 2003 the US and its allies invaded Iraq with the…

The Iraq war of 2003 is a blueprint of tyranny, which is full of controversial ideas, and works of individuals who believe that the United States of America is a crusader of freedom and democracy. And killing or unintentional homicide of substantial amount of civilians alongside with the targets of the U.S marines (Saddam’s armed forces) was a successful mission in the Middle East. An operation that was to be executed in a time limit, transformed into a war, which began in March 19th 2003 Invasion…

The Iraq war of 2003 is a blueprint of tyranny which is full of controversial ideas and works of individuals who believe that the United States of America is a crusader of freedom and democracy and killing or unintentional homicide of substantial amount of civilians alongside with the targets of the U.S marines (Saddam’s armed forces) was a successful mission in the Middle East. An operation that was to be executed in a time limit, transformed into a war, which began in March 19th 2003 Invasion of…