Opposition to the Iraq War

The War in Iraq      The war in Iraq is a controversy clouded with misinformation and confusion. To get a proper view of the war we need to step back and examine both sides, pro-war and anti-war, of the facts leading to the war, execution of the war, and the effects of the war.      President Bush’s premise for going to war was to prevent potential weapons of mass destruction, specifically nuclear weapons, and not only to destroy current weapons

Appy claims that public opposition to the war and formation of a peace movement leading to a lack of trust in the government due to lies and cover-ups on events happening in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq are comparable to America’s attitude during the Vietnam War. Supporting this claim to the opposition of the war by the public because of the government’s perversion in the media is seen in the Middle through the example of Pat Tillman. Tillman’s death, which was propagated to make the public

policy from containment of the Soviets during the Cold War about a decade prior, to one against terrorism, a so-called “war on terrorism.” The U.S. government attacked and overthrew the Talib government in return, destroying Al Qaeda’s Afghan bases. They turned their attention to Iraq and invaded it to remove any threat of weapons of mass destruction in spite of opposition from France, Germany, and Russia. The supporters and opposers of the war created new strains within the members of the NATO alliance

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

executions and mass graves. These are only a few of the atrocities that are the result of war. Most people in the world do not know what it is like to live through a civil war, but many kids and families in the country of Iraq know nothing else. Since 1918 Iraq has been in a civil war. You may be asking “how could a conflict endure for this long?”. The answer to that question is that the three general groups that Iraq is composed of remain in constant conflict. The Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites have never

the threat posed by terror. While Iraq had little to do with 9/11, President George W. Bush capitalized on the spirit of 9/11 and made it a personal mission to go after Saddam Hussein, the illiberal Iraqi dictator that Bush accused of harboring nuclear weapons. Kennedy’s speech in September of 2002 came right as Bush began looking to take preemptive action against Iraq. Kennedy thus used this opportunity to come out against the war Bush was looking to wage. Iraq had become the biggest talking point

the USA began the military operation in Iraq. The American government suspected Iraq in oppressing the ethnic minorities, development of the mass-destruction weapons and cooperation with the international terrorist groups. The war did not last long and there are many reasons to believe that the USA was preparing for this military campaign for long time. One of the main reasons of the war in Iraq was a long lasting Iraq disarmament crisis. In the 1990s Iraq was suspected in producing the mass-destruction

The United States invasion of Iraq proved to be a catastrophic event. Aside from resulting in a high number of casualties, the war also demolished stability in the Middle East. Although it may seem contradictory, Merlin’s opinion on the decision to invade Iraq would be mixed to some extent. However, for the most part, Merlin would be against it. One of the reasons the United States invaded Iraq was to remove the country's oppressive dictator, Saddam Hussein. According to a report by ABC News, Saddam

Perhaps at very best, war is an unnecessary evil and at worst, an unethical and inhumane practice. When two or more countries cannot agree to settle their differences diplomatically or agree to disagree, the worst comes out in all of them. The Vietnam War was riddled with mistakes, beginning with our involvement in it. The United States was fighting the North Vietnamese Army and armed rebel Vietcong in the South. In hindsight, it was a war of ambushes between the United States military and the elusive

Is Iraq the New Vietnam? Nick Gardner California Baptist University History of US since the Civil War History 223 Professor Lisa Matthews October 22, 2014 Is Iraq the New Vietnam? One of the arguments that you will hear frequently these days, is the insistence that the war in Iraq is this generation’s Vietnam. For the number of times that I have heard the correlation drawn I have never really taken the time to delve deeper into the conflicts and see what similarities and correlations may or may