Iraq The war in Iraq has become one of the most contentious political issues in recent years. Although many citizens of the United States originally supported sending in troops to Iraq based on the possible presence of weapons of mass destruction, currently more and more people are crying out for the return of American troops. According to the Institute for Policy Studies and Foreign Policy (IPS) report entitled "Paying the Price," over 1500 troops have been killed since the onset of the war, and over 11,300 have been wounded. Equally if not more startling are the casualties on the other side: approximately 24,000 Iraqi troops have been killed in battle but an astounding 16,000 to 100,000 innocent civilians have also had their lives taken by the war. These horrific numbers belie the potential futility of the war. Continued presence of American troops in Iraq is needless, costly to both life and to taxpayer money. Even before reading through the IPS documents, including Phyllis Bennis' "Understanding the U.S.-Iraq Crisis," I held strong opinions...
The IPS documents fuel my existing opinions further, and I certainly believe that American troops should be withdrawn from Iraq as soon as possible.
The negative aspect of the matter however, is the limited breakthroughs made at the practical level, as most discussions end in declarative aims, yet no timeline for an actual implementation of them. On the one hand, the European Union did not present itself as very willing to offer economic incentives and aid to the ailing Russian Federation, and on the other hand, Russian opposition forces who argue against a
war on Iraq, and considers whether U.S. policy towards Iraq can prevail, through an analysis of eight facets of this policy: international trade; weapons of mass destruction; democratization; the war against tyranny vs. The grab for oil; the "shock and awe" tactics used at the beginning of the war; the U.S. occupation vs. liberation; whether the new government of Iraq will be Iraqi run or whether Iraq will become
Thus, Iraq has defied the economic embargo applied according to resolution 661 and has not cooperated with the arms inspection imposed by the UN Security Council through Resolution 665 (Leurdijk and Beernink, 2002). Therefore, the state of Kuwait can no longer consider itself protected by the international community and by the United Nations which it trusts greatly. The international law offers the possibility to retaliate in a manner that can
invasion and occupation of Iraq from three different perspectives. Firstly, the paper provides a historical background pertaining to the interest of energy-hungry countries such as France, America and Britain. The paper also provides a brief background of the relationship of Iraq with its neighbors and how oil has turned out to be a major source of attraction for the imperial powers. Secondly, the paper provides an in-depth perspective of
Katulis and Juul help put into perspective the tentative position of Iraq in saying that Iraq's leadership remains split on a draft version of SOFA (Katulis and Juul, online). The Iraqi cabinet must vote a two-thirds majority in favor of their support for a plan (Katulis and Juul). This may be difficult to achieve when the cabinet is divided along religious sect lines. It is, too, perhaps the first time
War and Occupation: The Effects of the U.S. Occupation on Japan's Government and Politics The recent change in the American foreign policy direction which has seen the replacement of its traditional anti-colonialist tilt by the neo-conservative belief of guided nation building evokes a lot of interest in the history of United State's occupation of post world war II Japan. Although each such occupation is different -- the political, social and cultural
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