Against the US Involvement In Iraq

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Against the US Involvement In Iraq

• Alex Joffe
• CIS1055 609

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Background to the War
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Background

• Jan. 29, 2002 - President George Bush lists Iraq
  as part of the Axis of Evil
• Nov. 8, 2002 - The UN Security Council approves
  Resolution 1441 which imposes tough new arms
  inspections on Iraq
• Jan. 28, 2003 - Bush in his State of the Union
  Address says that Saddam Hussein is not
  cooperating and is ready to attack without the
  support of the UN
• March 19, 2003 - Bush announces war on Iraq. Bush
  launches Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Reasons Against the War
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The World Opinion

• The preemptive strike on Iraq without strong
  international support was not the best avenue
• Without the world support, the U.S. has lost
  credibility in the world
• With loss of credibility, we are now stuck
  financially rebuilding Iraq

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Inspections

• Iraq was said to have weapons of mass destruction
  which fueled the reason for war
• Inspectors found no such weapons
• The U.S. could have waited, using war as a later
  option
• We had other avenues such as
• Coercive inspections and other methods of
  inspection
• Strengthening ties and Iraqi forces against
  Saddam Hussein

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Stopping Al Qaeda

• The attacks of 9/11, left the U.S. at the tip of
  sword in stopping terrorism
• Al Qaeda are the greatest threat
• Attacking Iraq has given no advancement in the
  stopping of Al Qaeda
• In attacking Iraq, the U.S. has now put resources
  into the war rather than stopping Al Qaeda

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Liberating Iraq

• The U.S. saw Saddam Hussein as a tyrant and it is
  our duty to free Iraq of this tyrant
• Even though the war has ousted Hussein, Iraq is
  still not liberated fully
• In the South Shiite Leaders have taken control
• Shiite leaders are against the U.S. military
• Iraq still lays divided due to the split feelings
  of U.S. involvement in their country

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The Loss of Life

• War has shattered the families of thousands both
  home and abroad
• 4,161 coalition deaths
• 3,858 of those deaths are Americans
• A little over 28,300 have been wounded

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Breakdown of the loss of life
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The Loss of Life
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Sound File
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John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change
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Work Cited

• "Bush Announces Start of Iraq War." Australian
  Politics. 2007. 11 Nov. 2007 lthttp//www.australia
  npolitics.com/news/2003/03/03-03-19.shtmlgt.
• "Iraq War Timeline Resources Wage Peace
  Campaign AFSC." American Friends Service
  Committee. 11 Nov. 2007 lthttp//www.afsc.org/iraq/
  guide/war-timeline.htmgt.
• "Forces U.S. Coalition/Casualties - Special
  Report". CNN. November 11 2007 lthttp//www.cnn.com
  /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/2007.11.html
  gt.
• "Iraq and War - Comparison of Views". Awesome
  Library. November 11 2007 lthttp//www.awesomelibra
  ry.org/Iraq-War.htmlgt.