Iraq War

Iraq War

Introduction

The Iraq war is considered as a conflict and it started in the year 2003.though the war ended but the violence continues in the region and it has caused thousands of fatalities. Before the war, the government of United States and United Kingdom stated that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, which was a threat to nation security and also that of their regional allies. The invasion began with an air strike by the American army and American forces entered into the region and launched their mission. At the time of invasion, forty other nations supported America by providing them with equipments and other military services.

The paper will highlight whether Iraq intervention was justified or not by the government of United States. It will also discuss the role of United Nations in intervention followed by the problems and complexities in case of Iraq.

Discussion

When bush administration and the United States army invaded Iraq, there was violence all over the region. Along with Iraq army, many locals and innocent people were also killed. Even at the end of the war, the government of United States didn't prove anything and their intervention were not justified.

Humanitarian reason

The war in Iraq could not be justified as an intervention in context with human rights or on humanitarian basis. The United States main argument for the invasion ion Iraq was that they violated the international human rights. The invasion in Iraq was considered as an aggressive regime and it was stated that that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. When the weapons were not found, the government argued that Iraq intervention was due to humanitarian reasons. According to human rights watch, any government should intervene to save lives of other nation. But when America invaded in Iraq there was violence and many locals also lost their lives. Therefore, it can be concluded that Iraq was not humanitarian intervention, and this dismissed United Nations one of the arguments for invading in Iraq (Globe Mail, 2004)

Weapons of mass destruction

The bush and its administration invaded in Iraq because they thought that Iraq was involved in the development of nuclear weapons which was a threat to world security. Bush also claimed that Iraqi leaders were also involved in supplying nuclear weapons to terrorist so that they can use against American. This intervention was not justified as at the end of war no nuclear weapons were discovered and the media called bush allegation a lie (Editorial Board, 2003)

Democratic promotion

Another reason behind the invasion in Iraq from the government of United States was that it wanted to restore democracy in the region of Iraq. The bush administration stated that undemocratic and dictatorship leadership develops conditions that may create hurdles in economic growth and also promotes terrorism which may cause war. According to the bush administration, democracy and liberty is a peaceful form of government. The bush and its army stated that they intervened and invaded in Iraq due to democratic promotion. This intervention was also not justified, because the US government has ...