International Relations

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International Relations

In this paper, I will consider the article by John M. Owen. The article established a common perception about the Iraq war. United States started bombing in Baghdad in March 2003, on the support of the president George W. Bush. The main idea behind the war was the threat of national security from Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. However, according to the article the reason of the war is still unjustified. Owen argued that having weapons of mass destruction and using them against any nation are two different concepts and US government should have focused ...