Bush Doctrine. Wikipedia. March 23, 2016.
The war was fought in Iraq. The war takes place 2003-2011, the U.S was in the war since the beginning because they started the war. Countries involved in the war against Iraq are United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Italy, Poland, Australia, Iraq, Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, MNF-I, and Azerbaijan. Countries in Iraq are Baath Loyalist, Islamic State of Iraq, Mahdi Army, Special groups, IAI, and Ansar al-sunnah. Some tactics and strategies that the U.S. Army used was the Coalition forces were able to topple the dictator's regime and capture Iraq’s major cities in just three weeks, sustaining few casualties. “Despite fears that Iraqi forces would engage in a scorched-earth policy—destroying bridges and dams and setting fire to Iraq’s southern oil wells—little damage was done by retreating Iraqi forces; in fact, large numbers of Iraqi troops simply chose not to resist the advance of coalition forces” (Encyclopedia Britannica, page 1.) The causes of the war was The Dictatorship of Saddam Hussein that violated the peoples human rights. Also it was suspected that the dictator had a weapon of destruction or was making one to attack other places, such as the United States since the United State was certain that the dictator was involved in the 9/11 attack that happen in New York. Some underlying causes was the United Kingdom notice Iraq getting lots of weapons and technology. When that notice was made they requested the UN inspections to see if Iraq had a lot of weapons and Iraq didn’t comply. I think that the Iraq war was unjust because all of the President's Bush reasons were at the end proved wrong. All of his assumptions were just assumptions nothing that he claimed they had was true and yet many lives were lost both from America and Iraq citizens. Though several antiwar protests occurred in American cities in the lead-up to the invasion, many opinion polls showed considerable support for military action against Iraq before and during the war. American opinions on the war sometimes crossed traditional party lines and doctrinal affiliation, with many to the right of the avowedly conservative Bush seeing the war as an act of reckless internationalism and some to the political left—appalled by the Baʿthist regime’s brutal human rights violations and its consistent aggression—giving grudging support to military action.
Just after the United States Army stated the explosion on rock Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, U.S. President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger” (History, page 1.) President Bush declared war in Iraq on March 20, 2001. Congress supported President Bush because they didn’t want another attack, they knew that the terrorism of 9/11 were from around there and Iraq had a weapon of destruction. Congress agreed to help protect the people of the United States. President Bush and his advisors built much of their case for war on the idea that Iraq, under dictator Saddam Hussein, possessed or was in the process of building weapons of mass destruction.
The Bush administration's foreign policy will be remembered mainly for the Iraq war and the doctrine of pre-emption.The pre-emption policy that President Bush made for the Iraq war was to allow the United States to attack Iraq before Iraq attacks them. Although the United States reasons weren’t as valid to attack and kill many people who might have been innocent. Mr. Bush's doctrine of pre-emption, which calls for attacking a country or group deemed to be posing an imminent threat before it attacks the United States. He proposed this because he felt that after 9/11 attack, he needed to be ready for another attack and with the knowledge of weapons in Iraq he didn’t want to risk another attack. Before knowing for sure he decided to make this policy to attack potential terrorism before
they do. The policy was intended to prepare the country to go to war for potential reasons of President Bush.
Although the war wasn’t in the United States, there was protest about the war in Iraq. People didn't agree to the declaration of war because they didn’t see how sending sons, daughter, brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers to war and putting their lives in danger was an honor. Not only people in Iraq will die or get injured, but also american citizens can have the same fate. Making the soldiers believe that they were fighting for something great, when actually there was no need for that blood shed and all the trauma the soldiers had to go through just for a policy that our government made. Government can declare war, make bills and laws, but most of the time they just make them because it doesn’t affect them. When declaring war they are safe at home far away from the war and they just have to deal with some updates about the war, the government don’t go through what the soldiers do. Soldiers fight, see things that they shouldn’t and do things that might be against their will, but the government doesn’t understand because they aren’t in the war they are just in the side lines. In Chicago about 5,000 protesters gathered at Union Park and marched to Federal Plaza. Three students were arrested for walking on the street and charged with disobeying a police officer, resisting arrest, and damaging to property. I think that the way the american citizens protested against the war and try to defend our soldiers and innocent lives in Iraq was just because they can see a solution without violence and risking lives. Consequences of this policy is Iraq was in January 2005, the Iraqi people elected a 275-
member Iraqi National Assembly. A new constitution for the country was ratified that October. On November 6, 2006, Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq.
I think that the war was unjust because President declared war on Iraq when there wasn’t strong enough valid reason. There was the cause that the dictator in Iraq violated the people's rights, but the United States didn’t go to war to protect and fight for innocent people. The United States fought for an assumption that Iraq had destructive weapons and that they will attack the United States, but at the end after investigations there was no evidence found. President created the pre-emption where allows the United States to attack a group of people before they attack them, but there was no evidence that the group was going to attack even if they had the weapons people claimed they had. After the war american soldier were traumatized from the war and many lives were lost on both places. It was hard to restore law and order in Iraq because since the dictator was in power a long time and many people were on his side, people didn’t know who to trust, follow or who should be in charge.
Citations:
"Iraq War." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Web. May 13, 2016.
“List of wars involving the United States.” Wikipedia. May 12, 2016. Web. May 12, 2016.
Nicholas Kralev. “Iraq war defines foreign policy.” The Washington Times. January 15, 2009. Web. May 13, 2016.
“Thousands Across U.S. Protest Iraq War.” CBSNews. October 27, 2007. Web. May 14, 2016.
“War in Iraq begins.” This Day In History. March 19, 2003. Web. May 12, 2016.
The Bush administration's foreign policy will be remembered mainly for the Iraq war and the doctrine of pre-emption.The pre-emption policy that President Bush made for the Iraq war was to allow the United States to attack Iraq before Iraq attacks them. Although the United States reasons weren’t as valid to attack and kill many people who might have been innocent. Mr. Bush's doctrine of pre-emption, which calls for attacking a country or group deemed to be posing an imminent threat before it attacks the United States. He proposed this because he felt that after 9/11 attack, he needed to be ready for another attack and with the knowledge of weapons in Iraq he didn’t want to risk another attack. Before knowing for sure he decided to make this policy to attack potential terrorism before
they do. The policy was intended to prepare the country to go to war for potential reasons of President Bush.
Although the war wasn’t in the United States, there was protest about the war in Iraq. People didn't agree to the declaration of war because they didn’t see how sending sons, daughter, brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers to war and putting their lives in danger was an honor. Not only people in Iraq will die or get injured, but also american citizens can have the same fate. Making the soldiers believe that they were fighting for something great, when actually there was no need for that blood shed and all the trauma the soldiers had to go through just for a policy that our government made. Government can declare war, make bills and laws, but most of the time they just make them because it doesn’t affect them. When declaring war they are safe at home far away from the war and they just have to deal with some updates about the war, the government don’t go through what the soldiers do. Soldiers fight, see things that they shouldn’t and do things that might be against their will, but the government doesn’t understand because they aren’t in the war they are just in the side lines. In Chicago about 5,000 protesters gathered at Union Park and marched to Federal Plaza. Three students were arrested for walking on the street and charged with disobeying a police officer, resisting arrest, and damaging to property. I think that the way the american citizens protested against the war and try to defend our soldiers and innocent lives in Iraq was just because they can see a solution without violence and risking lives. Consequences of this policy is Iraq was in January 2005, the Iraqi people elected a 275-
member Iraqi National Assembly. A new constitution for the country was ratified that October. On November 6, 2006, Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq.
I think that the war was unjust because President declared war on Iraq when there wasn’t strong enough valid reason. There was the cause that the dictator in Iraq violated the people's rights, but the United States didn’t go to war to protect and fight for innocent people. The United States fought for an assumption that Iraq had destructive weapons and that they will attack the United States, but at the end after investigations there was no evidence found. President created the pre-emption where allows the United States to attack a group of people before they attack them, but there was no evidence that the group was going to attack even if they had the weapons people claimed they had. After the war american soldier were traumatized from the war and many lives were lost on both places. It was hard to restore law and order in Iraq because since the dictator was in power a long time and many people were on his side, people didn’t know who to trust, follow or who should be in charge.
Citations:
"Iraq War." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Web. May 13, 2016.
“List of wars involving the United States.” Wikipedia. May 12, 2016. Web. May 12, 2016.
Nicholas Kralev. “Iraq war defines foreign policy.” The Washington Times. January 15, 2009. Web. May 13, 2016.
“Thousands Across U.S. Protest Iraq War.” CBSNews. October 27, 2007. Web. May 14, 2016.
“War in Iraq begins.” This Day In History. March 19, 2003. Web. May 12, 2016.
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