Going against permission from the United Nations, the United
States occupied Iraq in 2003. The Bush Administration wanted permission to
enter Iraq for the search of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and to topple
Saddam Hussein’s reign as dictator, although at the time it seems they did more
than this then they told the public (Alkadiri & Mohamedi, 2003). ‘No active
American involvement was at first allowed’ (Jakobsen, 2012) but this changed
when they wished to promote the emergence of a democratic government, people
such as Hanson, MacAskill, and Borger agree that the Iraq War was both illegal
and that motives were in retaliation to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. These
sources are all accurate meaning the information is reliable, not bias, and
demonstrates what the public was not told. George W. Bush in 2003 said “America
tried to work with the United Nations to address this threat because we wanted
to resolve the issue peacefully. We believe in the mission of the United
Nations … The United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities,
we will rise to ours … Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48
hours … refusal to do so will result in military conflict commenced at a time
of our choosing”. These quotes help support the fact that it is evident that
both the United Stated didn’t consider the ongoing repercussions the invasion
would have upon the world today, they consider themselves above the authority
of the United Nations and have taken that power into their own hands and
invaded regardless to what they were advised by such authority. The United
States entered Iraq in 2003 against advice from the United States, the
repercussions of this act is the weakened relationship between the United
Nations and the United States.
No comments:
Post a Comment