The War in Iraq

Paper Summary:

There are two extremely opposed views with regards to the decision by the United States and its allies to invade, or liberate, Iraq. The one view is that the decision to go to war was a necessity for many related reasons - the most compelling and important being the need to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or WMD. The opposing viewpoint was that were was no real threat and no immediate need to intervene militarily in Iraq. This view states that the decision to invade was motivated - not by freedom, democracy and liberation - but rather by the desire for power, greed and oil. Both these views are discussed in this paper.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
The View in favor of War
The Views against War
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Many of the underlying reasons for the invasion of Iraq are seen by those opposed to the war in a very different light. For example, the use of the September 11th attacks as motivation for war are seen by many rather as an excuse for war rather than a legitimate reason. Those opposed to the war also point out that many of the substantive reasons for war were vague and often flawed."

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