War in Iraq

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the war against Iraq is beginning to acquire the reputation of the Vietnam War. The paper discusses how the nation's opposition to the Vietnam war ultimately led to the withdrawal of the American forces from the country without achieving their objective of defeating the Communists and it is often considered a political defeat for the country. The paper explores the economic effects of the war in Iraq and how American soldiers are losing their will to fight. The paper examines the differences of opinion between the military and the political government. The paper also shows how the reasons for having started the war have been found to be baseless.

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Introduction
Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"One of the major effects of the war in Iraq is economic. While it is true that the effect on the economy of the war is not as large as the effects of the Korean and Vietnam wars, or even of World War II which accounted for forty percent of GDP, yet the effects of the war are not known. The first estimate from Alan Greenspan was that the effect would be of an expense around $100 billion; this was raised to an estimate of $200 billion shortly. The effect according to him was of a soft patch in the economy. At the same time, Lawrence Lindsey, who was the economic advisor to the White House at about that period, said that the economic prospects were not clear."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dvorak, Petula. Antiwar Fervor Fills the Streets. Washington Post. September 25, 2005. p. A01
• Englehart, Jeff. An Iraq War Veteran speaks out: Questioning our role in a crusade for Oil Profits. 24 February, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2277&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=5716a7d1ddccad31467e8ed9edcbb809 Accessed 5 March, 2006
• Goldstein, Joshua S. The Real Price of War: How you pay for the War on Terror. NYU Press. 2004.
• Goodman, David. Breaking Ranks. 11 October, 2004. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2004/11/10_400.html Accessed 5 March, 2006
• Rai, Milan. War Plan Iraq: Ten Reasons against War with Iraq. Verso. 2002.

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