As the United States has increased its stature as a democratic imperialistic super power, so has the threat to its nation’s security- both its citizens and its military. The events of September 11th changed the way Americans viewed the world. We once thought ourselves as invincible because of our military strength; however, not even our powerful military could stop a surprising attack within our own country. Our attention has now turned to Iraq and their weapons of mass destruction. These weapons pose a severe threat to the citizens and the military personal of the United States. The Bush administration has clearly expressed our need for a regime change In Iraq so our nation and others will be secure. They’ve suggested using force as a last resort; however, before entering into any war we must keep in mind the just wart theory. We must also look at the social, economic, and political implications that attacking Iraq would have on our country and other countries throughout the world.

When it comes to the morality of fighting a war with Iraq, one must simply just consider the Just War Theory. In order for a war to be just, or morally corre

In a perfect world, there would be no need to even consider military action in Iraq; however, the threat is there and something must be done. Ideally, the United States would be able to rely on the United Nations to undermine this threat and Iraq would back off of its weapons of mass destruction programs because of the sanctions that would be imposed on them by the United Nations. This works if, and only if, the United Nations vows to go in with force if the Iraqis don’t follow the sanctions placed upon them. If the UN doesn’t back up its sanctions with military action, then the Iraqi government won’t take their threats of sanctions seriously.

A war with Iraq would have many economic issues embedded in it. Wars aren’t free; they cost money, and a lot of money. During wars, munitions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars are used and lost every day. The war in Afghanistan cost an average of two billion dollars monthly; this figure would more than likely at the least stay the same with a war in Iraq. More money would eventually be needed by the military to make up for the artillery lost and used in the war so therefore they would request more money. This money comes from the taxpayers. Whether taxes are raised or other programs are cut or decreased, the money must come from our tax dollars. If taxes are raised even more, then Americans will have less money to spend, which would more than likely lead to the decreased amounts of purchasing of consumer goods. Also, a war in the Middle East will cause instability in the economic system throughout the entire region. It will take years for the economic system to get back to even where it is now. Countries who trade with the United States could also be affected, as a higher tariff could be added so the U.S. can make up for the money lost during the war. A war costs money, and the U.S. doesn’t produce money, so any money lost will have to be made up for via tax dollars since this is where all the U.S. “government’s” money really comes from.

Taking into consideration the reality of the situation and the threat imposed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, I propose the following solution. First the U.S. must allow the United Nations to attempt to play its role. The UN should follow up on its threats and if Iraq doesn’t follow the sanctions placed upon them, then they should go in with force. However; if, and more than likely when, the UN doesn’t follow up on their word, then the United States must step in and take action. Many countries throughout the world aren’t in favor of an attack on Iraq, but many aren’t against it either. No country would come to the aide of Iraq in fear of fighting a war with the United States. But, of course, in the event that Iraq complies with the United Nations, then there would be no reason for the United States to intervene. In the event the war does occur though, the United States must be sure to do all that it can to ensure that only military personal of Iraq

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