To develop an opinion for my thoughts about America going to war with Iraq, I asked myself what would happen if America were to use aggression as a way to execute foreign policy? I also turned to various media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, and the Anchorage Daily News for facts about the president’s decisions, and what could happen.

Roughly eight ears ago, the Clinton Administration worked to a peace treaty with North Korea, basically ensuring peace in our time, all in exchange for diplomatic recognition. But a country that produces 500,000 tons a year of heavy fuel oil, and that has a pair of nuclear reactors; a global safety net must be placed upon them to make sure they were not being used to manufacture a bomb.

So the Stalinist regime of Kim Jong agreed to dismantle its burgeoning nuclear weapons program, and to allow international inspectors full access to its stockpiles of plutonium, for verification. The framework of the treaty was negotiated in conjunction with ex-president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. This treaty was an outright defiance to skeptics who said the Clinton administration was gullible, warning that North Korea was stalling

With the U.S. economy struggling like it is, we cannot shoulder the economic burden of an estimated $200 billion war (CNN.com).

In conclusion national news informs us that President Bush hasn’t decided yet to attack the forces of Iraq. As stated by Donald Rumsfeld, “The U.S. hasn’t and never has had, any problem with the Iraqi people,” (MSNBC) the world and especially the Iraqi people must realize that the United States is not coming after them.

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