Since the September 11 attacks, the US demanded “infinite justice” from the “axis of evil”, and that the world choose between “us and the terrorists” as a mean of gaining support in their war against Afghanistan and now Iraq.

By making the issue so black and white, many people have been left voiceless. Clearly Saddam Hussein is a tyrannical leader, who the world would be better off without, but is war the answer? Judging by the populace of peace rallies around the world, many people including myself don’t think so. Of course with the US being the superpower of the world and the negative connotation of “terrorists” not many nations were too keen on vehemently opposing the US.

Initially we were told that Iraq had to be disarmed after breaching UN resolutions for over a decade and possessing weapons of mass destruction. And that the United Nations could lose credibility and authority if it allowed Iraq to continually ignore its resolutions. For the past several months, the United Nations weapons inspector

Perhaps George Orwell’s 1984 describes the paradox of Bush’s war most sharply “Ignorance is strength… slavery is freedom… war is peace”

In Leunig’s Diary, which appeared in The Age 22/3/2003 it was declared that “war begets war. Each hits a craving for the next. Each war is a laboratory for the next”

Bush then began to press for an invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime “for the sake of humanity”, as the overthrow of Hussein would free an oppressed nation that has endured appalling cruelty and shame.

The US has yet to put forward an appropriate and convincing case for this war. In this showdown with Iraq, if the US were able to miraculously to rebuild a unified, prosperous, secure and liberated Iraq, they could be forgiven for their arrogant self-righteousness. But if the war destabilises the Middle East, not only would there be another black mark against America’s name, but the rest of the world could face apprehension from terrorist attacks and fluctuations in the current financial situation.

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