The American-Iraq relations before the war were rather complex. During the Cold War Iraq was closely tied to the Soviet Union but in 1980, following the end of the Cold War and the crumbling relations between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. decided to back Iraq in a war against Iran, their former partners (Council on Foreign Affairs). The U.S.-Iraq relations fell apart when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, and in the winter of 1991 a U.N.-approved U.S.-led coalition drove Iraq out but did not eliminate Saddam Hussein from power (ibid.).

Subsequent to the Gulf War the U.S. tried containment, but after the containment regime - sanctions, weapons inspections, and no-fly zones - remained in place longer than expected

Is killing 10 people to save 100 morally justified? What if the killer only used the plight of the 100 people as an excuse and wanted to kill the 10 to further his own ends? To determine whether an act is morally justified or not requires the knowledge of things that are not always known (such as the attackers real intent) and it relies on perspective. To cope with this the Just War Doctrine was developed. For the war in Iraq to be moral it must be a pre-emptive war, or not threaten Iraq’s Territorial Integrity and Political Sovereignty unless it is a matter of Sovereignty vs. Human Welfare. As well as this all the Just War Criteria must be met (Hirshberg, …).

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