... to go to war with Iraq. Mandela said, "It is clearly a decision that is motivated by George W. Bush's desire to please the arms and oil industries in the United States of America." Initially, we were told by the Bush administration that Iraq posed a threat to the safety and security of the ... Powell. But the main reason the Bush administration gives for going to war with Iraq was that Saddam Hussein posses weapon of mass destruction. Six months on and the U.S still haven't found any evidence of W.M.D.'s. The Bush administration has close ties to the ... oil industry; both President Bus...

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... to the problem of using weapons of mass destruction by Iraq. The American government charges Iraq in developing biological, chemical and maybe nuclear weapon, which were prohibited in Iraq and some other countries by the UN Security Council in 1991. In the 2002 appeared a fear ... war between the USA and Iraq. America accuses Iraq in connections with international terrorist organization al Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden; and producing nuclear weapon. Remember. Who decides a case without hearing the other side . . . Tho he decides justly, cannot be considered just. Seneca. September...

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... Iraq and causing war. The first explanation is securing United States supplies since the United States itself is increasingly dependent on oil imports. The group RUPE believes that the United States production is decreasing and will Azor 6 continue to gradually decrease even ... Economy felt that the United States was really going to invade Iraq was to use oil as a weapon against other countries. The group RUPE explains, "direct American control of oil would render potential challengers for world or regional supremacy dependent on the United States. " ... 14 On America's behalf, the grou...

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... within Iraq. Instead, ten years of economic sanctions created a humanitarian disaster in Iraq rivaling that of many third-world African countries. On top of that, almost five years of the oil-for-food program failed to stop any of this suffering. In reality, ten years of sanctions actually pushed a dictator closer to his people, posing a serious threat to American Iraqi interaction ... the critical pieces of building a successful weapons of mass destruction program. According to former lead United States Special Commission inspector David Kay, "Iraq contained the technical expertise nee...

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... within Iraq. Instead, ten years of economic sanctions created a humanitarian disaster in Iraq rivaling that of many third-world African countries. On top of that, almost five years of the oil-for-food program failed to stop any of this suffering. In reality, ten years of sanctions actually pushed a dictator closer to his people, posing a serious threat to American Iraqi interaction ... the critical pieces of building a successful weapons of mass destruction program. According to former lead United States Special Commission inspector David Kay, "Iraq contained the technical expertise nee...

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... Hussein used chemical weapons on the citizens of Iraq that tried to over throw Saddam's totalitarian government. SUPPORTING DETAIL 3: Iraq has violated the oil for food program and the resolutions that were past by the United Nations ever since the Gulf war of 1991. SUPPORTING DETAIL 4: Iraq continues ... few years away from success. Iraq regime had been willing to endure ongoing sanctions, and the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenue, rather than dismantle its weapons of mass destruction programs showed the its commitment to maximizing its destructive capabilities (Lin...

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... technology, which we have yet to see any results from our massive searches of Iraq. However we can't forget about the times when Saddam would not let UN weapon inspectors in to check his facilities, or the all around shadiness the Iraqis have showed us in any cooperation. President Bush still believes that we will find those ... just give The United States an excuse to go into Iraq and take Saddam out of power in order to get control of his oil. If we get control of his oil we would rule the oil industry for as long as the earth lets us. This is true because we haven't even begun to tap ...

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... camps. CB ( chemical/biological) alarms were going off indicating that CB agents were present in the air. Iraq some how keept their use of a chemical weapon a secret until now. " I think the Iraqis were probably firing artillery shells or rockets with low ranges of chemicals. That way there wouldn't be any ... Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, had namely recognized Kuwaiti independence in 1963. Hussein claimed that Kuwait had illegally pumped oil from the Iraqi oil field of Rumaila and had conspired to reduce Iraq's oil income. (" The Persian Gulf War", Don Nardo). Bin Laden's Terrorist Group...

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... by Craig Bisbing, in 1972 Saddam Hussein visited Paris and agreed to sell oil to France. For the past thirty years France has been supporting Hussein by purchasing oil from him. France later became Iraq's second largest weapon supplier after the Soviet Union; they also sold a nuclear reactor to Hussein ... in 1976. One year prior to the Gulf War, French Defense Minister and the founder of the Iraqi-French Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Chevenement promised to raise "bilateral relations to a higher level"(1). In November, Iraqi Oil ... supported us, like France and Russia, will cert...

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... his rule. In the second case, the stakes were much higher, as Hussein sought to annex Kuwait and take control over the enormous oil reserves. The results of the war with Iran did not reduce Hussein's ambitions and recklessness. If anything it increased them. He decided to ... the 1990's it was confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Saddam also had advanced nuclear weapons development programs, a design for a nuclear weapon, and was working on methods of enriching uranium for a nuclear bomb. According to the British government, just recently Saddam purchased significant...

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... this illegal invasion. Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, had namely recognized Kuwaiti independence in 1963. Furthermore, Hussein claimed that Kuwait had illegally pumped oil from the Iraqi oil field of Rumaila and otherwise conspired to reduce Iraq's essential oil income. By invading Kuwait, Iraq succeeded in surprising the entire world. The USA ended her policy of accommodating Saddam Hussein, which had existed since ... to decide upon and state one overriding reason for going to war. Was it to oppose aggression or was it just to protect global oil supplies? Other powers were more directl...

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... prospect of Saddam Hussein having the weapons of mass destruction. If he did possess weapons of mass destruction, then he could single-handedly start a war involving the entire Middle East. Oil prices would consequentially rise uncontrollably, and the world would grind to a literal halt, sending many economies straight into a recession. As a result the West, with countries such as Britain and the ... USA so dependent on oil, must ensure that Iraq doesn't harness the potential to cause such a crippling conflict. However morally wrong this maybe, the fact remains that Iraq possessing weap...

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... of Iraq. There were no weapons of mass destruction found and a U.S. led attack on this country violates the U.N. Charter. The protestors claim that the Bush Administration is going after Iraq's oil sanctions in hopes for a better economy. Is this war truly necessary or is an act of aggression from a greedy country? The United States and United Kingdom are the only two ... 2002, the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 1441, which was intended to force Iraq and its dictator to destroy all weapons of mass destruction and force Hussein to allow U.N. weapon inspectors into his ...

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... second round in 1939, and the Allied victory in 1945 seemed to seal a great peace upon the world. But with the rise of the oil monarchies in the Middle East, the balance of power shifted, and vast amounts of money has been put into the hands of nations that less than ... under ideals of freedom and liberty. Iraq has also persistently pursued the development of weapons of mass destruction, by spending large portions of its oil revenues to import technologies that facilitate the development of these weapons. Because of these reasons, and the fact that Saddam has shown the ... of terror he...

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... use these weapons against neighboring countries, and the people of Iraq. In 1988 the Kurds were attacked by the largest chemical weapon attack against civilians in history. There is no reason a person like this should be able to posses a nuclear weapon let alone want to be able to continue to build these weapons. United States intelligence knows that he has the capability ... to check up on. He has even launched terrorist attacks against Non Government Organizations and United Nation workers. Saddam has not done the best for his people. There is the oil-for-food program that is designed...

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... ) passed over thirty resolutions regarding Iraq in an attempt to force Saddam Hussein to yield to the international communities wishes. These resolutions involved everything from weapons programs, to sanctions, to oil for food programs. Saddam Hussein failed to meet almost every single resolution passed by the UNSC. In December 1998 operation "Desert Fox" was launched. The U.S. and U.K. for four days ... nuclear weapons. The report went on to allege an array of human rights violations that the Iraqi regime is guilty of citing various reports. It accused Iraq of concealing biological wea...

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... in a way postponed. If we did happen to go to war with Iraq and we lost then we would be out of a large source of oil because Iraq contains the second largest oil reserve. We need oil for a lot of reasons, but there is no reason to have to put the citizens of the United States at risk of death. There are other ... oil reserves that we could use. Instead of putting all attention onto Iraq's weapon use, we should be concentrating on the protection of our country and it's borders. The War on Terror will never be at it's end ... ...

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... that airplanes would win wars quickly and decisively without first defeating enemy surface forces.2 Douhet stated that the Army and Navy performed essentially defensive roles in war and the only weapon suitable for the offensive was the aircraft. As such, he advocated an independent air force and saw no requirement in conducting joint operations with other services. Douhet viewed ... collateral damage. This is contrary to Douhet's theory. The strategic strikes on Iraqi's main vital centres targeted included Iraqi's C 3 facilities, nuclear and chemical warfare capabilities, electrical po...

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... -regulations about his disarmament he had accepted after his defeat in the Second Gulf War, Hussein still didn't grant weapon inspectors unlimited access to his palace. Finally, in 1998 he even denied any inspections, which lead to an extension of the UN oil embargo against Iraq. During the last six months the USA again increased their pressure on Iraq to accept inspections ... he vows to liberate Iraqi. When examining the second paragraph, there is a little shift of contents as now Bush does not talk of a regime change anymore but focuses on Iraqi weapon programs. Connecting the fact of...

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... the war. I feel by opposing this war, we can answer whether or not president Bush is telling the truth. Opposing reasons like the greed of oil, the millions of dollars, and if the war is still about terrorism. When president bush engaged war with Iraq the United Nations said it was unconstitutional ... on these opposing ideas, I think this war has nothing to do with the war on terrorism and that its basically for the huge natural resource of oil. I find president Bush to be very greedy, because this is the 21st century and there are many ways to solve the problem with our energy resource ...

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... develops nuclear technology. It is reported that Iraq has terrorist connections and if Iraq gains nuclear technology, who is to say that he wont provide those terrorist groups with a nuclear weapon. War, and the removal of Saddam Hussein from power will free the people of Iraq from tyranny. For as long as Mr. Hussein has been in power he has been ... that has been offered is old stock photos that probably where taken from Iraq's own mass genocides. It is claimed that a war with Iraq is a ploy to control the world's oil supply, never has a more laughable claim been made. Not once has the...

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... support of U.N. and most of the country around the world, U.S. decided to go into war. Shortly after the war, U.S. couldn't find evidence to prove to the world that Iraq has weapon of mass destruction. And the war has destroyed most big city in Iraq. The expenses that U.S. have to aid to the Iraq is far more than anticipated. U.S. soldiers have been ... has been destroy very bad. Many peoples around the world asked that is the war against Iraq justified. But many people said that it is the U.S. trying to get Iraqi oil, and also U.S. wants to remain popular in the world. According to the...

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... develops nuclear technology. It is reported that Iraq has terrorist connections and if Iraq gains nuclear technology, who is to say that he wont provide those terrorist groups with a nuclear weapon. War, and the removal of Saddam Hussein from power will free the people of Iraq from tyranny. For as long as Mr. Hussein has been in power he has been ... that has been offered is old stock photos that probably where taken from Iraq's own mass genocides. It is claimed that a war with Iraq is a ploy to control the world's oil supply, never has a more laughable claim been made. Not once has the...

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... are wrong then we should teach them why it's wrong and put an end to these kinds of sufferings. In the Democratic Republic of Congo rape has been use as a weapon of war. In Bukavu, in one incident at least 57 women and girls were arrested during a search operation, taken to a secret location and raped by Democratic Republic of Congo troops ... considerable amount of resources and they are in a civil war it is the best interest of the nations to prevent this war and preserve resources. It can be said that oil was the reason for military intervention in Iraq. Also the state of Iraq was a ...

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... weapons would be employed, the CIA actually aided Iraq in its mustard gas attacks against Iranian troops. Further, the US government allowed the sale of biological agents such as anthrax (a weapon of mass destruction) by US companies to the Iraqi government. After the 1989 gas attack that killed 5000 Kurds, US aid to Iraq actually increased ("Some History of U.S., Iraq Dealings ... in the last 20 years. There is more legal and historical basis for Iraq or any other "rogue" state to invade this country than there is for the current US oil profit scheme that anti-war demonstrators have be...

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