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Iraq War
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Iraq basics
• One of the largest Arab nations in Middle East
• 2nd largest proven oil reserves in world
• Ethnic Kurds in North--15%
• Sunni Arabs, in middle--30%
• Shi’ite Arab, in South--50%
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Colonial History
• After defeat of Ottoman Empire, British Mandate 1918-1930
• 1920, and on--”The Great Iraqi Revolution”
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Background: US in the Region
• 1979--Iranian Revolution and hostages
• Recently emerged Ba’ath Party dictator, Saddam Hussein begins war with Iran
• Reagan administration supports Saddam
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Gulf War I 1991
• 1990 Saddam invades Kuwait
• US and coalition troops, with UN sanction, attack
• Saddam fires scud missiles on Israel
• Saddam forced to retreat
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George H. Bush’s decision
• expel but not overthrow Saddam
• under UN sanction:• establish no-fly zones
• econ sanctions
• weapons inspections under UN (1991-98, 2002-2003)
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A job half done?
• 1998 Congress passes, Clinton signs, Iraq Liberation Act
• 2000 Republican platform calls for “full implementation”
• “neo-cons” calling for overthrow
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Build-up to War
• 2002 Congress passes Authorization for use of military force (AUMF)
• UN orders weapons inspectors out as American invasion appears immanent
• theory of pre-emptive war vs preventative war
• Bush orders Saddam and sons out• war begins on March 20 2003
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Role of UN
• Security Council Resolution 1441 called for compliance with weapons inspection or “serious consequences”
• US seeks UN authorization for invasion, France, China, Russia refuse
• Bush claims to be enforcing 1441
• Kofi Annan says US in violation of UN
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Invasion force• 83% US
• 15% UK
• 2% “Coalition of the Willing”
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Shifting justifications
• links to “terror” and Al-Qaeda• supposed meeting in Prague
• WMD• Dubious tubes and uranium purchases
• Liberating Iraq