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Understanding the Iraq War's Complexity: Causes, Consequences, and Ongoing Impacts

This analysis delves into the multifaceted causes and consequences of the Iraq War, focusing on key factors like sanctions, weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and terrorism links. It scrutinizes the effectiveness of UN inspections, evaluates the role of oil, and considers the US and UK justifications for invasion through UN resolutions. The paper discusses immediate and long-term results, including civil unrest, insurgency, and the evolving political landscape in Iraq. It also addresses the war's broader impact on the Middle East and the ongoing challenges faced by Iraq and the region today.

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Understanding the Iraq War's Complexity: Causes, Consequences, and Ongoing Impacts

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  1. Why war, again? -D. Storm/Unfinished War? -Resolutions, NFZs, Sanctions, Inspections...effective? --Anything working? -9/11 (New Threat)‏

  2. March 2003- August 2010

  3. Contributing Causes -Sanctions -WMD’s -UN inspections -Terrorism Links -Oil

  4. 1. Sanctions, working?

  5. 2. WMD's, got'em?

  6. 3. Inspections, working?

  7. 4. Terrorism link? -Assassination (Bush) -Al Queda (Ansar El Islam) -Israel (Palestinian payments)

  8. 5. Oil?

  9. Was any of this a smoking gun, a reason for war?

  10. The White House Position And Supporters The position of the US and UK was that the invasion was authorized by a series of UN resolutions dating back to 1990. Resolution 1441 declared that Iraq was in "material breach" of the cease-fire under UN Resolution 687 (1991), which required cooperation with weapons inspectors, and was facing “severest penalties” for their inability and unwillingness to comply.

  11. Obstacles -Domestic Politics -House of Reps -297-133 -Senate -77-23 (Levin/Stabenow...)

  12. Obstacles -Protests (UN)‏ -No Security Council resolution

  13. Obstacles -Demonstrations -Turkey/Saudi Arabia -Urban warfare -WMD’s -Suicide bombers

  14. Extra Credit (#6) Clue: Term heard/seen in the news everyday for the past 3 months. Means general government cut in spending. “__ E __ __ E __ T __ __” Letters: RQEUTESER

  15. Extra Credit (#6) “SEQUESTER”

  16. THE WAR “Grand Coalition” Multilateral? U.K. Baltic States Spain Dominican Rep. Poland Honduras Ukraine Kuwait Japan Others…

  17. The War -March 20th… -1st stage*…Air -Targets…”Leadership sites” -2nd stage…Assault -Key component…

  18. What stage?

  19. What stage?

  20. What stage?

  21. The War (Continued)‏ -3rd Stage…Invasion

  22. SHOCK and AWE!!!

  23. -April 5…Baghdad

  24. -April 10…Kirkuk -April 11…Mosul -April 15…Major operations end

  25. Short Term Results -Initial Iraqi celebrations -WMD’s???

  26. Results (Continued…)‏ -Leaders? -The BIG FOUR

  27. Short Term Results (Continued…)‏ -General civil unrest/Looting

  28. Long Term Results -New government. -Ayad Alawi -Elections -Nouri al-Malaki

  29. Long Term Results (Continued…)‏ -The Insurgency

  30. Long Term Results (Continued…)‏ -Kidnappings/Beheadings

  31. Long Term Results Continued…‏ -Falujah

  32. Long Term Results (Continued…)‏ -Saddam Hussein Captured (2003) -Trial/Sentence -December, 2006

  33. RECENT UPDATE -How has Iraq affected our nation? -No longer there…been expensive -IED -TBI -Since 9/11 ($1,000,000,000,000+) -How has Iraq affected the Middle East? -Arab Spring -Egypt (Hosni Mubarack) -Libya (Mulmar Gaddafi) -Syria (Bassar al-Assad)* -Iran (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad)

  34. UPDATE -Iran the next Iraq?

  35. UPDATE -How is Iraq doing today? -Violent roller coaster -Sunni v. Shia (Iran) -Malaki v. al-Sadr -”fragile peace” but hopeful

  36. UPDATE -What is Obama saying… -Out of Middle East by end 2014 (Focus on Afghanistan) -Renew the hunt for extremists (Drone Issue) -What is the public reaction?* -CNN…32/66 (Support/Oppose War?)* -Send more troops? -Fox News…36/59 (Support/Oppose)* -Right or wrong for acting? -ABC News…40/60 (Right/Wrong)*

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