Iraq War Pres
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Audience
The audience that this presentation is intended for would be a
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in the last 20 years. They would not to be educated in the
particulars of political science, and all of the information would
make sense to just about anyone. When giving the presentation,
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The Justification of the iraq warMatthew L. Botbyl
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After looking at the facts surrounding the start of the war, it is
clear that the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was justified.
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Intelligence
2002 intelligence report
Iraq has managed to preserve and in some cases even
enhance the infrastructure and expertise necessary for WMD
production" (Bush 236).
"almost certainly working to produce the causative agent for
anthrax along with botulinum toxin, aflatoxin, and
ricin. Unmanned aerial vehicles give Baghdad a more lethal
means to deliver biologicalweapons. Experience shows thatSaddam produces weapons of mass destruction to use, not just
to deter" (Bush 236).
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Intelligence Cont.
2004 Hillary Clinton
The lack of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq contradicts
years of intelligence indicating Saddam had such weapons,
which also was the conclusion of officials in the Clinton
administration. The consensus was the same, from theClinton administration to the Bush administration, she
(Clinton) said. It was the same intelligence belief that our
allies and friends around the world shared. (Hillary Clinton: No
regret on Iraq vote).
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Terrorist Havens
For my first eight months in office, my policy focused on the
sanctionsThen 9/11 hit, and we had to take a fresh look at
every threat in the world. There were state sponsors of
terrorsworn enemies of Americanations that violatedinternational demandsregimes that pursued WMD. Iraq
combined all those threats (Bush 228).
1985 Abu Abbas
Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
One American killed
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Terrorist havens cont.
Abu Musab al-zarqawi
Senior al Qaeda terrorist
Intelligence Report
"Suspect facility in this area may be producing poisons and
toxins for terrorist use. Al-Zarqawi is an active terrorist planner
who has targeted U.S. and Israeli interests: Sensitive reportingfrom a [classified] service indicates that al-Zarqawi has been
directing efforts to smuggle an unspecified chemical material
originating in northern Iraq into the United States" (Bush 236).
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Legal Obligation
1991 U.N. Resolution 687
Iraq shall unconditionally accept the destruction, removal, orrendering harmless, under international supervision of: all
chemical and biological weapons of all stocks of agentsall
ballistic missiles with a range of greater than 150
kilometersIraq shall submita declaration of the locations,
amounts and types of all items specified (Resolution 687).
Wording is unmistakable: Iraq must disarm
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legal obligation cont.
Iraq fails to disarm
President Clintons warning
The hard fact is that so long as Saddam (Hussein) remains in power, he
threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of this region, the security
of the world. The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new
Iraqi governmenta government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a
government that respects the rights of its peopleHeavy as they are, the
costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam
defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in
the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors. He will make war on
his own people. And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass
destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them (President
Clintons Address).
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legal obligation Cont.
1998 Iraq Liberation act
It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to
remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in
Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government
to replace that regime (Iraq Liberation Act).
Had no effect on Saddams administration
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Legal Obligation Cont.
2002 U.N. Resolution 1441
Decides, while acknowledging paragraph 1 above, to afford
Iraq, by this resolution, a final opportunity to comply with its
disarmament obligations under relevant resolutions of the
Council; and accordingly decides to set up an enhanced
inspection regime with the aim of bringing to full and verified
completion the disarmament process established by resolution
687 (1991) and subsequent resolutions of the Council
(Resolution 1441).
Saddam is given 30 days to deliver a detailed report of his
arsenal
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Legal Obligation Cont.
U.N. Inspector Hans Blix
Calls the report, rich in volume but poor in information.
Congressman Joe Lieberman says it was a, twelve-thousand-
page, one-hundred-pound lie (bush 242).
U.S. & other nations call for military intervention
France and Germany oppose
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Conclusion
Iraq War remains one of the most controversial military operations in U.s.
History
Admittedly, there were mistakes, which bush takes responsibility for
May Sunnis took [this] as a signal that they would have no place in Iraqs
future. This was especially dangerous in the case of the army. Thousands
of armed men had just been told they were not wanted. Instead of signing
up for the new military, many joined the insurgency. In retrospect, I should
have insisted on more debate on [these] orders, especially on what
message disbanding the army would send and how many Sunnis [this]would affect (Bush 259).
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conclusion cont.
Still does not negate justification for invasion
2003 War resolution passed by a wider margin than that of the first Gulf War
Tom Daschle, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John Edwards, and HarryReid
Claims that the vote was for diplomacy and not for war
They must not have read the resolution. Its language was unmistakable: The
President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he
determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to defend the national
security of the United Sates against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq
(Bush 241).
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Conclusion cont.
Rush to war
It had been more than a decade since the Gulf War resolutions
that demanded that Saddam disarm, over four years since he
had kicked out the weapons inspectors, six months since I had
issued my ultimatum at the UN, four months since Resolution
1441 had given Saddam his final opportunity, and three months
past the deadline to fully disclose his WMD. Diplomacy did not
feel rushed. It felt like it was taking forever (Bush 247).
Diplomacy had taken its course
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Conclusion Cont.
The combination of these details leads to only one conclusion:
the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003 was
unequivocally justified