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Iraq War Pros And Cons

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Siena Oliveri Kuhnle
April 18, 2023
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After 9/11 Americans were angry, and wanted revenge for the terrorist attacks that killed over 2,600 people in several plane crashes that occurred in the United States. Civilians were scared, and tensions between the United States government and the Middle East were extremely high. In 2003, the U.S Invaded Iraq and the war began, where the prison Abu Ghraib was established. There, a series of human rights violations would occur, and innocent Iraqi women and children would be forced to endure various forms of abuse. Despite their being written Reports of human rights violations, they went ignored by the government and the public for several months. However, over one hundred different …show more content…

Around 3,000 people died on 9/11, and important government buildings such as the White House and the Pentagon were targeted. The United States already had previous issues with the Middle East, but the attacks completely changed the mindset of the United States when it came to approaching the war in Iraq. Al Qaeda is an extremist group that follows a set of radicalized rules from the Islam religion. However, because of the violent representation of Islam, the vision of the enemy changed from Al Qaeda, but to innocent Iraqi civilians. After 9/11 the public support for a war against Iraq increased dramatically. In the article “Revenge in Us Public Support for War against Iraq” Peter Liberman and Linda J. Skitka examine a series of surveys, and conclude from the evidence that revenge against Iraq for 9/11 was a significant factor in the reasoning behind support for the war. Liberman and Sitka write, “Although pluralities said “not at all”, a significant number of citizens said that war would satisfy desires for revenge to some degree,” (Liberman, Skitka) This evidence further proves the theory that Americans were motivated to support the Iraq war because of the 9/11 attacks, and not just political factors. However, this did not just pertain to the public, but to the way Iraqi …show more content…

In the documentary “Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”, Chairman of the Committee on International Law Scott Horton, states that “The United States was consistently known for observing standards that were higher than the Geneva convention standards and consistently advocating that other countries should operate a higher standard than Geneva Convention standards” (7:00-7:10) The Geneva Convention are a set of international laws that prevent the abuse of prisoners of war and are important to protecting their basic human rights. However, 9/11 caused cause there to be a new precedent that would change the way militia were expected to act. In 2002, President Bush decided that these laws would not apply., which was the first time these standards would not be in place. The documentary states, “officials in the White House and particularly in the Department of Justice said Geneva Conventions shouldn’t hold sway… and that the point of view that triumphed,” (7:54-7:59 “The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib”) This decision alone served as proof of the U.S’s change in heart when it came to maintaining human rights in the Middle East. The government’s anger and desire to cause fear pushed them to take away the laws that would make this abuse

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