The Real Economic Motives Behind the War on Iraq essays

The Real Economic Motives Behind the War on Iraq essays There has been much recent media attention given to the U.S plan to attack Iraq. The U.S government has made it clear that it will not stand by and let Iraq continue to harbor "weapons of mass destruction" and impede the progress of U.N weapons inspectors. What George W. Bush would have the world believe and what is actually the case in Iraq may be two very different things. The only country in the world, other than the U.S that believes that an attack on Iraq is acceptable is Great Britain. All others are opposed. So why is it that all other nations, most of which are members of the U.N, and advocate weapons inspections, are not willing to engage in a war with Iraq? Most nations believe there is not sufficient evidence to support Iraq as a threat. Iraq appears to be extremely co-operative with inspectors considering the controversy in the past. For example; in 1991 at the end of desert storm, the Iraqi government agreed to accept inspectors, believing that once it was established that Iraq posed no threat, the debilitating economic sanctions would be lifted. In Dec 98, the U.S pulled out the mostly U.S inspection teams because it was stated that Iraq was "not fully cooperating." In reality, of 423 inspections performed that month, only 5 "obstructions" occurred. These were either minor delays, or caused from attempts to inspect on religious holidays when facilities were closed. The U.S insisted however they were not co-operating and ended inspections. Less than 48 hours after the inspectors departed, the U.S began a bombing campaign known as Operation Desert Fox. In the three days following initiation of Desert Fox, the U.S and Britain dropped more than 1000 missiles on Iraq. Two weeks after the bombing, the U.S admitted that the inspectors had in fact been U.S intelligence agents who provided the bombing coordinates for operation Desert Fox. It appears that the U.S is fabricating motives to start a war with Iraq. Now with t...