America Should Not Use Military Force in Iraq

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Dear Americans:

After the successful anti-terrorism war in Afghanistan, are we going to fight another war on Iraq? In almost every statement on foreign policy, Bush states his belief on his war against Iraq and depicts Saddam Hussein as “an evil.” A recent poll showed that “nearly seven in 10 supported military action to force Saddam Hussein from power" (Public Agenda). Before you make your decision, do you think a war after Iraq is justified by International law and US law? Do you know the current situation and the background of Iraq and the Middle East world? Do you think getting rid of Hussein can stop terrorists’ attack on America? Have you thought about the huge capital cost of the war, the casualties of US soldiers and innocent civilians of Iraq? Have you thought about the destructive damage to Iraq civilian infrastructure, facilities that millions of Iraq people rely on to survive? We should think hard by ourselves, according to our conscience and all information we can get, not according to what Bush says, to decide whether we should use military force on Iraq. In my opinion, we should not use military force to go after Iraq, at least not at this time.

First, “a United States invasion of Iraq would constitute a clear violation of international and US law” (National Network). Article 2 of the UN Charter forbids “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state” (National Network). There is no evidence showing that Iraq has any connection with the al-Qaeda terrorists. As R.C. Longworth pointed out, “Hussein's terrorist credentials are pretty theoretical.” Therefore, we can’t say Iraq has attacked or hurt any Americans. In addition, there is n...

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Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center. Three Major Points.

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Henry T. Azzam. War in Iraq: the economic fallout. Daily Star. Oct. 19th, 2002.

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BBC News in Depth: Where the world stands on Iraq. Sunday, 3 November, 2002.

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