Iraq war overview and historical context

Iraq War

Since the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration was determined to invade Iraq. Although no weapons of mass destruction were found, the Bush administration maintained that Iraq was an active threat to the peace and security of the United States and its citizens and so felt the need to invade Iraq. The United Nations refused its support for the war on Iraq yet the Bush administration forced its way into Iraq advocating for the need to overthrow the Saddam regime and securing peace and democracy in Iraq. Unfortunately this was not the case and conditions in Iraq began to worsen even after the removal of Saddam.

The Muslims have a history of not tolerating non-Islamic powers to stay in their homelands and control or intervene in their internal affairs. Similarly the U.S. is not tolerated in Iraq by its citizens and they fear that the U.S. is trying to colonize the Muslim World. During the war many holy sites for the Muslims were bombed. The U.S. might claim it to be unwitting but even if it was unintentional, it installed hatred for the U.S. In the hearts of the Muslims. They simply do not want any further U.S. intervention in the future of Iraq and want the U.S. And other countries to withdraw their forces. The U.S. due to its own private agenda refuses to do so and hence the conflict. There has also been a really high toll (in thousands) of civilian killings in Iraq because of the American bombings which were supposed to be a show of precision and targeted attacks.

Further the shameful incident at the Abu Ghraib prison, which is a direct result of disregarding the Geneva Convention, has been the main cause of increased abduction and slaughter of civilians working in Iraq. The organization conducting such activities has claimed to do so in a direct reaction to the Abu Ghraib incident.