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In four pages this persuasive essay argues that the war in Iraq is wrong and discusses why it must end as soon as possible. A satirical examination on this topic consisting of one page is also included. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGiraqopp.rtf
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(qtd. in Bergen). This was a mere two months after the American and allied forces launched their invasion, and support for the war effort was still high. Bush
insisted this war was justifiable from a national security standpoint and presented three main arguments. First, according to the President, there was a dangerous terrorist connection between Iraq dictator
Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida network (Stern). Bush reiterated this contention in a speech delivered six months before the war, proclaiming, "You cant distinguish between al-Qaida and
Saddam when you talk about the war on terrorism. Theyre both equally as bad, and equally as evil, and equally as destructive" (Stern). The President also declared that
Iraq was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction that could only be removed via preventive military strike (Stern). Bush argued that Saddam was storing weapons that would eventually be turned
over to al-Qaida to be used against the United States in a manner similar to the 911 attacks. But according to Harvard University professor and terrorism expert Jessica Stern, Bushs
notion that war was the only alternative is seriously faulty. First, there is no conclusive evidence or intelligence information that points to any connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida.
If terrorism was Bushs war objective, al-Qaida and not Saddam should have been the target. Iraq scholar Kenneth Pollack, author of The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading
Iraq concurs, staring, "My instinct tells me that the Iraq war has hindered the war on terrorism. You had to deal with Al Qaeda first, not Saddam" (qtd. in Bergen).
The general consensus among members of the counterterrorism and intelligence communities is that invading Iraq actually strengthened the terrorist resolve. Iraq was a rogue state that is extremely
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