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The Iraq war a “strategic disaster” for the West
Intervention in Iraq was an aimed aggression perpetrated on lies. The westerner’s long standing argument of intervention for regime change but there is a difference between war fighting a military invasion and humanitarian invasion.
So, Saddam is gone – but at what cost? Iraq has been destroyed and thousands of innocent people have lost their lives, as the direct result of an unnecessary, unprovoked war that, according to the former chief justice Lord Bingham, was a “serious violation of international law”. The Iraq War “cannot be justified”, Lord Prescott, then deputy prime minister, has also admitted.
However despite the blood shed Iraq is not better off. The western powers morality has been undermined. Corruption and sectarian violence has intensified in Iraq and its proximities
Americans and Britain failed to take into account the determination of the Iraqis themselves. Their attempts to impose a western oil agenda regardless have not only dragged the country into even deeper violence and continue to shape not just Iraq but the future of energy supplies and the Anglo- American military strategy.
Intervention could have been avoided because Iraqi people did not ask for it. It shows that the best of intelligence got it wrong in Britain. However much the people of Britain were against the war with thousands of people protesting in Hyde Park ten years ago. But on the other hand Tony Blair still maintains that he was not at fault for taking part in the war. It could be that he perhaps went with the right intention i.e. to liberate the people of Iraq from Sadam Husain’s regime but for the wrong reasons because so many innocent Iraqi people lost their lives and that there was no WMD.
Another point is that because of the war in Iraq has not only changed the political environment in the Middle East but also the psychological confidence and trust with the west has been damaged.
But moving forward, it’s important to understand that Iraq has a constitution that enshrines democratic principles.
The law must be upheld and obviously the judiciary which has now been restored with powers must operate unrestrained from political interference and free of corruption. Another possibility would be to involve women in the judiciary roles.
Apparently the power giant ABB has won an order worth around $75 million from the ministry of electricity of Iraq to extend an existing transmission substation in the southern part of the country. The 400/132 kV (kilovolt) Amara substation will connect a new 500 megawatt (MW) gas based power plant as well as smaller power stations, presently under construction, to the grid. –
Turning to the property market Bagdad has experienced a new breath of life in recent months after being stagnant for some time due to excessive violence. While most real estate agents saw themselves jobless when sectarian killings raged in the city only last year, now they can’t seem to keep up with the new found demand.
As can be expected Iraq’s greatest asset is the booming oil based economy. It is predicted that Iraq could enjoy double-digit growth for the rest of the decade – so long as it can steer clear of further sectarian infighting.
In conclusion whatever the reason may be war was not the answer this is an objective view. But above all, the repercussions of the war were felt globally and when politicians get it wrong then they have to pay the price. As it happened in Britain because of the war the Labour party lost the 2010 general elections.
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