7.03 Policymaking Conflict #1 Gulf War (1991) Summarize !e "i ua ion !a #roug! u" in o !

e conflic Sa$$am %u""ein or$ere$ Iraqi "ol$ier" o in&a$e !e na ion of 'u(ai o ake i " oil. )!e *+ $eci$e$ !e in er&ern in !i" conflic . Conflict #2 Iraq War (2002) Iraq allege$ly !a$ (ea,on" of ma"" $e" uc ion. Iraq al"o $i$n- com,ly (i ! !e con$i ion" of !e 1991 cea"e fire. Iraq al"o !a$ oil !a !e *ni e$ S a e" (an e$ an$ !ey "ai$ !a !e ,rice of !e oil (oul$ e&en ually ,ay for !e ,rice of !e (ar. )!ey finally go an e.u"e o a ack !em af er Sa$$am %u""ein" a ack on 9/11. 2e"3 i (a" $eclare$ #y George W. 4u"! in 2003 (i ! a 77/23 Sena e &o e an$ a 299/133 %ou"e &o e. :ongre"" an$ Pre"i$en 4u"! (ere in&ol&e$ in !i" (ar #ecau"e i (a" !eir (ar. )!ey (an e$ i for !e ,rofi mo i&e3 an$ :ongre"" ga&e !e ;kay on i . )!ey al"o go fal"e info on (ea,on" of ma"" $e" ruc ion. @normou" lo"" of life". = $e" ruc ion of !e Irqaqi economy. )!e e. reme co" of rillion" of $ollar" in !e (ar !a are " ill ri"ing. :rea ing of !e =merican or ure gulag. ?o"" of =merican re",ec .

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%o( (a" :ongre"" an$ !e Pre"i$en in&ol&e$ in !e conflic 1

2e"3 i (a" $eclare$ #y George %.W. 4u"! in 1991 (i ! a clo"e 52/67 Sena e 7o e an$ a 250/183 %ou"e 7o e. ;n <anuary 123 :ongre"" ga&e 4u"! !e au !ori y o (age (ar on Iraq. 4u"! $e,loye$ force" in o Sau$i =ra#ia. %e urge$ o !er coun rie" o "en$ !eir o(n force". 'u(ai (a" a ma>or "orce of oil for !e *.S. "o !ey (an e$ o make "ure i (a" ,ro ec e$. ;&er !ro( of !e em,orary rule of Sa$$am %u""ein an$ con rol of Iraq. ?i#era oin of 'u(ai . )!e (ar (a" en$e$ af er a#ou 30 $ay".

%o( (a" !e conflic re"ol&e$3 or (!a (a" !e ou come1

Ai$ !e ,re"i$en o&er" e, I #elie&e !a !e ,re"i$en !i" au !ori y legally an$Bor $i$ no o&er" e, morally or morally1 legally. Sa$$am %u""ein3 an =merican enemy3 ook o&er a im,oran coun ry for =merican oil. @&en !oug! !e (ar #enefi e$ u" a lo 3 i al"o $i$ !el, 'u(ai ge ri$ of "ome#o$y (!o (oul$ in !e en$ no #een !e #e" for !eir coun ry.

2e"3 I #elie&e !a !e ,re"i$en (a" immoral in a acking Iraq. )!ey en$e$ u, !a&ing no (ea,on" of ma"" $e" ruc ion an$ !e amoun of li&e" lo" an$ !e amoun of money ",en i" e. remely !ig!er !an any money o# aine$ #y oil !ere. )!e (ar o me i" a failer an$ a (a" e of ime3 money3 an$ ,reciou" =merican li&e". 2ou coul$ accoun !i" (ar (i ! !e curren ,ro#lem" in Du""ia. We a acke$ coun ry #ecau"e (e (an e$ "ome !ing. +o( Du""ia i" rying o ake o&er o !er coun rie" #ecau"e !ey (an !em. I -" !ar$ for u" o $o " uff a#ou i #ecau"e i i" !y,ricri ical. I al"o ma$e !e Ci$$le @a" ern coun rie" loo"e (!a e&er re",ec !ey !a$ for u" lef .

W!a effec $i$ !i" conflic !a&e on glo#al rela ion"1

)!e *ni e$ +a ion" an$ !e *.S. came oge !er o " o, Iraq an$ Sa$$am %u""ein. I !el,e$ crea e a "or of #lue,rin for fu ure in erna ional mili ary #e!a&or. Ci$$le ea" ern coun rie" (ku(ai ) rela ion"!i," in,ro&e$3 #u (or"e con$i ion" (i ! Iraq ,eo,le.

W!a effec $i$ !i" conflic !a&e on !e economy1 =ny a$$i ional informa ion a#ou Pre"i$en ial ,o,ulari y or ,u#lic o,inion1

I !el,e$ ;P@: ge oil #ack ?o"" of rillon" of $ollar" on !e marke 3 (!ic! ke, !a (ere ",en on !e (ar. oil ,rice" $o(n. Infla ionB%ig!er in ere" ra e". )!e "u,,or for !e (ar (a" no !a #a$. 55E of =merican" "ai$ !ey "u,or "en$ing =merican roo," in o remo&e Sa$$am %u""ein. )!e Su,,or for (i !$ra( of *.S. force" i" 78E o&ereall. 92E "aying !a !e Iraq (ar i" no (or ! Fig! ing. )!e ,o,ulari y of !i" (ar !a" #een $ecrea"ing "ince !e $ay (e $eclare$ (ar.

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Wri e a ,aragra,! !a com,are"Bcon ra" " !e (o conflic " you "elec e$. Plea"e go in o "ome $e, ! on !e "imilari ie" an$ $ifference" #e (een !e (o conflic ". (10 ,oin ") )!ere are many "imilari e" #u al"o many $iffernce" of !e Iraq (ar an$ !e Gulf (ar. 4o ! of !e (ar" (ere again" Iraq an$ !a$ o $o (i ! !em $oing "ome !ing (rong. )!oug! in !e Gulf (ar !ey ac ually commi e$ a crime #y aking o&er 'u(ai (!ile in !e Iraq (ar !ey (ere no acu ually crea ing (ea,on" of ma"" $e" ruc ion. 4o ! of !e (ar" !a$ o $o (i ! !e *.S. (an ing oil in one (ay or ano !er. )!e Gulf (ar (a" al"o a "ucce"" (!ile !e Iraq (ar i" o me a com,le e failure. )!e Gulf (ar (a" al"o more morall !an !e Iraq (ar3 (!ic! make" i "o !e Gulf (ar im,ro&e$3 mo" ly3 rela ion"!i," an$ !e economy (!ile !e Iraq (ar !a" only ma$e !ing" (or"e. Finally3 !e Gulf (ar !a$ o&er a 50E a,,ro&al ra ing (!ile !e Iraq (ar" a,,ro&al ra ing" are erri#le an$ only kee, $ro,,ing.