International Relations of Iraq with

the United States, European Union

and the United Nations
 Relations with USA
• Pre-1980s’
– 1963: First Ba’ath coup with the assisstance of the
USA- Abel Karim Kassem
– After Kassem’s death: a new non-Ba’ath
government
– 1968: USA helps the Ba’ath Party for the second
time to gain power
– Still, before 1980, no diplomatic relations with the
USA
 Relations with USA II.
• The 1980s’
– Debated weather USA gave green light to the
attack on Iran
• Chemicals and biological weapons
– Until 1992, Iraq bought chemical weaponry from
the USA
– These were used in the war against Iran, caused
100 000 deaths, and many more sufferings to this
day in its aftermath
 Relations with USA III.

• The neighboring affairs forces Iraq to rethink

its relationship with the USA
• Until 1984 the diplomatic relations are
reestablished between Iraq and the USA
 Iraq War
• “Occupation of Iraq” or “Operation Iraqi
freedom” began in 19 March, 2003.
• UN sends weapon inspectors to find WMD
• USA sends the Iraq Survey Group to find post-
1991 nuclear, chemical or biological programs
• Claims about Saddam Hussein supporting Al-
Qaeda
 Iraq War II.
• Reasons for invasion:
– The assumed WMD
– Suicide bombers
– Human rights abuses by the Iraqi government
– Spreading the democracy in the country
• Capture of Saddam Hussein
• Internal riots
• 100 000 civilians killed up till today
 Iraq War III.

• Iraqi opinion
– 82-87% wants US troops to leave
– 47% supports the idea of attacking US troops
– 78% says that US troops are making more
problems
 EU aid and interventions
• EU was separated
• States individually were more active than the
UN
• 2003 October: Madrid donor conference
– 33 billion dollars as a contribution to Iraq
• For 2004 EU estimated a 200 million euro aid
– With oil in exchange…
 UN aid for Iraq
• Oil-for-food program from 1995 to 2003
• Works in 18 governorates
• 16 UN organizations present in Iraq
– Trying to aid 29 million people
• Projects lead in 8 different programs
• Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund
present
 Video about USA and Iraq
• http://www.indavideo.hu/video/Zeitgeist_Irak
i_haboru_miert_is
 References:
• http://readthese.blogspot.com/2003_12_15_readthese_archive.html
• http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0420-05.htm
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/cron/
• http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/kfiles/b24970.html
• http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/07/sprj.irq.un.transcript.blix/index.html
• http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/05/12/030512fa_fact
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201475.html
• Kerr, R.J., et al. (29 July 2004) "Intelligence and Analysis on Iraq: Issues for the Intelligence Community,"
MORI Doc. ID 1245667 (Langley, VA: Central Intelligence Agency)
• http://www.nj.com/specialprojects/index.ssf?/specialprojects/mideaststories/me1209.html
• http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0908-08.htm
• http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0609-02.htm
• http://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=3879
• http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-
E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=107316
• http://www.uniraq.org/