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Bloodshed, destruction, mourning, orphans, tears...These are the familiar terms attached to any war. A look at the modern history of the world can prove that all international conflicts have produced these inevitable results. Now that there's a possibility of a military action against on Iraq, there has been a lot of debate in the international community about it. If it takes military action against Iraq, the destabilization of the middle-east region, which is the main source of oil for the US, combined with the present sluggish economy and the risk of losing allies internationally can spell disaster for the US. The differences between Iraq and the US began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. The invasion of Kuwait caused a huge international outcry that subsequently led to what history will remember as the Gulf War. The main reason for the invasion of Kuwait was the huge oil resources there. While it is a small country compared to its neighboring countries, Kuwait's oil resources exceed that of its neighbors by a huge margin. As a result of American and British intervention and air strikes, Iraq had to pull out of Kuwait, but the legacy of hatred between it and the US was to resurface after more than a decade. Now, after ten years of mutual recrimination, the US is planning to re-wage the war with Iraq. In spite of all the rhetoric from the US administration about the need to attack Iraq and disarm it, there are many arguments against it. First, it will be economically wrong to wage a war against another nation while the US is in deep economic trouble. It will cost a huge amount of money in the form of materials and weapons and while the US suffers one of its worst economic recessions, this extra burden can cripple the economy.
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