| The controversial war in Iraq started
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| | The Iraq war has been controversial for a
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| with the US-led invasion in March 2003.
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| | number of reasons:
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| The main reason offered for the proposed
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| | 1. The war was not legal and was
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| war was that Iraq has nuclear
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| | completed without the backing of the
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| capabilities and that the war would act
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| | United Nations. Some political
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| as a means of disabling such capabilities
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| | commentators suggest this as a reason for
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| - thus the war would protect the
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| | wider international backlash out with the
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| interests of the US and further afield by
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| | coalition countries that participated.
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| disarming them. Countries that were
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| | 2. Not enough troops. The number of
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| opposed to the war, such as members of
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| | troops that were sent to Iraq, and that
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| the UN security council who did not back
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| | are now in Iraq, is less than half of
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| plans, suggested that such fears were not
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| | what would be needed to allow for a swift
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| correct. Another reason given for the
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| | operation which would lead to less
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| invasion of Iraq was that there was
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| | casualties, according to a Rand report.
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| claims linking Iraq to al-Qaeda - so far
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| | Some objectors comment that this shows a
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| there has been no evidence linking them
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| | lack of respect for human life and was
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| together in anyway.
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| | done as a means of lessening the
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| The invasion of Iraq was lead by a
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| | financial burden of the war.
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| largely American force, with soldiers
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| | 3. Insufficient post-invasion
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| from Australia, Great Britain, Poland and
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| | strategy. The coalition governments did
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| Denmark also playing their role. In an
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| | not adequately prepare an exit strategy
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| attempt to restore peace in Iraq, the
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| | and a means of bringing peace to Iraq
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| Co-coalition countries attempted to
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| | according to many politicians and defence
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| establish a democratic government. Such
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| | analysts.
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| plans have not went as smoothly as was
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| | 4. Financial Burden. According to
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| hoped, and on-going violence has
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| | Reuters news agency, the cost of the
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| continued despite there being troops and
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| | Iraq war is close to $2 trillion.
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| a democratically elected government in
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| | 5. Iraq's oil supply has often been
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| place.
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| | quoted as a reason for the start of the
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| Since the invasion of Iraq, Saddam
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| | war. Such claims, if true, would be much
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| Hussein fled the country in an attempt
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| | different from the original reasons cited
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| to avoid the consequences that would come
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| | as the reason for the war happening in
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| as a result of being caught by the
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| | the first place.
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| coalition troops. Despite his best
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| | 6. Weapons of Mass Destruction have
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| attempts, Saddam was captured in December
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| | been been found in Iraq, which has made
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| 2003 and was hanged in the same month the
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| | analysts increasingly sceptical as to
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| crimes he had committed whilst in office.
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| | whether they were there in the first
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| His trial and subsequent hanging were all
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| | place. If indeed they were not, then this
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| completed under the Iraq interim
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| | would mean that the war was started on a
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| government.
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| | false premise.
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