Consequences Of The Iraq War
One of the main reasons the aftermath of declaring war on Iran overrides the advantages is that, similarly to the war with Iraq, a countless amount of Iranians will die. Around 500,000 Iraqis died between 2003-2013 due to war related causes and the mortalities will be higher in Iran (The Staggering Cost of the Iraq War, 2013). Iran is three times more populous and three times bigger than Iraq. Dropping the negotiations with Iran and bombing their nuclear enrichment sites is estimated to result in three-hundred thousand to one million deaths of Iranian civilians. The previous war with Iraq proved that going to war was a mistake, and the United States should review the consequences of past events previous to declaring war on another country.
Foreign policy analyst Justin Logan from Cato Institute advocates evading war with Iran and states ¨the war would cause large scale civilian casualties and damage prospects of political liberalization inside Iran¨ (The Costs and Benefits of Preventive War Versus Deterrence, 2006). War with Iran will result in the numerous casualties of innocent people located in Iran. The majority of Iran’s population will lose their peace, their family, and their friends.
In the end, wars leave countries devastated and impoverished, and there are alternatives to war that will avoid the death of Iranians.
Foreign policy analyst Justin Logan from Cato Institute advocates evading war with Iran and states ¨the war would cause large scale civilian casualties and damage prospects of political liberalization inside Iran¨ (The Costs and Benefits of Preventive War Versus Deterrence, 2006). War with Iran will result in the numerous casualties of innocent people located in Iran. The majority of Iran’s population will lose their peace, their family, and their friends.
In the end, wars leave countries devastated and impoverished, and there are alternatives to war that will avoid the death of Iranians.