Us Justification for Iraq Invasion

In 1991 the United States went to war against Saddam Hussein with one goal. This goal was to get the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The Iraq economy hadn’t been the best and Kuwait had oil, so Hussein argued that Kuwait belonged to Iraq and invaded. This invasion started what was known as the Gulf War. Once the U.S. achieved their goal, they withdrew and left Hussein in power under one condition, and that was for him to eliminate and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in Iraq. In November 2002 when the United Nations were still unsure that these programs had been removed, the United States gave Hussein an ultimatum: By December seventh, any WMD programs must be removed. He failed to do so, and in March of 2003, the United States invaded Iraq. Now, the question remains: Was this invasion justified? The answer is yes, because Saddam Hussein could not be trusted by the U.S., he treated the Iraqi citizens poorly, and Iraq may have had WMD. The United States could not trust Saddam Hussein. First of all, he started wars with neighboring countries to keep his reputation (class notes). For example, He attacked Iran and Kuwait. Also, to be well liked in the region he attacked Israel because most of the Middle Eastern countries don’t like Israel due to a rocky past. Second of all, Hussein sent for his military to sink a U.S. Naval ship on the Persian Gulf for no apparent reason (class notes). Third of all, Hussein was in charge of a failed attempt to assassinate George H. W. Bush, a former U.S. President (Justifications for the War). It’s clear that this horrible man was feared and disliked in thee United States, but not only was he disliked, but he was a threat. He was doing things that could have hurt the country in many ways. What would have happened if he had succeeded in his attempts to kill the president? What if it had been the United States that he had decided to attack instead of Iran or Kuwait or Israel? The U.S. was definitely justified for this