Understanding the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 may be achieve in analyzing expert’s point view on the matter. However, having the main protagonist opinion, George W. Bush’s one, even if it might certainly be the official and already known one, might teach us a bit more on US behavior.
In his memoir the author’s choice was to focus on key decisions in his life and use this as a thematic device to provide the book's content. With obviously a chapter for Iraq any reader is expecting the former president’s explanations for one of America’s most controversial action in history. Of course, disappointment is awaiting those seeking for striking unrevealed fact about the US decision. Bush’s justifications for war are the same he had back in 2003. What is highly interesting therefore, is how he reckons his mistake concerning the Iraqi WMD …show more content…
Nonetheless, before admitting any failure he manages to legitimate the conflict by deeply insisting on the importance and success of the second reason: Iraq war has also to be seen as a war for democracy and human right. Throughout the chapter, George W. Bush continually insists on Saddam Hussein’s ruthlessness toward his. By enumerating the atrocity discovered by the American troops the author legitimates his fight against a barbarian regime. In this the idea conveyed is: even though we did not trace of any WMD, overthrowing Saddam’s regime is undoubtedly bringing down a major threat for the world and for America. However, does it justify war and the death of hundred thousands of men when the issue could have been solve pacifically (Bush carefully insist how Iraq refusal to cooperate at any point after 9/11 gave him no alternative choice)? Therefore the main valuable argument raised for an intervention became Iraq’s supposed WMD possession. An argument that was to provide Bush the UN support for an intervention based thus on a potential violation of the UN
In his memoir the author’s choice was to focus on key decisions in his life and use this as a thematic device to provide the book's content. With obviously a chapter for Iraq any reader is expecting the former president’s explanations for one of America’s most controversial action in history. Of course, disappointment is awaiting those seeking for striking unrevealed fact about the US decision. Bush’s justifications for war are the same he had back in 2003. What is highly interesting therefore, is how he reckons his mistake concerning the Iraqi WMD …show more content…
Nonetheless, before admitting any failure he manages to legitimate the conflict by deeply insisting on the importance and success of the second reason: Iraq war has also to be seen as a war for democracy and human right. Throughout the chapter, George W. Bush continually insists on Saddam Hussein’s ruthlessness toward his. By enumerating the atrocity discovered by the American troops the author legitimates his fight against a barbarian regime. In this the idea conveyed is: even though we did not trace of any WMD, overthrowing Saddam’s regime is undoubtedly bringing down a major threat for the world and for America. However, does it justify war and the death of hundred thousands of men when the issue could have been solve pacifically (Bush carefully insist how Iraq refusal to cooperate at any point after 9/11 gave him no alternative choice)? Therefore the main valuable argument raised for an intervention became Iraq’s supposed WMD possession. An argument that was to provide Bush the UN support for an intervention based thus on a potential violation of the UN