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QUESTION
Brave New World
Address one of the following:
Option 1: Why wasn't the U.S. and its vastly superior intelligence and military able to stop these attacks? How effective are current measures in dealing with attack prevention? Have we really learned from past mistakes?
Option 2: What new problems did the Iraqi War cause for the U.S. and its allies around the world? What effects has it had on the U.S. economy?
Option 3: How much more difficult is it to battle an idea or faith, even a violent one, skewed and brutal than to defeat a nation in war like the U.S. and its allies did during World War II? Consider the role technology plays in the dissemination of faith.
Option 4: Compare European imperialism to current globalism. How has each changed society, both in industrialized nations and developing nations? Is the claim that globalism is a form of imperialism valid?
Option 5: Where do we go from here? Who will the best friends and the worst enemies of the United States be in the coming decades? Will we really, finally achieve that peace and prosperity we all hoped would come to pass?
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Answer
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Option 2 -Impact of Iraq war on the US and its allies
Introduction
Iraq war started in 2003 and ended in 2011 which was a period of seven years. The war was launched by President George W. Bush to neutralize the threat of Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, was thought to either be in possession or was in the process of developing weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear bombs (Hasan, 2016).
New problems that the war caused to the US and its allies
Even though the war led to the removal of Saddam Hussein as Iraq’s leader and stopped his regime from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, the war created many problems to the US and her allies. Even though the war was partly intended to bring democracy to Iraq and the neighboring region, that has not happened even after more than ten years since the war ended (Hasan, 2016). The region has witnessed increased cases of power competition and has become a breeding ground for religious extremism and terrorism. Many terrorist activities committed against the US and its allies’ interests either at home or abroad in recent times have been perpetrated by terrorist elements linked to Iraq and/ or neighboring regions (Scharf, 2019). Sectarian divisions between Sunni and Shia Muslims were worsened by the war which has created hostilities which have affected US allies such as Israel and Saud Arabia. The ongoing Syrian war which has drawn powerful countries such as Russia and Turkey was aggravated by the after effects of the Iraq war and the hostilities between Sunni and Shia Muslims which arose thereafter (Sassoon & Walter, 2017).
The war had a huge impact on the US economy. Firstly, the war cost over $ 1.06 trillion dollars which was added to the worsening public debt. It is estimated that the US will pay over $450 billion as interest on the debt for some time into the future. Over 4,400 US soldiers lost their lives while over 32,000 combatants suffered varying degrees of injuries. The economy has continued to shoulder the burden of related costs arising from injuries and other effects on the US military personnel to this date (Uwakonye & Keleta, 2019). It is estimated the economy will incur a further $300 billion to continue caring for after effects of the war on US military personnel who were injured and/or who suffered other negative effects such as post-traumatic stress among others. Small businesses suffered due to employees who left employment to join call ups by the national guard and other reserve forces. The loss to the economy of this disruption is estimated to be colossal. The war affected oil prices adversely and even oil supply in the world affecting the US economy and that of its allies (Uwakonye & Keleta, 2019).
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