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QUESTION
Cold War
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
Effects of Iraqi War.
The Iraq War is the period between 2003 and 2011 when the U.S. forces warred against Iraq vowing to use weapons of mass destruction and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. forces managed to capture Saddam Hussein, tried and hanged him, allowing democratic elections in Iraq (Byman et al, 2029). However, the war was not without consequences to the U.S. and its allies. First, the war led to the killing of many of U.S, British and other allies’ soldiers. Second, the war led to the killing of Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations special representative to Iraq, and other twenty-two members of his staff, forcing the withdrawal of all nonessential employees by the United Nations (UN). Additionally, the war led to the killing of many Iraq citizens and kidnapping of other citizens from the United States and its allies, including the U.S. businessman Nicholas Berg whose beheading, the United States claimed on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the funder of al-Qaeda in Iraq (Byman et al, 2029).
The Iraq war not only caused the problem of deaths and injuries, but it also had a significant impact on the U.S. economy. Notably, the war caused an increase in annual military spending with a significant percentage of Gross Domestic Product (Khan et al, 2016). The spending increased due to the additional recruitment of soldiers, training of recruited soldiers, and the purchase of military weapons. In addition, the war disrupted small business companies by National Guard and Reserve call-ups to facilitate the war, leading to the deprivation of the economy of vibrant and productive members traumatized, wounded, and killed (Khan et al, 2016). Furthermore, the people whose families sustained injuries during the war resigned from their jobs to take care of their wounded family members losing their job income and the income they contributed to the country’s economy. Lastly, there was a significant increase in the debts of the United States impacted by the borrowing incurred to sustain the war.
References
Byman, D., & Moller, S. B. (2016). The United States and the Middle East: Interests, Risks, and Costs. J. Suri, & B. Valentino, Sustainable Security: Rethinking American National Security Strategy, 263-309.
Khan, A., & Estrada, M. A. R. (2016). The effects of terrorism on economic performance: the case of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Quality & Quantity, 50(4), 1645-1661.