| ID | 145919 |
| Title Proper | Ethics and politics in the contemporary world |
| Other Title Information | a case of US intervention in Iraq |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ahmad, Saleem ; Singh, Subhash |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Almost thirteen years after the invasion of Iraq, it teaches several ethical lessons about war as an instrument of the US foreign policy. First, and foremost, the Iraq war reminds us of the folly and immorality of pre-emptive war. The Bush administration attempted to exercise its “entitlement to meddle…to demonstrate its capacity to impose its will on its designated adversaries” by invading Iraq. President Bush’s efforts to exercise his “entitlement to meddle” backfired when it gave birth to an intractable insurgency against the American occupation forces and an ongoing civil war in Iraq. Second, the Iraq war offers an object lesson on the limits of imperial might. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Focus Vol. 37, No.7; Jul 2016: p.111-117 |
| Journal Source | World Focus 2016-07 37, 7 |
| Key Words | Iraq ; US Intervention ; Contemporary World ; Ethics and Politics |