Iraq: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series

Opposing Viewpoints series

The Opposing Viewpoints series is a series of books on current issues which seeks to explore the varying opinions in a balanced pros/cons debate...

, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints (of an array of scholars, political analysts, scientists, and journalists) on four central questions about the Iraq War and its aftermath: whether it was justified; what role the U.S. should play in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

; what kind of government Iraq should have; and what lies in the future for Iraq? It was edited by William Dudley

William Dudley

William Dudley was Dean of Windsor and then Bishop of Durham.A younger son of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Dudley was nominated to Durham on 31 July 1476. He was consecrated between 1 September and 12 October 1476. In 1483 he supported Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the future King...

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It was published by Greenhaven Press

Greenhaven Press

Greenhaven Press has been an imprint of Gale since 2000. Greenhaven primarily publishes books on social issues for middle school and high school students, and is best known for its Opposing Viewpoints series...

 (Farmington Hills) in 2004 as a 202-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-2286-X) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-2287-8).

Contents

Chapter	Viewpoint	Author	Notes
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Was the 2003 War on Iraq Justified?	1. An American Attack on Iraq is Justified	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....	Excerpt from "Address to the Nation," March 17, 2003.
	2. An American Attack on Iraq is Not Justified	John E. Farley	Reprint of "Why the United States Should Not Attack Iraq," September 23, 2002.
	3. Liberating Iraq's People From a Cruel Regime Justifies War	George W. Vradenburg	From "Love in the Time of War," Tikkun, vol. 18, May/June, 2003.
	4. Liberating Iraq's People Does Not Justify War	Michael Massing Michael Massing Michael Massing is a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. Michael Massing received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard and an MS from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He often writes for the New York Review of Books concerning the media and foreign affairs...	Excerpt from "The Moral Quandary," in The Nation, Vol. 276, January 6, 2003.
	5. A Failure to Find Iraq's Weapons Calls Into Question the Justification for War	David Corn David Corn David Corn is an American political journalist and author and the chief of the Washington bureau for Mother Jones. He has been Washington editor for The Nation and appeared regularly on FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and BloggingHeads.tv opposite James Pinkerton or other media...	Excerpt from "Now They Tell Us," The Nation, vol. 276, May 19, 2003.
	6. War Was Justified Even if No Weapons of Mass Destruction Are Found	Michael Schrage	Reprint of "No Weapons?," Washington Post, May 11, 2003.
	7. The War on Iraq Heralded a Positive New Direction for American Foreign Policy	Thomas Donnelly	Excerpt from "The Meaning of Operation Iraqi Freedom," National Security Outlook, June 1, 2003.
	8. The War on Iraq Heralded a Dangerous New Direction for American Foreign Policy	Stephen Zunes Stephen Zunes Stephen Zunes is an international relations scholar specializing in the Middle East specializing in Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action. He is known internationally as a leading critic of United States policy in the Middle East, particularly under the...	Reprint of "The U.S. and Post-War Iraq: An Analysis," Foreign Policy in Focus Foreign Policy In Focus Foreign Policy In Focus is a project of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. FPIF describes itself as a "Think Tank Without Walls" that brings together over 600 writers, scholars, academics, artists and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global... , May 2003.
Chapter 2: What Role Should the United States Play in Iraq?	1. The United States Is Failing to Establish Order in Iraq	Philip Carter Philip Carter Sir Philip David Carter CBE is a Scottish-born football director, life president of Everton Football Club and a former director of Littlewoods....	From "Faux Pax American," Washington Monthly, June 2003.
	2. The United States Is Successfully Establishing Order in Iraq	Vito Fossella Vito Fossella Vito John Fossella, Jr. is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of New York who formerly represented the state's 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City. Fossella, a Staten Island...	Reprint of "Progress in Iraq," Washington Times, June 4, 2003.
	3. The United States Should Embrace an Imperialistic Role in Iraq	Max Boot Max Boot Max Boot is an American author, consultant, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian. He has been a prominent advocate for American power. He once described his ideas as "American might to promote American ideals." He self-identifies as a conservative, once joking that "I grew up in the...	Reprint of "American Imperialism? No Need to Run Away from Label," USA Today USA Today USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003... , 5 May 2003.
	4. The United States Should Reject an Imperialistic Role in Iraq	Awad Nasir	Reprint of "Our Choosing," National Review Online, April 7, 2003.
	5. America Must Involve the United Nations in Rebuilding Iraq	Joseph R. Biden and Chuck Hagel Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel is a former United States Senator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 1996 and was reelected in 2002...	Reprint of "Winning the Peace," Washington Post, April 6, 2003.
	6. America Should Limit the United Nations' Role in Rebuilding Iraq	Nile Gardiner Nile Gardiner Nile Gardiner is a British conservative commentator, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, and a former aide to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He is also a commentator on U.S...	Excerpt from "Limit the Role of the United Nations In Post-War Iraq," Heritage Foundation WebMemo, #246, April 1, 2003.
Chapter 3: What Kind of Government Should Iraq Have?	1. Iraq Should Have a Secular Democracy	Barham Salih Barham Salih Barham Ahmad Salih is an Iraqi Kurdish politician. He is currently the prime minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He is married and has a daughter who attended Princeton University and a son who graduated from King's Academy in Madaba, Jordan and currently attends Columbia.-Early life:Dr....	Excerpt from "A Plea from the People of Iraq", The Age The Age The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and... , March 10, 2003.
	2. The Iraqi People Do Not Want a Secular Democracy	Amir Butler Amir Butler Amir Butler is an author and engineer. Born in the United Kingdom, he currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.Amir Butler's views on Muslims in Australia were quoted in the past in the Australian media, sometimes critically...	Reprint of "Liberation through Occupation?," Four Corners, 2003.
	3. Iraq Needs Transitional Rule By a Strongman	Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes Daniel Pipes is an American historian, writer, and political commentator. He is the founder and director of the Middle East Forum and its Campus Watch project, and editor of its Middle East Quarterly journal...	Reprint of a "A Strongman for Iraq?," New York Post New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions... , April 28, 2003.
	4. Iraq Needs a Transitional Government With Dispersed Powers	Laith Kubba	Reprint of "How to Achieve Democracy in Iraq," Financial Times Financial Times The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City.... , October 6, 2002.
	5. The United States Should Permit Iraqis to Elect an Islamic Regime	Joan Ryan Joan Ryan Joan Marie Ryan is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was member of Parliament for Enfield North between 1997 and 2010, and is a member of the Labour Party. She had previously been deputy leader of Barnet Council....	Reprint of "Marrying Islam and Democracy," Liberal Opinion Week, April 17, 2003.
	6. The United States Should Not Permit Iraqis to Elect an Islamic Regime	Robert Garmong	Reprint of "Liberty, Not Democracy, in Iraq," MediaLink Medialink Medialink is a media representation company based in Ireland.Medialink was created in 1989, the company has worked with some Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom newspaper and magazine publishers... , May 8, 2003.
Chapter 4: What Lies in the Future for Iraq?	1. Iraq's Prospects For Democracy Are Good	Rend Rahim Franke	Reprint of "The Prospects for Democracy in Iraq," Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Perspectives, January 17, 2003.
	2. Iraq's Prospects For Democracy Are Poor	Patrick Basham Patrick Basham Patrick Basham is an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute, and the founding Director of the Democracy Institute. Basham was previously the founding director of the Social Affairs Centre at the Canadian Fraser Institute, and formerly Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He has published a number...	Excerpt from "Flying Blind on the Path to a Democratic Iraq," Cato Daily Commentary, May 4, 2003.
	3. Iraq Needs a Federalist System of Government	Alon Ben-Meir	Reprint of "Democratizing Iraq," United Press International United Press International United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century... , April 27, 2003.
	4. Iraq May Need to Divide Into Separate Countries	Ralph Peters Ralph Peters Ralph Peters is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel andauthor. As a novelist he has sometimes written under the pen name Owen Parry.-Personal:...	Reprint of "Must Iraq Stay Whole?," Washington Post, April 20, 2003.
	5. Iraq's Oil Resources Can Lay the Foundations For Future Development	Daniel Yergin Daniel Yergin Daniel Howard Yergin is an American author, speaker, and economic researcher. Yergin is the co-founder and chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, an energy research consultancy. It was acquired by IHS Inc...	Excerpt from "Oil Shortage," Boston Globe Magazine, May 25, 2003.
	6. Iraq's Oil Resources May Hinder Future Development	John B. Judis	From "Will Black Gold Stymie Democracy in Iraq?," The New Republic The New Republic The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States... , March 31, 2003.
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Index