Iraqi Democracy Argument Paper

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“Disintegrating Iraqi Democracy Demarks another US Nation Building Failure” by Dan Ehrlich, Huffington Post
Dan Ehrlich argues that the involvement of America in the major and minor wars were mainly due to political or economic interest. He explains further the trickery used to get the funds for this war, for example, using patriotism and threats to national security as the principal reasons. The wars advance the American political or economic interest and at times may succeed with others failing terribly. The guise of advancement or protection of democracy has made the US accrue massive amounts of debt, totaling up to 15 trillion.
Ehrlich gives a typical example of the Korean War, advanced by the US under the UN pact. The US forged to control the political and economic sphere for mutual benefit, but the plan failed. The author explains further the bitter relations between the West and North Korea, which tries so hard to advance its nuclear program while the South is a loyal ally and an industrial powerhouse. The US created two antagonistic nations out of an initially unified country. The Iraqi democracy is another choice scenario. The Prime Minister, enthroned by the US, advances dictatorial policies that threaten the existence of democracy the US had fought much to install. On the contrary, the Kurdish north has maintained its loyalty to the West and is fighting for its autonomy. The involvement in the arms deal with Saudi Arabia is a strategic deal meant to counter the Iraqi rebellion; the US also hopes it would create another economic front back home through the creation of about 50,000 jobs. Other fronts such as the involvement in the Vietnam War also depict US guise of nation-building attempts but in reality protecting its supremacy in South-East Asia. It caused a lot human sacrifice and added to the national debt.
“Nation Building Works” by David Brooks (2010), New York Times
David Brooks tries to justify the US involvement in the Iraqi War. He gives the reason for Iraqis development and stability as the US nation-building efforts. Reasonable progress have been recorded since the end of the war, for example, the inflation rates have stabilized, reduced unemployment percentage, stabilized oil production and also improved living standards. The US input in Iraqi nation building process, about 53 million, rivals the historic Marshall plan, and reasonable results have been recorded since though this may be termed as an incomplete success.
Proof of Iraqi economic development after the end of the w...