POL S101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Al-Qaeda, Bush Doctrine, Humanitarian Intervention
12 Jul 2018
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2003 invasion of iraq sovereignty is a fundamental concept in international relations, has changed over time. who"s sovereignty is. 9/11 provided context for bush doctrine (pre-emptive war) - new in international relations. Iraq violated human rights of its own people regime implicated in international terrorism - connection between al and. Feb 2003 - us presented evidence of wmd programs to security council. Iraq security threat to us but also i international system as a whole. Historical context of us/iraq relations - went to war in the 80s. Kuwait. put sanctions on iraq from un and no y zones. October 2012 congress passes joint resolution authorizing the use of armed forces against iraq, Un said no, four criteria for just in iraq response to act of aggression or threat of such openly declared begin with the right intention last resort. Human rights of iraqi have nee violated for 30 years under saddam regime.
