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Many commentators have opined that popular opposition to war on Iraq exceeded the movement against the Vietnam War in scale, even before the war was declared. Globally, many small and large protests opposing war in general or a war on Iraq were held in 2003. This article discusses why many people were opposed to the war. Anti-war demonstrators in France. ...
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Thousands of small and large global protests against war in general, the U.S. plan to invade Iraq and the war itself were held from 2002 to 2005. ...
Opposition in European countries
Before and during the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, opposition to military action against Iraq was widespread in Europe [1]. Download high resolution version (1024x773, 165 KB)Anti-war protests london Source: Stock. ...
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Some have speculated that European countries were against a war because of widespread European "anti-American" sentiment. Contributing to these feelings were the positions taken by the George W. Bush administration on international issues: for example, American policies on global warming and environmental protection, on the International Criminal Court, on pre-emptive attack, and what was perceived even before the September 11th attacks as a policy of stubborn unilateralism practiced by the Bush administration and especially the neoconservatives within it.[2] George W. Bush Signature (2005) George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States. ...
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The commonly articulated reasons included: a belief that the UN process (including Hans Blix's inspections) should be allowed to reach its natural conclusion, an aversion to America's neo-con bellicosity, a belief that the threat posed by Iraq was being exaggerated, a preference for multilateralism, a belief that war might just "serve as a recruiting sergeant for Al-Qaida", and fear of the "fog of war" i.e. the uncertain and unpredictable consequences of invading another country.
Between 9/11 and late 2002 the enormous goodwill and support of the immediate 9/11 period was significantly eroded. Changes in the Republic of Ireland are an example of this. In the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center, Ireland declared an unprecedented full national day of mourning for the victims. The reaction was two-fold: horror at the deaths but also a strong degree of sympathy for the United States, whom Ireland saw as a friend, particularly after US President Bill Clinton's welcome interventions during the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement. By February 2003, the public reaction to the Bush administration actions over Iraq had changed America's image utterly. Instead of being seen in a positive light, the United States under Bush was seen as a 'bully' determined to war against Iraq, without the international community in the United Nations, if necessary. Hence, an estimated 100,000 people took part in an anti-war march in Dublin (the organisers had expected 20,000) with demands being made that the United States be refused permission to use Shannon Airport as a stop over point when flying their soldiers from the United States to countries bordering Iraq. The twin towers, photographed from the west The World Trade Center in New York City was a complex of seven buildings leased by Larry Silverstein from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey around a central plaza, near the south end of Manhattan in the downtown financial district. ...
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Such 'anti-Bush' and anti-war sentiments were reflected in many western European countries, generally with the populace less sympathetic to the U.S. stance even when politicians in a given country (e.g. the UK and Spain) aligned themselves with the U.S. position. The general populations of France and Germany were opposed to the war and it would have been difficult for their governments had they failed to reflect those sentiments in policy, which in most cases they seemed quite happy to do in any case. After the first UN resolution, The U.S. and the UK pushed for a second resolution which was required under Operational Paragraph 12 of Resolution 1441. The French government amongst others took the position that the UN inspection process should be allowed to be completed. Amsterdam protests against the war in Iraq File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Some observers, unimpressed with US claims that Iraq's secular government had any links to Al-Qaida, the terrorist group that allegedly attacked the U.S., expressed puzzlement that the U.S. would consider military action against Iraq and not against North Korea, which had claimed it already had nuclear weapons and had announced that it was willing to contemplate war with the U.S. Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
Many critics of the American War on Terror, including the UK's foreign intelligence services, did not believe that American actions would help to end terror, and believed that they would actually increase the ranks and capabilities of terrorist groups; some believed that during the war and immediate post-war period there would be a greatly increased risk that weapons of mass destruction would fall into the wrong hands (including Al-Qaida). The war on terrorism or war on terror (abbreviated in U.S. policy circles as GWOT for Global War on Terror) is an effort by the governments of the United States and its principal allies to destroy groups deemed to be terrorist (primarily radical Islamist organizations such as al-Qaeda...
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America's presence in Middle-Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia has been one source of discontent that has served as an excuse to Islamic fundamentalists to commit acts of violence. Even as the U.S. downscales its presence and existing bases (e.g. Saudi Arabia), it is not clear that the U.S. presence in Iraq will be anything but de-stabilising because many in the Muslim world resent the "infidel" presence in the Middle East, using this as a means of inciting the disenfranchised in their populations to violence. On the other hand, a stable democracy in Iraq could have a stabilising influence. Clearly, there was a gamble there, and only the post-war period will prove which viewpiont was correct.
Perhaps the most commonly heard criticism, at least outside of the U.S., was that the Bush Administration's reason for going to war with Saddam was to gain control over Iraqi natural resources (i.e., oil). Though few doubt that nuclear and WMD proliferation is a serious threat to stability and well-being, many felt that a war in Iraq would not aid in eliminating this threat and that the real reason was to secure control over the Iraqi oil fields (at a time when arguably links with Saudi Arabia were at risk). "No blood for oil" was a popular protest cry prior to the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ...
Religious opposition On September 13, 2002, US Catholic bishops signed a letter to President Bush stating that any "pre-emptive, unilateral use of military force to overthrow the government of Iraq" cannot currently be justified. They came to this position by evaluating whether an attack against Iraq would satisfy the criteria for a just war, as defined by Catholic theology. [3] September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ...
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What is a just war? The just war is an international law doctrine that postulates that a war can be just only if it satisfies a set of moral or legal rules. ...
The Vatican also came out against war in Iraq. Archbishop Renato Martino, a former U.N. envoy and current prefect of the Council for Justice and Peace, told reporters last week that war against Iraq was a "preventative" war and constituted a "war of aggression", and thus did not constitute a just war. The foreign minister, Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, expressed concerns that a war in Iraq would inflame anti-Christian feelings in the Islamic world. On February 8, 2003, Pope John Paul II said "we should never resign ourselves, almost as if war is inevitable." [4] His Eminance Renato Raffaele Cardinal Martino (born 23 November 1932) is a Cardinal Deacon and President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in the Roman Catholic Church. ...
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Both the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, and his successor, Rowan Williams, spoke out against war with Iraq. Arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
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The executive committee of World Council of Churches, an organization joined by churches with a combined membership of between 350 million and 450 million Christians from over 100 countries,[5] issued a statement in opposition to war with Iraq, stating that "War against Iraq would be immoral, unwise, and in breach of the principles of the United Nations Charter." [6] The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the principal international Christian ecumenical organization. ...
Protests against war on Iraq - Main article: Global protests against war on Iraq
 Police and demonstrators in London On February 15, 2003, worldwide protests, the largest yet, drew millions of people opposed to the war. Some estimate that over 3 million people marched in Rome, between one and two million in London, more than 600,000 in Madrid, 300,000 in Berlin, as well as in Damascus, Paris, New York, Oslo, Stockholm, Brussels, Johannesburg, Montreal - more than 600 cities in all, worldwide. See Global protests against war on Iraq. This demonstration was listed by the 2004 Guinness Book of Records as the largest mass protest movement in history. Thousands of small and large global protests against war in general, the U.S. plan to invade Iraq and the war itself were held from 2002 to 2005. ...
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One of the most popular chants used by protesters was "no blood for oil."
Quotes - When war, as in these days in Iraq, threatens the fate of humanity, it is ever more urgent to proclaim, with a strong and decisive voice, that only peace is the road to follow to construct a more just and united society. Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of man. - Pope John Paul II [7] [8] [9]
- To a certain extent Saddam Hussein's departure was a positive thing. But it also provoked reactions, such as the mobilization in a number of countries, of men and women of Islam, which has made the world more dangerous. - French President, Jacques Chirac [10]
- If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace. Because what America is saying is that if you are afraid of a veto in the Security Council, you can go outside and take action and violate the sovereignty of other countries. That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms. - Nelson Mandela [11] [12]
- CNN said that after the war, there is a plan to divide Iraq into three parts...regular, premium and unleaded. - Jay Leno [13]
- It is not too late to stop this war. We must march until there is a declaration of peace and reconciliation. - Reverend Jesse Jackson [14]
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See also On January 25, 2003 an international group of volunteers left London and headed for Baghdad to act as voluntary human shields, hoping to avert a U.S. invasion. ...
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was launched by the United States and the United Kingdom on March 20, 2003, with support from some other governments, making up what was described as the coalition of the willing. ...
Anti war demonstration in Washington DC President Bush meets troops Support for the U.S. plan to invade Iraq started out incredibly high in early 2002, but began to slip later in the year. ...
American government position on war on Iraq: The administrations position Much of the position is summed up in the main article on the United States governments case for military intervention in Iraq can be seen in the presentation that Secretary of State Colin Powell made to the UN...
This article describes the positions of world governments prior to the actual initiation of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and not their current positions as they may have changed since then. ...
Thousands of small and large global protests against war in general, the U.S. plan to invade Iraq and the war itself were held from 2002 to 2005. ...
In March 2003 the US government announced that diplomacy has failed and that it would proceed with a coalition of the willing to rid Iraq of its alleged weapons of mass destruction. The 2003 Iraq war officially started a few days later. ...
Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ...
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This article deals with the post-September 11 anti-war movement, with a particular focus on the formation of anti-war coalitions (especially on the political left), and the relations between different factions within the movement. ...
External links - Human Shields
- Polls find Europeans oppose Iraq war
- Iraq Antiwar Homepage on Nonviolence.org
- Articles in Foreign Affairs magazine analysing the war and its aftermath by James Rubin and Madeline Albright: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
- Anti-war train drivers refuse to move arms freight January 9, 2003, Guardian UK.
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