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    The document summarizes Iraq's international relations with the United States, European Union, and United Nations from the 1960s to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. It discusses how the US supported Iraq politically in the 1960s-1980s and provided chemical weapons until 1992. The 2003 invasion is described as intended to dismantle weapons programs and spread democracy, but resulted in over 100,000 civilian deaths and Iraqi opposition to the US occupation. The EU and UN provided humanitarian aid through programs, but individual EU states were more active interveners than the UN.

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    International Relations of Iraq With The United States, European Union and The United Nations

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    International Relations of Iraq with

    the United States, European Union


    and the United Nations
    Relations with USA
    • Pre-1980s’
    – 1963: First Ba’ath coup with the assisstance of the
    USA- Abel Karim Kassem
    – After Kassem’s death: a new non-Ba’ath
    government
    – 1968: USA helps the Ba’ath Party for the second
    time to gain power
    – Still, before 1980, no diplomatic relations with the
    USA
    Relations with USA II.
    • The 1980s’
    – Debated weather USA gave green light to the
    attack on Iran
    • Chemicals and biological weapons
    – Until 1992, Iraq bought chemical weaponry from
    the USA
    – These were used in the war against Iran, caused
    100 000 deaths, and many more sufferings to this
    day in its aftermath
    Relations with USA III.

    • The neighboring affairs forces Iraq to rethink


    its relationship with the USA
    • Until 1984 the diplomatic relations are
    reestablished between Iraq and the USA
    Iraq War
    • “Occupation of Iraq” or “Operation Iraqi
    freedom” began in 19 March, 2003.
    • UN sends weapon inspectors to find WMD
    • USA sends the Iraq Survey Group to find post-
    1991 nuclear, chemical or biological programs
    • Claims about Saddam Hussein supporting Al-
    Qaeda
    Iraq War II.
    • Reasons for invasion:
    – The assumed WMD
    – Suicide bombers
    – Human rights abuses by the Iraqi government
    – Spreading the democracy in the country
    • Capture of Saddam Hussein
    • Internal riots
    • 100 000 civilians killed up till today
    Iraq War III.

    • Iraqi opinion
    – 82-87% wants US troops to leave
    – 47% supports the idea of attacking US troops
    – 78% says that US troops are making more
    problems
    EU aid and interventions
    • EU was separated
    • States individually were more active than the
    UN
    • 2003 October: Madrid donor conference
    – 33 billion dollars as a contribution to Iraq
    • For 2004 EU estimated a 200 million euro aid
    – With oil in exchange…
    UN aid for Iraq
    • Oil-for-food program from 1995 to 2003
    • Works in 18 governorates
    • 16 UN organizations present in Iraq
    – Trying to aid 29 million people
    • Projects lead in 8 different programs
    • Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund
    present
    Video about USA and Iraq
    • http://www.indavideo.hu/video/Zeitgeist_Irak
    i_haboru_miert_is
    References:
    • http://readthese.blogspot.com/2003_12_15_readthese_archive.html
    • http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0420-05.htm
    • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/cron/
    • http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/kfiles/b24970.html
    • http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/07/sprj.irq.un.transcript.blix/index.html
    • http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/05/12/030512fa_fact
    • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201475.html
    • Kerr, R.J., et al. (29 July 2004) "Intelligence and Analysis on Iraq: Issues for the Intelligence Community,"
    MORI Doc. ID 1245667 (Langley, VA: Central Intelligence Agency)
    • http://www.nj.com/specialprojects/index.ssf?/specialprojects/mideaststories/me1209.html
    • http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0908-08.htm
    • http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0609-02.htm
    • http://www.defenselink.mil/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=3879
    • http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-
    E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=107316
    • http://www.uniraq.org/

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