US-Diplomacy-Iraq War

Date To From Subject : US DIPLOMACY-IRAQ WAR

Introduction-

In the 1990s the U .S . government attempted to use coercive diplomacy against

Iraq . It 's not the latest thing to say this , but the Iraq war was on the subject of oil . Not completely , but definitely more than it was about weapons of mass destruction or a link to Al Qaeda . The 1991 war with Iraq was also about oil , and if the United States goes to war in the future with Iran , it will likely be about oil . Oil

is an insufficient resource that is very important to the American economy . Domestic production peaked in the early 1970s . The United States at present imports about 60 percent of its oil . World supplies are expected to peak in a decade or so . Yet American oil consumption is increasing steadily With demand continuing to rise , and supply failing to keep pace , prices can be expected to rise , and at a certain point to skyrocket . That could spell doom for the American economy

A full range of enterprises--from agriculture to transportation depend on oil . They 'll have trouble surviving . Rising oil imports , combined with the existing , and growing , trade shortage in manufactured goods will drive up America 's overseas debt , threatening the dollar . If the dollar loses value to the Euro and other currencies oil producers will be tempted to denominate oil in other currencies making it more expensive for Americans to purchase . The trade deficit will rise still further , threatening the abandonment of the dollar as the world currency and the subjection of the United States to the same onerous demands for budget cuts and tax increases as other countries that perpetually run big trade deficits . The United States can ease or even stop this process , but it won 't be easy . Americans would have to agree to a program of drastic conservation , particularly for automobiles . But that 's not a winning political program in a country built around cars , suburbs , and highways . That leaves another , even more unsavory alternative : The United States can seek privileged access to the world oil supplies and prevent other countries from gaining similar access . That can lead to war

Facts-

According to a January 2007 BBC World Service poll of more than 26 ,000 people in 25 countries , 73 of the global population disapproves of the U .S . handling of the Iraq War . A September 2007 poll conducted by the BBC found that 2 /3rds of the world 's population believed the U .S . should remove its forces from Iraq . According to an April 2004 USA Today /CNN /Gallup Poll , only a third of the Iraqi public believed that "the American-led job of their country is doing more good than damage and a solid majority support an instant military pullout even though they fear that could put them in greater danger " Majorities in the UK and Canada believe the war in Iraq is "unjustified " and are serious of their governments ' support of U .S . policies in...