situation_in_iraq

**Situation in Iraq**
Iraq has been democratized by armies of the U.S and its allies. Is this good or not? People are now free from Hussein and enjoy liberty, but think about the fact that the war encroached on the sovereignty of Iraq as a Member State of the United Nations, which is guaranteed in the international laws. Perhaps because of this weakness, the situation in Iraq gets even worse today. There is a problem going on with the voting procedure, there is a problem with homeless people after the war, there is a problem with a threat of terrorists, and there is a fundamental question whether the war brought success or failure. In addition, the war gave an excuse for Hussein and his adherents, as the war was devastating and ruthless to the common Iraqi people.

Background Information
In order to understand the situation, it is better to look at what has happened on Iraq, as a Member State of international community, and what has been happening in Iraq recently.


 * Time line of recent Iraq history (1900~2003)* ||  ||
 * UN Resolutions relating to Iraq* ||  ||

Collected Journal Entries
This article* shows the instability of Iraqi politics. Shi'ite Islam is more powerful than Sunni Islam in Iraq, as more people believe in Shi'ite Islam. However, there are some Sunni adherents, including previous Ba'ath Party and Al-Qaedas. (Hussein was Sunni adherent and controlled Shi'ite adherents with violence) The situation in this article is caused by this schism.
 * April 9, 2010**

Taliban and Al-Qaeda are different political groups.
 * May 18th, 2010**

Taliban refers to the political group in Afghanistan. Talibans are Sunni-Islamic Fundamentalists.

Al-Qaeda is a multinational, stateless, and Sunni-Islam fundamentalist movement group calling for Jihad. Its leadership comes from Osama Bin Laden, and Shura council, consists of senior al-Qaeda members. There are some senior members living in Iraq.

Decent research paper on Al-Qaeda and its activities*

Lists of terrors in Iraq: May 21, 2010[|*] December 24th, 2009* U.S death tolls*
 * May 22nd, 2010**

Iraq terror toll climbs to 100* Now, the question arises. If Iraq's sociopolitical condition does not improve, what can be done by United Nations? Is withdrawing U.S forces the best option? Does the U.S need to withdraw their army as soon as possible to stabilize Iraq? OR Does there have to be more international militaristic intervention on Iraq to stop the terror, thereby improving the situation? There's no definite answer.
 * May 26th, 2010**

Terrorists threatened Arabiya TV to close*
 * Jun 28th, 2010**

Turkish army attacked Kurdistan Worker's Party (PPK) members in Iraqi border* This, along with internal political instability, contributes to further confusion on Iraq.