Amnesty International's Stance in regards to the War In Iraq

Since the beginning of the United States led war on Iraq in 2003, the country has been the centre of a geopolitical nightmare, with responsibility and governance over issues such as humans rights abuse shifted from one authority to another with little chain of accountability present. After the initial goal of removing Saddam Hussein's regime from Iraq was complete the United States was left with the huge problem of maintaining law and order without the physical …

…the case with Iraq this leads to anger over issues of sovereignty, which in turn leads to human rights violations by insurgents using the world media as a stage for voicing the injustices that they believe has befallen them. It is essential that a balance of power be kept within the Middle East region in order to stem terrorist activities and retain both internal and external security within Iraq and the rest of the world.