The Pros And Cons Of Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian intervention had better be avoided because it is difficult for foreigners to enforce human rights”. Liberals argue that states are recognized by the knowledgeable consent of their citizens argued that fairness could only be established by a local struggle for liberty. Human rights cannot take root if they are carrying out or enforced by outsiders.
On the occasion of northern Iraq in April 1991, on the other hand also Somalia in December 1992, local public opinion played a significant role in forcing representatives into using force for humanitarian resolutions. In the face of an enormous refugee crisis produced by Saddam Hussein’s domination of the Kurds in the result of the 1991 Gulf War, US, British, French, and Dutch armed forces intervened to create a secure safe place for the Kurdish people. According to Cushman in Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq, in the same way …show more content…
In Afghanistan, the humanitarian impulse has been less significant than political and strategic considerations, the protection of allied soldiers has been prioritized over the security of Afghans, and there has been an insufficient commitment to post-conflict reconstruction (Wheeler 2004, Wheeler and Morris 2006). This adds credence to the skeptical view about humanitarian intervention in a post-9/11 world. The role of humanitarian arguments by the United States, to justify the invasion and occupation of Iraq posed a crucial challenge to the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in international company. The Iraq war was primarily justified as one demanded by the peril posed by Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass demolition. Yet, as the offending weapons became more elusive, thus excusing the employment of force to murder Saddam Hussein relied increasingly on humanitarian
On the occasion of northern Iraq in April 1991, on the other hand also Somalia in December 1992, local public opinion played a significant role in forcing representatives into using force for humanitarian resolutions. In the face of an enormous refugee crisis produced by Saddam Hussein’s domination of the Kurds in the result of the 1991 Gulf War, US, British, French, and Dutch armed forces intervened to create a secure safe place for the Kurdish people. According to Cushman in Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq, in the same way …show more content…
In Afghanistan, the humanitarian impulse has been less significant than political and strategic considerations, the protection of allied soldiers has been prioritized over the security of Afghans, and there has been an insufficient commitment to post-conflict reconstruction (Wheeler 2004, Wheeler and Morris 2006). This adds credence to the skeptical view about humanitarian intervention in a post-9/11 world. The role of humanitarian arguments by the United States, to justify the invasion and occupation of Iraq posed a crucial challenge to the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention in international company. The Iraq war was primarily justified as one demanded by the peril posed by Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass demolition. Yet, as the offending weapons became more elusive, thus excusing the employment of force to murder Saddam Hussein relied increasingly on humanitarian