"The social and political impact of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003"

Abstract

The world witnessed a major shift in 2003 when the United States led an international coalition to invade Iraq. This invasion was justified for several reasons, including allegations that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, and its links to terrorism. These two justifications provided a valid reason from the perspective of the ruling elite in the White House of neoconservatives to change the Iraqi regime, in addition to supporting these justifications that the Iraqi regime was a dictatorial and tyrannical regime that must be liberated and overthrown This move had wide repercussions, including the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime, but it also plunged the country into a mechanized war that claimed the lives of thousands of Iraqi civilians, destroyed the infrastructure that was already fragile, and led to political and social chaos, the effects of which are still ongoing today. This invasion was a historic turning point in Iraqi political history, which led to many consequences, the most important of which was changing the system of government, the form of the state, and its structures. The political system in Iraq after the American invasion and the collapse of the political system and its replacement with another system led to a state of instability in the situation. From a social perspective, the invasion led to a significant deterioration in the economic and social conditions. The infrastructure was attacked and destroyed, leading to a shortage of basic services such as electricity, water and health.