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Invasion = Imperialism (Africa)

Posted: 1 May 03 | Last modified: 1 May 03

White House criteria

The White House official website says that there are four main reasons for invading Iraq. They point out that Saddam has killed and tortured his own people, waged war with his neighbors, and defied the United Nations.

Why is terrorism not on this list? The White House does not use it as a credible reason for invasion, in part because the CIA has dismissed the idea that Iraq supports al Qaeda.

Apply the criteria

What countries should we invade in Africa?

Africa
Country	Killings	Torture	Waged War	Defied UN
Angola	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Benin	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Botswana	No	Yes	No	No
Burkina Faso	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Burundi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cameroon	Yes	Yes	No	No
Cape Verde	No	Yes	No	No
Central African Republic	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Comoros	No	No	No	No
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Congo, Republic of	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cote d'Ivoire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Djibouti	Yes	Yes	No	No
Equatorial Guinea	Yes	Yes	No	No
Eritrea	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ethiopia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gabon	No	No	No	No
Gambia, The	No	Yes	No	No
Ghana	Yes	Yes	No	No
Guinea	Yes	Yes	No	No
Guinea-Bissau	No	Yes	No	No
Kenya	Yes	Yes	No	No
Lesotho	No	No	No	No
Liberia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Madagascar	Yes	Yes	No	No
Malawi	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mali	No	No	No	No
Mauritania	No	Yes	Yes	No
Mauritius	No	No	No	No
Mozambique	Yes	Yes	No	No
Namibia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Niger	No	Yes	No	No
Nigeria	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rwanda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sao Tome and Principe	No	No	No	No
Senegal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Seychelles	No	No	No	No
Sierra Leone	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Somalia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Africa	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sudan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Swaziland	No	Yes	No	No
Tanzania	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Togo	No	Yes	No	No
Uganda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zambia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Zimbabwe	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

2 down, 20 more to go

These criteria justify invading Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, and six more countries in the Near East. Now that we have invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, using the official White House criteria, we should invade 20 more countries.

Oppose Imperialism

If you find it difficult to accept these reasons to invade 20 more countries, then you should wonder why these reasons are used to support an invasion of Iraq. They are not sufficient reason for invasion; these criteria are flawed. There are other ways to promote security than Imperialism.

Sources

I have linked to all sources. The primary source for this information is the United States Government. Colin Powell, the Secretary of Defense, just released a report entitled Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Please email me if you find a problem.

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