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The term coalition of the willing was applied to the United States -led Multi-National Force – Iraq, the military command during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and much of the ensuing Iraq War. The coalition was led by the U.S. federal government.
- The Costs of War
- Goal 1: Peace at The Barrel of A Gun
- Goal 2: Democracy as A Pathway to Authoritarianism
- Goal 3: Prosperity at Any Cost
- Australia’s Obligations 20 Years on
Any reflection of the war must first address the staggering costs. Although estimates vary, approximately 186,000 Iraqi civilians died and an untold number were injured. And more than nine million Iraqiswere internally displaced or forced to flee the country. Beyond such figures are a series of very real, but far less tangible, costs such as the da...
On the purported aims of the invasion, Iraq has clearly gone backwards on many metrics. On the first goal of bringing peace to Iraq, it is true the coalition forces toppled Hussein and his entire Baathist regime in just six short weeks. He was later captured, put on trial and finally hangedin December 2006. However, the coalition forces failed to a...
The second key goal of the war was to bring liberal democracy to Iraq. It, too, has a complicated legacy. On the one hand, the Iraqi people are to be admired for having embraced democracy. Millions of Iraqis vote in the nation’s regular provincial and federal elections. Iraq is also now home to a strong culture of dissent, as is evidenced by the fr...
Third, the goal of turning Iraq into a beacon of prosperity driven by a free-market economy has only benefited a handful of corrupt elites. On the one hand, Iraq’s real GDP (based on purchasing power parity) has skyrocketed in recent years on the back of its oil wealth, reaching an estimated US$390 billion (A$583 billion) in 2021. This is the 50th ...
All of this raises deep questions about the political responsibilities and moral obligations of the United States and its key coalition partners such as Australia. While various Australian organisations run a handful of important programs across Iraq – especially in agriculture, human rights and mine-clearing – these fall well short of meeting the ...
- Benjamin Isakhan
Coalition of the willing referred to the US-led Multi-National Force – Iraq, the military command during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and much of the ensuing Iraq War. [ 8 ] It has also been applied to the Australian -led INTERFET operation in East Timor from 1999 until 2000.
Feb 22, 2007 · What does a smaller coalition mean for U.S. forces in Iraq? Some experts say the dwindling coalition should be cause for concern, and could even set back eventual U.S. plans for a gradual...
- Lionel Beehner
Sep 13, 2007 · But as the fighting drags on into its fifth year, that number has dwindled to almost half. It could now be called the Coalition of the Remaining. In reality, it's called the Multi-National...
- Jackie Northam
The coalition of nations willing to support the United States’ invasion of Iraq includes countries that have not traditionally been American allies, let alone military powerhouses.
Summary. There has been widespread support for the idea that the so-called international community has a remedial moral responsibility to protect vulnerable populations from mass atrocities when their own governments fail to do so.
