First Iraq War

It would seem the United States is again contemplating launching a war on Iraq, it is having some difficult drumming up support. The leaders of Arab countries have voiced strong public objections on attack on fellow Arabs in Iraq. The Arabs after being forced into the first War are now openly expressing opposition to military actions. They do not want thousands of Western troops running amuck in their own countries. An attack Iraq by the West would stregthen extremist groups in these countries. In many Arab countries, a U>S> military strike could in fact. produce horrible repercussions in the Arab world giving ammunition to Islamic extremist. This would lead to a weakening of moderate support in these countries. The United States first began to destroy Iraq because Iraq supposedly began a war with Kuwait, however, the Iraq invasion of Kuwait was justified and supported by a majority of the Arab world.