Stephen Zunes

Stephen Zunes is a professor of politics and chair of the Peace and Justice Studies program at the University of San Francisco. His books include Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism. In the following viewpoint he argues that President George W. Bush’s 2003 decision to go to war with Iraq has not made America any safer, especially from terrorist groups, and has isolated the United States from the rest of the world. He argues that the United States should end its occupation of Iraq and should pursue a foreign policy based on human rights and international law rather than on unilateral military force.

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1. Why is there a growing resentment among Iraqis against America’s...