Stephen Zunes

About the author: Stephen Zunes is an associate professor of politics at the University of San Francisco, Middle East editor of the Foreign Policy in Focus website (www.fpif.org), and the author of Tinder Box: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism.

A U.S. invasion of Iraq is not justified because there is no credible evidence that the Iraqi government supports terrorism, has developed an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, or intends to harm U.S. interests through military action. Moreover, a U.S. invasion of Iraq would be based on President George W. Bush's declaration that the United States has the right to invade any country hostile to its interests. Such a stance would undermine the system of international law and...