S/P/196. What was the Federal Government's rationale for joining the 'Coalition of the Willing' and sending troops to Iraq? Critically evaluate the Government's arguments. Is there any continuity between these and the arguments of those previous Australian governments that committed troops to theatres of war overseas?

The paper examines the policy of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard towards the war in Iraq discussing the 'Coalition of the Willing', the issue of sending troops to Iraq, Australia's foreign policy traditions, justifications for joining its US and British counterparts in the Coalition, etc.