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¶ … current events and the war in Iraq. The writer discusses the importance of the events on a personal level and explains how they impact the life of the writer today.
I would be hard pressed to find anyone in America who does not know about the war going on in Iraq. The world was glued to the television as the war began and since that time there has not been a single day, in which the newscasters haven't discussed the events of the war, the future of Iraq, or the popularity ratings of President Bush. The war is important on many levels. It is the first step to letting terrorists know that they will no longer be tolerated. I support the war and the reason we began the battle, but hope we will continue to move forward in the effort to unseat terrorists and rebuild those nations which they have crippled. The war in Iraq is important because it will be our display to the world of our commitment to wipe out terrorists once and for all.
The war in Iraq began with a warning from our president that it was going to be a long one. It was hard for people to imagine because of the Desert Storm conflict that was over in a matter of days. The difference with this one is that Saddam did...
He hid, and had his sons and other trained terrorist leaders instruct troops to fight against us with everything they had. We answered that challenge with a strong armed cry that was heard around the world. It didn't take us long to defeat Saddam's regime but we still have work to do if we are going to be a leading example for the rest of the free world to follow. We cannot go in, destroy, take over and then exit, leaving the nation to pick up the rubble and try and rebuild. To do this would cause two problems. It would tell the world that when the U.S. comes it will leave the nation in worst shape than we found it. This will discourage other nations from allowing us to unseat their dictators. In addition the door would be opened for any terrorist thrill seeker to take charge. The people may be so desperate to survive that someone like Hitler could get a stronghold on the nation.
We must help the people of that nation pick up and rebuild but while doing that we must remain ever mindful of the anger toward Americans that is still present in that country. The current events of the war include daily reports of death and destruction. American troops as well as British…
Post War Iraq: A Paradox in the Making: Legitimacy vs. legality The regulations pertaining to the application of force in International Law has transformed greatly from the culmination of the Second World War, and again in the new circumstances confronting the world in the aftermath of the end of the Cold War. Novel establishments have been formed, old ones have withered away and an equally enormous quantity of intellectual writing has
... Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud Thus we conclude that President did indeed mislead the public even though the evidence clearly indicated that Saddam or Iraq were no immediate threats to national security. This is a matter of serious concern because if the head of the state deliberately tries to mislead
Thus, Iraq has defied the economic embargo applied according to resolution 661 and has not cooperated with the arms inspection imposed by the UN Security Council through Resolution 665 (Leurdijk and Beernink, 2002). Therefore, the state of Kuwait can no longer consider itself protected by the international community and by the United Nations which it trusts greatly. The international law offers the possibility to retaliate in a manner that can
invasion and occupation of Iraq from three different perspectives. Firstly, the paper provides a historical background pertaining to the interest of energy-hungry countries such as France, America and Britain. The paper also provides a brief background of the relationship of Iraq with its neighbors and how oil has turned out to be a major source of attraction for the imperial powers. Secondly, the paper provides an in-depth perspective of
Katulis and Juul help put into perspective the tentative position of Iraq in saying that Iraq's leadership remains split on a draft version of SOFA (Katulis and Juul, online). The Iraqi cabinet must vote a two-thirds majority in favor of their support for a plan (Katulis and Juul). This may be difficult to achieve when the cabinet is divided along religious sect lines. It is, too, perhaps the first time
War Without Victory Nominally, the United States achieved victory in the first Gulf War. However, the decades of fighting in the Middle East, punctuated by the second Gulf War demonstrate that the United States was not victorious in that war. However, equally clear is the fact that Iraq was not victorious. This paper examines the politics behind the Gulf War including deterrence, diplomacy, power struggles, and military and political implications to