The novel Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers is a historical fiction novel that retells the memories of Robin Perry’s experience in Iraqi civil war. He was in a civil affairs unit, which is dedicated to protecting by standers in the war. Robin encounters various setbacks that try to slow down the progress of his unit such as the death of his close friend Jonsey. Walter Dean Myers portrayed his knowledge of the setting, aspects from the past, and made the plot very believable in the historical fiction novel Sunrise Over Fallujah.…
This began with the citizens they wanted more freedoms,protesting for their rights they didn't get adresses respectfully they instead were attacked.Now the govemment states stirring up violence which eventually lead up to a war.Now the country was divided,Iran and Russia with Assad ,the rst of the other countries side with the citizens.…
References: Camp, Dick. ' 'Operation Phantom Fury ' ': The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7603-3698-4…
Battle of Leyte was intended to be the last battle for the tired and battle tested military soldiers; but, in an abrupt change of plans the Marines decided to enact Operation Scavenger, the US Bomber raid, on Iwo Jima that paved the way for Operation Detachment, the land raid. The military goal:…
Since the September 11 attacks the United States government has been on a quest to seek vengeance. On March 19, 2003 the United States government declared War on Iraq. Over fifty thousand troops were deployed in 2003 and over one hundred ninety thousand were recruited that year by four different branches of the military.…
The US and the UN got involved because Saddam was trying to launch missiles at Israel, but the US…
Many people have seen this war between Iraq and Kuwait as the starting point of everything that has been going on in the recent years between the United States and Iraq. The focus of this paper is on the geographical factors behind the war between Iraq and Kuwait but first of all I would have to start out with the facts and how the war came about. It all started when Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, ordered his military to invade Kuwait. Saddam Hussein’s motivation for this invasion was to assert control over Kuwait’s oil reserves (Duffy 107). Saddam believed that Kuwait was breaking agreements that limited oil production in the Middle East (Atkinson 34). Although Kuwait is a small country it is a large producer of oil, producing a large amount of the world’s necessity for oil (“CNN InDepth” 1). Despite Kuwait’s oil-producing success Saddam argued that this mass production brought down world oil prices and caused Iraq to lose billions of dollars in gross revenue (Kent 9).…
The Iraq War was an armed conflict in Iraq that had two parts. The first was an invasion of Ba'athist Iraq starting on March 20, 2003 by an invasion force led by the United States. It was followed by a longer phase of fighting, in which an rebellion surfaced to oppose coalition forces and the newly formed Iraqi government. The U.S.…
Invading Iraq in 2003, signifying the start of the Iraq War, was not to avenge the attacks on 9/11. The Iraq War was also known as the War on Terrorism and allowed America to take a stance against terroristic groups such as Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein’s supposed connection with them as a strong government figure. At the start of the war, America strongly supported the invasion of Iraq. During the first couple years of war, the gap between the military…
Sadam Hussein is widely known for orchestrating a genocidal massacre amongst the innocent people living in the nation of Iraq. Liberating Iraq from Hussein was a partial reason that the United States of America invaded that nation in means of war. Similar to Hussein, Christopher Columbus was responsible for the genocide of an entire race of people after he discovered America. There will never be a day celebrating Hussein in Iraq, nor will there be in any nation.…
This book is about 1stSgt. Kasal’s life leading up to his most honorable moment while in the battle of Fallujah. The book starts out by telling how 1stSgt. Kasal grew up in Afton, Iowa. He grew up on farm like most other families in his hometown. But with farming becoming obsolete in the shadow of large corporations, Brad Kasal already knew by junior high that he didn’t want to slave on a farm to barely scrape by like his father. He already had the Marine Corps in his sights. January 1984, Kasal left his hometown of Afton, Iowa and got a plane destined for MCRD, San Diego. Kasal shined right away and became a squad leader and was meritoriously promoted to Private First Class by graduation and instructed that he was going to indeed be a grunt like he wanted. After graduating as the honor graduate in School of Infantry, Kasal was stationed on Camp Pendleton with 2nd battalion, 1st marine regiment. He was a PFC in Weapons Co. as a Dragon gunner. Two months after checking in with his unit, Kasal was again meritoriously promoted. Kasal’s first deployed to the Western Pacific on a Marine Expeditionary Unit in June 1986. Shortly after he would win an NCO of the quarter award and once again get another meritorious promotion. Kasal throughout his career would consistently pick up meritorious promotions all the way to Sergeant Major. By March of 2003 when Operation Iraqi Freedom started, Kasal was 1stSgt of Kilo Co. 3d Battalion, First Marine Regiment. While still 1stSgt of Kilo, they were part of the second attempt to take back Fallujah in November of 2004. The mission was to take back Fallujah by getting rid of any insurgents left in the city. Because there were innocents still within the city limits, rules of engagement meant to not fire unless fired upon or if the enemy is seen with a weapon. This made things very difficult. It would have been very bad politically to go in and just blow up everything that moved, so instead…
The U.S led Iraq and Afghanistan wars have received praises and criticisms of different measures. The war was fought for almost a decade, starting back in 2003. In the case of Iraq war, the cause of the conflict was suspicion by the United States and United Kingdom that Iraq had in its possession Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that it intended to use in case of war between nations. This was based on the past experience where Iraq had used WMD against Kurds. Despite the fact that an investigation by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) found no evidence of claims that Iraq indeed had WMD, The United States and United Kingdom went ahead and invaded Iraq on the 20th of…
He was a dictator from the year of 1979-2003. his nickname was “the madman of the Middle East”. He was from Tikrit, Iraq and He was born in Al-Awjac, Iraq, on April 28, 1937, and he died on December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was known for using terror against his own people of Iraq. His aweful reign has been known to all making as the “Reign of Terror”. The Reign of Terror was a long period of violence that happened right after the onset of the French Revolution. Saddam Hussein had gained international notoriety for torturing and killing thousands of his very own people. the top…
Today, the Sunnis and the Shia’s still have their different beliefs, which causes friction between the two sects. For years the Sunni’s have mistreated the Shia for their religious views and they continue to do so. According to the text, “Although persecuted, the Shia survived and strengthened its identity by adopting doctrines and rituals distinct from those of the Sunnis (“traditionalist”), who accepted the legitimacy of the early caliphs” (Bentley, 212). When Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iraq, he himself was a Sunni, who suppressed the Shia in his country. This became a problem when the United States invaded Iraq. Believing the Sunni would pose a threat; they insured the Shia controlled the majority of the government. This became the main reason for the violence attributed to civilian deaths in Iraq. After the US departed Iraq, the Iranian government, a Shia government, became very involved in Iraqi politics. Iranian involvement in Iraq has been very stressful for US interest in the Middle East. As long as these two sects continue to fight, the Middle East will be an area of…
Saddam Hussein was born on April 28th 1937 in Al-Awja, a small Iraqi town. At a young age Hussain fled from his abusive father to live with his uncle who was a devoted Sunni Muslim. His uncle had Saddam attend a nationalist secondary school and after graduating Hussein studied law for three years but didn 't earn a degree until he was older. At the age of 20 Hussein joined the Arab Ba’ath Socialist Party also known as ABSP. After receiving six months of jail time 5 years previous for political activities against the government he was again sentenced to jail for being part of ABSP. But while in jail Hussein was elected part of the ABSP’s Pan-Arab National Leadership. Saddam later would escape from jail and rise through the Ba’ath Party ranks. He earned a degree in law from Baghdad university which helped him become a powerful politician who was known for being “effective and progressive”.…