CHEUNG 1 War has been a constant part of human history. It has greatly affected the lives of people around the world. These effects‚ however‚ are extremely detrimental. Soldiers must shoulder extreme stress on the battlefield. Those that cannot mentally overcome these challenges may develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Sadly‚ some resort to suicide to escape their insecurities. Soldiers‚ however‚ are not the only ones affected by wars; family members also experience mental hardships when their
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Cited: John Bridgman “Lessons learned from two days of infamy” Seattle Post -Intelligencer Sunday December 2‚ 2001 Nicholas Lemann “ How It Came To War” The New Yorker March 31‚ 2003 Editorial “Weapons That Weren’t There” The Washington Post October 7‚2004 Lionel Beehner “Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Resurging or Splintering? Backgrounder July 16‚ 2007
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Isn’t George Bush just a great chap? Including all his chums in his merry little trip to Iraq and making sure to constantly remind us how it’s a group effort. What a team player. During his address to the American public on the invasion of Iraq‚ President Bush felt the need to ram the ‘coalition forces’ right down our throats‚ almost making it appear like he wasn’t the pushing the big red button for invasion‚ and in fact it was completely a group decision. Despite his best efforts of mentioning
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and the obstruction of newly developing civil societies. Iraq‚ often known as the cradle of civilization‚ is a society of rich literary and cultural heritage that is represented by numerous museums and libraries throughout its nation‚ one of which is called the National Library of Baghdad. Scholar Andrew Lawler‚ author of Ten Millennia Of Culture Pilfered Amid Baghdad Chaos‚ says the destruction of the National Library of Baghdad in April 2003 was “the most severe single blow to cultural heritage in
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American occupation of Germany in 1945 and the occupation of Iraq in 2003. Resistance to American forces in Iraq‚ it was suggested‚ should neither surprise nor discourage us since similar resistance could be found at the beginning of the United States’ extraordinarily successful project of nation building in postwar Germany. With the proper patience and resolve‚ this resistance would be overcome and a stable democratic state could emerge in Iraq‚ just as it did in Western Germany in 1949. This is an easy
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progressive”. In 1972‚ he began developing a chemical weapons program and signed a treaty with the USSR for their friendship and cooperation. Throughout the 1970’s‚ Saddam Hussein led his nation through urbanization by providing electricity to rural Iraq and also developing national infrastructure. Hussein also helped his image grow when creating a state of the art public health system which was considered to be one of the best in the Middle East at the time. Hussein continued his accomplishments when
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overthrow a tyrannical leader‚ then I believe America would have been in accordance with the Just War Theory. Yet history shows us that we (Americans) usually have an ulterior motive behind the silver lining. If we look back to the year 2003 and the invasion of Iraq we again see that in the peoples’ eyes there was a just reason for why we were sending our armies. Weapon of Mass
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This took place in 1991‚ shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union‚ which a few years earlier would have prevented action against its ally Iraq. With the fall from communism‚ the new nation Russia now desperately needed Western economic help and was in no position to object to U.S. action. Although economic factors did not determine U.S. policy toward Iraq‚ they did however effect relations with Russia. American arms trade had been involved‚ as well as a very large commitment of Russian troops aiding
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Michael Moore’s latest film‚ "Fahrenheit 9/11‚" presents a critical look at the administration of George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism. In this film Moore investigates the rapid growth of the United States government and its trend of trampling the rights of individuals‚ and the corporatism that is spawned out of the close ties between big government and big business during wartime. Michael Moore may not convince all audiences‚ but is successful for its factual accuracy in which the evidence spoke
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conflict. As a result‚ diverse viewpoints and positions can be drawn upon from dissimilar parties in every event. The declaration of war against Iraq was a perceived as a heroic act from the Worlds’ point of view to rescue the Iraqis from the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein. The United States president‚ George W. Bush‚ believed that an attack on Iraq would rid its despotic government and restore a democratic government in its place. As a result‚ from the United States’ perspective‚ the war was
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