Adrian Iwaskiw Why we can not win the War in Afghanistan The most important international challenge facing the United States over the next ten years is dealing with the war in Afghanistan. The war has been going on for ten years and we have gotten very little progress. As days go by more and more American soldiers are being killed battling the unforeseeable enemy. In Afghanistan the United States is most likely fighting a losing battle. The War in Afghanistan can almost be compared to the Vietnam
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criticisms of American leaders is that although winning the majority of their battles‚ they continually lose wars. He cites numerous examples of instances where the US was capable in their ability to win the war but it was almost always inevitably loss due to leadership. Codevilla even discredits the US win in the Cold War as being the result of their Soviet enemy dying of “congenital disorders”. The US has often become involved in wars without a clear and concise objective for which they are trying
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BodyBook Name: How to Win Friends & Influence People Author: Dale Carnegie Summary: It’s a book of human relationship techniques‚ full of living skills there. This book include the fundamental techniques in handling people‚ the ways to make people to like you‚ how to win people to your way of thinking and the techniques to change people without giving offense or arousing resentment. The fundamental techniques in handling people‚ are the ways to making friends with others‚ also maintain good relationships
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year of service Mike‚ Loss Prevention/Security Manager in the same store‚ ten years of service Todd‚ a salesman in the jewelry department‚ three years of service. One month has now passed since a diamond-studded watch was noticed missing from the cases in the jewelry department of this retail store. External theft has already been ruled out‚ and Mike has been studying the videotapes made by closed-circuit TV that day. Mike comes into Susan’s office to report his findings from the investigation of
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Gaugamela was the perfect battlefield for Darius’s army and both leaders knew this. But‚ Alexander decided to take his chances and try to end the war with this battle on Darius’s land. As the Macedonian army set up camp overnight‚ Alexander was advised by his right-hand man Parmenion to attack Darius at that moment (Grant). It would have been the perfect surprise attack on the Persian army but‚ Alexander declined and said a surprise attack would be considered stealing a victory‚ so he decided to
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were by surprising the Hessians. In effect to winning the battle so quickly‚ The Battle of Trenton was a turning point in The American Revolution. The total dominance of the Americans gave lots of motivation necessary for the Continental Army to win the war. If the colonists wouldn’t have had this motivation‚ the British could have easily won the war because the Continental army would not have any motivation‚ making them give up and not fight. This did not happen though because of excellent strategy
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Miriam Ramirez HIST 317 Professor David Nelson November 7‚ 2014 Exam #2 The Third Reich failed to win WWII due to many factors‚ including political‚ diplomatic‚ and military issues that emerged throughout the war. These factors were heavily influenced on Hitler’s leadership and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany. Hitler was the driving force to how Germany fought in World War II and it eventually led to what ended up being a catastrophic loss for Germany. The Nazi rule was based on the two
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Dale Carnegie wrote “How To Win Friends and Influence People in 1936‚ yet the points he makes throughout the book are still relevant today‚ in our personal and professional life. The first principle I resonate with the most is “Give honest‚ sincere appreciation”. I think this a fundamental key to any relationship we are in. In our workplace it’s important for bosses and coworkers to acknowledge when a good job has been done. When we remember to give praise where it is deserved we encourage that
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that when Lincoln argued his point and continuously fought against slavery from a political position‚ he caught the attention of many average settlers‚ as well as important people that had a big say on the direction of our country. No‚ Lincoln did not win the election that would put him in the state Senate‚ but I think it’s fair to say that he grew a lot from that point in time and his position as the president was much more beneficial to us. Without this series of events going the way that they did
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Assess the reasons for the communist victory in the 2nd Indochina War The communist victory in the second Indochina war was highly due to the failures of conventional warfare from the US and ARVN such as the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and search and destroy missions which did little to bring down the Viet Cong. The Tet Offensive also contributed by being a turning point for the war‚ leading to a decreasing American support for the war as it caused media chaos. The end of US aid through the
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