Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is an expansion of the Indian Ocean‚ situated in western Asia which separate Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. The Persian Gulf’s wide is 55 kilometers and 989 kilometers-long inland sea. The Persian Gulf States include Iran (Persia)‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Qatar on a peninsula off the Saudi coast‚ Bahrain on an island‚ and Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest (Reynolds‚ 1993). The Persian Gulf has wide coral reefs‚ and numerous pearl oysters‚ and plenty of
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January 21‚ 1991. This is the day the Persian Gulf suffered from possibly the largest oil spill to date. However‚ the oil spill did not only affect the gulf. Animals‚ humans‚ ecosystems‚ and biodiversity were all impacted as a result. This act‚ inflicted as a war strategy by the Iraqi’s‚ is the cause of mass deterrence to the environment in the area. Although tremendous progress has been made in an effort to clean the Gulf War oil spill‚ there are still several efforts that must be made in order
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COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN THE GULF WAR: EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS THOMAS KEANEY The Gulf War of 1991 introduced a new set of issues concerning collateral damage. Although the U.S. military had faced controversy concerning the targeting and effects of aerial bombing in previous wars of the 20th Century‚ the day-by-day reporting and political context of the Gulf War brought increased scrutiny of the air attacks. Ironically‚ attention increased even as the employment of precision weapons decreased the occurrence
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Gulf War Syndrome: Is It Physiological‚ Or Psychological? What is Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)? Is it a debilitating physical condition because of a secret use of chemical and biological warfare from the Iraqis? Is it post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from the Gulf War? Nobody really knows the truth behind GWS‚ but many people have given their expertise and opinions on what‚ if anything caused GWS. In Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media‚ written by Elaine Showalter‚ she gives
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since the end of World War II‚ especially on matters involving consideration or actual use of force. States‚ like individuals‚ make decisions based at least in part on past experience‚ or‚ more specifically‚ what they believe past experience teaches. During the activities of the Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991‚ President George H. W. Bush‚ Sr. and Senator John Kerry used historical analogy to predict the upcoming events and future assessments of the crisis in the Persian Gulf. Using the successful
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piracy in the Gulf of Aden Iran’s navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even
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The direct effects of the 1991 Gulf War In early August 1990‚ the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait. On 6 August1990‚ the United Nations Security Council imposed comprehensiveeconomic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait fourdays earlier and a military build-up began that eventually resulted in thesix week Gulf War in early 1991. The air campaign against Iraq waslaunched 16 January 1991‚ with a ground force invasion of Kuwait amonth later on the 24 February 1991. A ceasefire was called
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effects on climate. Consider the Gulf Stream. The climate in Northwestern Europe (the UK especially) is much more mild than it is directly across the Atlantic in Canada and the Northeastern US. There can be up to a 30-40 degree (Fahrenheit) air temperature difference in January between these two areas. The Atlantic Ocean near Canada is locked in ice in winter but the Atlantic Ocean near England is not. It is thought that the huge temperature difference is due to the Gulf Stream‚ one of the strongest
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The Control of Media in the Gulf War How much do you think you know about the world around you? What if everything you viewed was a lie? During the Gulf War‚ the White House and the military seized and screened every news report‚ determining the images and information the media would relay to the public. The result was that the president and the military framed the debate‚ set the public agenda‚ supplied television with many of the defining images of the war‚ and enjoyed very favorable press
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“The United States reaps the thorns its rulers have planted in the world.” Reason for Listening: The Persian Gulf war otherwise known as desert storm has shaped American influence and popularity around the world but also created continuing instability. The Persian Gulf war created chaos in the region for the benefit of the oil hungry countries in the world. First Main Point Warming cold war tensions left the door open for the United States involvement into the long lasting ally of the Soviet Union
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