The first major foreign crisis for theUnited States after the end of the Cold War presented itself in August 1990. Saddam Hussein‚ the dictator of Iraq‚ ordered his army across the border into tiny Kuwait. This was no ordinary act of aggression. Iraq’s army was well equipped. The United States had provided massive military aid to Iraq during their eight-year war with Iran‚ giving them the fourth largest army in the world. Kuwait was a major supplier of oil to the United States. The Iraqi takeover
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..............................................................6 2.4 Diplomatic Influence of International World..................................................................................7 3.0 Leaders of each side of the tension: 3.1 Saddam Hussein of Iraq............................................................................................................10 3.2 Tariq Aziz of Iraq..........................................................................................................
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Nima Golchin Ms.Sconnyer Liturature 18 October‚ 2012 The Al Anfal campaign The operation was called “Anfal Campaign;” Anfal means “Spoils of war” in Arabic. This was a genocidal campaign that was followed by a series of systematic attacks against the Kurdish population and their means of livelihood – villages‚ agriculture‚ infrastructures‚ roads‚ etc. The operation was carried from early 1986 until late 1989 and it took the lives of more than 2‚150‚000 mostly women‚ children‚ and elders as most
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The formal definition of the word “tradition” as stated by Merriam Webster dictionary is “a way of thinking‚ behaving‚ or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group‚ family‚ society‚ etc.‚ for a long time” (Merriam Dictionary) more often than not traditions are centered around positive situations‚ experiences and feelings. Typically‚ when discussing violence one does not think “tradition”. The two things have no correlation‚ as violence is associated with negatives and
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information from a handful of news outlets‚ the public’s opinion on war was influenced by the media being broadcasted. Even before the announcement by the President that the U.S would invade Iraq; the media was responsible for portraying Saddam Hussein to be a danger to America as well as its national security‚ even though he had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks. Many people either did not realize or did not care that the information media outlets were reporting came from somewhere within
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and a dissatisfactory one at that. Some believe that Bush went to war to either complete what his dad started or even one up him. “Bush’s need to surpass [his] father…against Saddam Hussein was one of the motives behind US invasion of Iraq.” (Azriel‚ n.d.) It is even said that he held resentment towards Saddam Hussein for nearly killing his father‚ this anger fueling his drive to go to war with Iraq. If that was the case‚ it seemed the campaign was heavily personalized. It can explain why the stated
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The attacks of September 11 2001 prompted the first major shift in U.S. foreign policy since the Cold War era. Whereas President Clinton had prioritised domestic issues over international affairs during the 1990s‚ the perceived threat of terrorism post-9/11 led to a highly activist Bush administration intent on supressing the influence of both the “Axis of Evil” (Iraq‚ Iran and North Korea) and dangerous non-state actors‚ such as Al-Qaeda. The strategy of pre-emptive intervention championed by Deputy
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Ivan the Terrible * Intelligent and clever man‚ but grew to be mentally unstable * His tendency to break out in fits of rage was a result from a traumatizing childhood * Father died from blood poisoning when he was three years old; mother was assassinated when he was eight years old * Exposed to court intrigue and constant danger while growing up – this environment is what nurtured much of the vicious and suspicious characteristics Ivan the Terrible developed during his reign
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What is UMNO? The United Malays National Organisation‚(UMNO) was established on May 10‚ 1946 and founded by Datuk Onn Jaafar. Currently‚ UMNO is Malaysia’s largest political party and has played a dominant role in Malaysian politics since independence. In 1951‚ Onn Jaafar suggested opening the party to the non-malay Malayan but the idea of sharing was not approved by the Malays community. After failing to form the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP)‚ he left UMNO which then being replaced by Tunku
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particular and that is Saddam Hussein. His actions lead to the U.S. joining with allies in the motion to contain Iraq‚ and later the result of the U.S.’s choice to retaliate against threats against them by Saddam Hussein. Today‚ the U.S. is still struggling‚ as well as benefiting from the war in Iraq. Based on the causes that served to initiate the U.S. getting involved in a war with Iraq‚ the outcomes of such events played a major role in the effects of the country. Saddam Hussein was the ruler of Iraq
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