Saddam Hussein was the leader of Iraq for over 30 years who made a “promising‚ oil-rich nation”(MacFarquhar) into a war-filled‚ police state. After growing up fatherless and in a poor village‚ he found violence to be a quick solution to his problems. In 2003 the United States invaded Iraq due to various threats and conflicts the two nations had run into. Was the United States justified in invading Iraq? Some might say that Iraq should deal with their own problems and not have another nation come
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occupation in the Middle East‚ or the “War on Terror” as it is sometimes called‚ is one of the most hotly debated subjects to date. The attacks on the World Trade Center and Washington‚ D.C. on September 11‚ 2001‚ along with the history of Saddam Hussein‚ created an extremely difficult situation for President George Bush and the rest of the government. The United States was not a stranger to war in the Middle East; in the early 90’s‚ the United States was fighting the Gulf War in the Middle East.
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The relationship between the United States and Iraq has been a rather complicated relationship. This relationship can be classified as a roller coaster ride that last through out history. The United States and Iraq relationship became rocky in 1958 when King Faisal was overthrown and Iraq signed with the Soviet Union. Because of the relationship that the United States had with the Soviet Union this made Iraq and the United States relationship a little questionable. In 1967 Iraq broke all ties with
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On August 2nd‚ 1990 the first Iraqi tanks crossed into Kuwait‚ as part of an invasion that marked the start of a six-month conflict between the United States and Iraq. These tanks were ordered to invade Kuwait by Saddam Hussein‚ the ruthless dictator of Iraq. The Iraqi troops looted Kuwaiti businesses and brutalized Kuwaiti civilians. Saudi Arabia began to fear that they may be invaded as well‚ and on August 7th they formally asked President Bush for US assistance. The US pledged to defend
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direction Organizational Pattern: 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
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Balfour Declaration promised to provide a National Homeland for the Jewish people‚ the McMahon- Hussein pact stated that Arab nationals would recover land previously owned by the Turks. At first sight‚ these terms were completely opposite‚ and according to the Jewish and the Arabs‚ impossible to fulfill at once. However‚ the British claimed that the way in which the Arabs had interpreted the McMahon-Hussein agreement was mistaken because they believed Palestine was to be given to them‚ just as Britain
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The ancient history of Iraq begins in the 7th century. Iraq had numerous bright civilizations‚ mainly the Sumer‚ who developed one of the earliest writing systems known to man. The capital around this time was Baghdad and the city of Baghdad became a famous ground for learning and the arts. Then in the 16th century Mesopotamia wound up in the hands of the Ottoman Turks but not without resistance. And around the 19th century it began gaining great interest from other European nations such as the Germans
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as: Iraq’s technological abilities‚ their weapons of mass destruction‚ and Saddam Hussein’s previous threats against the US. He sounds like he has significant evidence to back up his speech‚ until he said “Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Well‚ we don’t know exactly…” This statement only disapproved his previous statements. David Koehler’s speech only analyzes president Bush’s speech and the arguments presented in it. He seems to believe that
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The author‚ John Pilger‚ was one of the world’s renowned investigate journalists and documentary film-makers. John Pilger compiled a novel called The New Rulers of the World. In The New Rulers of the World‚ he wrote about four different topics in four different chapters‚ including the model pupil‚ paying the price‚ the great game‚ and the chosen ones. In chapter 2‚ paying the price‚ John Pilger had allowed numerous readers to understand the true nature of the West’s war against the innocent civilians
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definitive character that sidelines his character with that of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. The leaders were so imbibed in their passion that they feared nothing that came their way. However Mandela dealt with things the noble way while Saddam Hussein infamously killed people and won them by dropping them as dead
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