Well I had a rather sheltered life as a child‚ my parents were well off. Actually my family has the royal line in it. Through my father I am‚ in fact‚ a descent of Prophet Mohammad‚ and my Grandfather was the Head of the Sunni faith in large parts of Iraq and the Moslem world. The leadership is handed down through family but neither my father nor his older brother would take on the role when he died. Instead it was passed on to a cousin. Through my father I am also descended from the most traditional
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PERSUASIVE SPEECH SAMPLE OUTLINE NAME: TOPIC STATEMENT: The United States should end its military engagements in Iraq over the next two months. INTRODUCTION: In 2001‚ when the WTC Towers and Pentagon were attacked‚ there were many Americans who wanted revenge. Many who wanted to fight back. Many who wanted “justice.” In 2001‚ and into 2002‚ the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” became a household term‚ and all of a sudden‚ we were talking about Sadaam Hussein again. Since 2002‚ we have learned
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al-Zarqawi. Following the invasion in Iraq in 2003‚ Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his group of militia‚ who will later be known as Isis‚ got plenty of notoriety in the early stages of the war in Iraq for the suicide attacks on Shia Islamic mosques‚ civilians‚ Italian soldiers fighting with the US‚ and Iraqi institutions. In October 2004‚ Al-Zarqawi’s group officially pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda. They then changed their name to what’s known as al-Qaeda in Iraq. Attacks by the group on civilians
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Key Dates Context - Iraq • • • • • • 13 Millions inhabitants • Saddam Hussein is still contested in his own parti by Al Bakr supporters and with Islamic revolution in Iran‚ Shiis start a revolt in 1979. • 1st military power in the region. Arabs = 75%‚ Kurds = 17%‚ Persian 2%. ⅔ Sunni‚ ⅓ Shii and 3% of minority (christians‚ jews‚...) Economic dependency on oil. Others sectors were developping. Baasist regim since 1968 and the second “coup d’état” (1st in 1963). July
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Throughout the years of fighting in Iraq‚ we have realized that we are there or no reason‚ and many people think we are stuck. In the beginning war I what we wanted and what we have started. Freedom is what a lot of Americans take for granted‚ and now they find less then what they really want. The war in Iraq was to bring freedom out to others and to give them the safety like us in America. I cannot say if that was the right thing to do or the smartest‚ but now that does not matter because we’ve
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debates regarding the reasons for America invading Iraq in 2003. Some critics have gone as far as to claim that President Bush did so to gain control of oil while others saw it as a show of military power and yet others honestly believe it was done as part of the war on terror. The Iraq invasion was a consequence of the September 11‚ 2001 attack‚ and America’s war on global terrorism by going after countries that harbored terrorist groups. Although Iraq did not harbor Al-Qaeda‚ it provided training camps
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On March 19‚ 2003 former President George W. Bush declared war on Iraq‚ two years after declaring his war on terror. By the end of the year he had mobilized and shipped fifty thousand soldiers to Iraq. The political cartoon designed by Jim Borgman offers commentary on past socio-economic issues‚ suggesting that certain young adults risk life and limb not just for patriotism but for career opportunities. . Since the September 11 attacks the United States government has been on a quest to seek vengeance
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donations has strict guidelines regarding beneficiaries that must fall under their definition of a “public charity‚” which the Military does not. Also‚ according to the Starbucks website‚ the company has not at any time taken a stand for or against the Iraq War; although they have stated that they support the men and women fighting for their country in the United States Military and the British Royal Marines. United States Marine Sgt. Howard C. Wright‚ who wrote the original email sent out in May of 2004
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For my book report‚ I read the book War Heroes Voices from Iraq by Allan Zullo. The author interviewed ten soldiers about the time they spent in Iraq. The book tells ten different real life stories of soldiers and what amazing things they did in Iraq. The one thing all of these soldiers have in common is that they thought they were just doing their jobs. These soldiers are true heroes because each of them risked their own lives to save others and to protect our country. Even though a lot of
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Sherif Abouseif Mrs Kimberly Matunis‚ M.Ed English 04 6 November 2014 Should the US have Gone to war in Iraq? The Iraq war has brought out a lot of debate and opinions over the years. Some suggest it was an act of revenge over the infamous 9/11 attacks‚ others believe that even if they were threatened‚ the US has no right to go to war. Over this essay I will evaluate both sides and sustain enough evidence to back my opinion. Whether the war was the right thing to do or not‚ I believe that we need
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