simple example of this is the use of uniforms. The Geneva Conventions provided that lawful combatants must wear a distinguishable uniform. In Iraq and Afghanistan the enemy wore no uniforms while American soldiers are required to wear them. How does a soldier identify the enemy if he wears no uniform? There is little argument that our enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan were not following international law. The argument then turns to how we deal with nations and organizations like these. To
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Women in Iraq live a significantly different life from women in the west. The culture in 1950’s Iraq differs from that in the west in many way‚ and Fatima‚ being a woman from the rural village of El Nahra‚ would be closer to more traditional Iraqi culture than a woman from Baghdad or other cities. She would place a greater emphasis on family‚ a woman’s responsibility to her family‚ and more traditional interpretations of the Koran. Fatima would argue that the position of women in Iraqi culture is
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the Kurdish population in the northern portion of Iraq by Saddam Hussein and the Ba ’ath Party reached its more intense period form 1987 until 1989. During this campaign‚ it is estimated that as many as 182‚000 Kurdish men‚ women‚ and children were killed by chemical weapon attacks‚ through mass executions‚ or because of horrible conditions and treatment in prison camps (Sinan‚ 2007). More then one third of the 3.5 million Kurds in northern Iraq were displaced and tens of thousands fell victim
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the fact that an Iraqi terrorist group had recently attacked America in 2001‚ in the 9/11 attacks by a terrorist group‚ led by Saddam Hussein. The negative stereotype around the Iraqi people had led the American soldiers to believe that everybody in Iraq was a terrorist. Hence‚ they tortured the prisoners with the belief that they were doing the right thing. Such kind of instances only demonstrates how violent and dangerous prejudice can be. Bias has also led to other inhuman acts such as
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second county after the USSR to recognize the Iranian revolution. Iraq war on Iran: Syria sided with Iran for two reasons: 1. Iraq was larger and more powerful nieghbour vying with Syria for a leadership role in the arab world. Both Baath ideologies yet regarded as competitors and after the 1966 split in the Arab Baath socialist party into two factions‚ centered in Baghdad and Syria‚ competition became fierce. 2. Iraq invasion diverted attention and resources from the Syrian struggle with
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and as a bargaining tool to gain concessions from downstream countries‚ especially Syria and Iraq. Given the volatility these mainly Arab countries demonstrate‚ and their frequent disputes with Turkey‚ the latter is being incredibly pragmatic and long sighted through creating an extensive network of dams. These will grant Turkey a critical negotiation advantage in further dealings with both Syria and Iraq. Additionally‚ the water sources of Turkey can be sold or traded for other commodities with
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country governed by a regime that began with a revolution headed by Ayatollah Khomeini over two decades ago. Khomeini was the first to label the United States as the ‘Great Satan.’ Although the Iranian government denies it‚ terrorism has been actively supported‚ both materially and morally‚ for years by Iran and Iran supports efforts damaging to the U.S. If the more extreme elements in Iran continue to hold power and arm themselves with nuclear weapons‚ the international
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Some of the borders with major tensions were the border between Iraq and Kuwait‚ and‚ Saddam and Israel. big groups involved in this big war/conflict are Iraq‚ The US‚ Israel‚ Saddam‚ and the Kuwait rebels (Sunnis and Shia). The US and the UN got involved because Saddam was trying to launch missiles at Israel‚ but the US and the UN pledged to protect Israel. Slide 4 Basically how it played out was that the US came into the conflict and helped Israel fight Iraq and Iran which started the Persian gulf war
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Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be noted as Iraq‚ the larger Iran and the much smaller Kuwait‚ as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Iran-Iraq war‚ initiated by the Iraqi government‚ would be an important source of instability in the Gulf region even after its conclusion. The Iran-Iraq war was fought from
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constitution of 1952 even claimed‚ “Iraq constitutes a part of the Arab nation”. This statement itself infuriated the Kurdish people and further detached them from the Iraqi government‚‚ which led to stronger support behind the Kurdish nationalist movement. The Iraqi government still believed in the unification of all the people in the country behind this term‚ despite the inaccurate definition of the country of Iraq. However‚ “the Kurds in the mountainous north of Iraq were impossible to bring in under
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