Losing Iraq January 15‚ 2014 · http://warontherocks.com/2014/01/losing-iraq/ It was inevitable—not that the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS‚ formerly al-Qaeda in Iraq) would eventually exploit the ever-deteriorating political situation to re-establish control over Fallujah and Ramadi‚ but that here in the U.S. the finger pointing and blame game over “who lost Iraq” would eventually begin. But‚ while the recent events in Anbar province might have triggered the finger pointing‚ both the security
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Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war started in the 1980s and continued till 1988 making it the longest conventional war after the second Sino-Japanese War(1). It officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran(1). The Iran-Iraq War was multifaceted and included religious schisms‚ border disputes‚ and political differences. The war broke hostilities ranging from conflicts between the religious pacts of Sunni-verses-Shia and Arab-verses-Persians‚ to a personal
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terror attacks of 9/11 on March 20‚ 2003 the US declared war against a corrupt Iraq. George Bush believed that the Iraqis had Weapons of Mass destruction (WMD). The world has known of Iraq having chemical weapons‚ in 1988 the government ordered a chemical weapon attack against the Kurdish Iraqis‚ whether they had a nuclear bomb was still a question. The potential threat of Nuclear warheads in Iraq could be a threat to any opposing country to Iraq including: US‚ Israel‚ and any other ally of the US and
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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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A Questionable War: The Iraq Conflict “The image of America has changed. Around the globe‚ our friends mistrust us‚ our word is disputed‚ our intentions are questioned.” This quote from Senator Robert Byrd’s Arrogance of Power speech outlines the argument against the invasion of Iraq. The war raised question after question at home in the United States and beyond. So why did we go to war in Iraq? The Bush administration attempted to justify the invasion by stating and re-stating their objectives
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Neorealism‚ Neoliberalism and Constructivism Introduction Our world since its origination has been a ‘hotbed’ of activity. Activity in the sense‚ we humans have been showing activeness both mentally and physically‚ which have transformed our globe from an archaic one to an advanced one. That advancement is evident in every sphere of our life‚ as well as in the ‘sphere’‚ we live in. In addition‚ that advancement or development is seen in one of the important activities
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In Iraq‚ the Kurds have been unwelcome by the governments for many years. As many as 182‚000 Kurds were killed by Saddan Hussein‚ who used chemical weapons and concentration camps against them. The Western world must support an independent Kurdish state as it is responsible for the addition of the Kurds to Iraq. After the first world war‚ multiple Ottoman provinces were annexed by Britain to the newly formed Iraq as a way of main taining religious balance‚ but these predominately Sunni Kurds were
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Reform of Developed Nations: ISIS in Iraq Throughout the year of 2014‚ we have heard a lot over the extremist group the Islamist State of Iraq and Iraq who is also known as ISIS or IS. This group has brought many challenges‚ and most importantly numerous casualties of innocent people to the state of Iraq and other countries’. Since the start of ISIS the United States has been working with Iraq to dismantle the terrorist group. Geography Just a rough history Iraq‚ it is located in the Middle East‚
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Read the following article “Tribalism is the real enemy in Iraq” Answer the following questions 1. The author argues that Islam is not the real foe in the war in iraq. Who does he say is? The author argues that Islam is not the real barrier between the Western forces and the people of Iraq‚ but merely our differences in values and daily life‚ with the center of our differing ideologies being tribalism. 2. What does the author identify as the major differences between East and West?
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Classification: This happened in Iran when the Kurds were dispersed among Turkey‚ Iraq‚ Iran and Syria. The Iraqi citizens began to discriminate against the Kurds‚ and there was a clear line of separation between the two groups. . Organization: This happened when the Iraqi government started the an-Anfal campaign against the Kurds. Polarization: This happens when the an-Anfal campaign begins making laws against the Kurds and the separation between the two groups gets serious. Preparation:
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