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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on terror. In congress president bush stated‚ “From this day forward‚ any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime (Bush‚ 2001). The Bush administration further claimed that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction and feared that the regime would use such weapons towards the U.S and or towards Israel. Was America’s invasion of Iraq a consequence of the attacks on 9/11? It was already clear at the time that the
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Obama’s Euphemisms: Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq Rationale Euphemisms are used in writing to reduce offenses or disturbances in the audience created by certain words or phrases. Euphemisms are widely used in normal social contexts‚ the media and even politics. Politicians use euphemisms in their rhetoric to lessen the impact of their words to avoid creating alarm and heighten emotions. Political euphemisms often “sugar coat” the real message and do not give an actual portrayal of the message
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at the time and there were no signs or reason to believe they had weapons of mass destruction since the mid-1900s. “The Iraq Survey Group concluded that ‘Iraq‚ by the mid-1990s‚ was essentially free of militarily significant WMD stocks’‚ although Saddam retained a strategic ambition and capability to reacquire them once the sanctions regime had ended.” (Fisher). Seen as though the war began in 2003‚ the threat of weapons of mass destruction could not be considered a
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also the oldest child in my family. Our parents are similar in many ways too. Like my parents‚ Thuras mother and father are well educated and value education for their children. Although we have commonalities‚ we have differences‚ too. When Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq‚ Thura didnt have access to a large range of media‚ while I have an abundance to choose from: television‚ the Internet‚ books‚ magazines‚ and newspapers. As an American‚ I am allowed more freedom than Thura was allowed in Iraq. Thura
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Hossain 1 Rashad Hossain Mr. Mikalaitis AP Writing 10/20/10 Republicans: How Stupid Can We Get? On the dollar bill‚ it says‚ “In God We Trust”‚ not “In Obama We Trust”! I am a republican‚ and I think I should let you know that I also have an IQ of 16 (mentally unstable)‚ a degree in foolishness‚ a pet rock‚ and a masters in “being an idiot”. My fellow fat bellied republicans have been taking harsh criticism for the past few years‚ when all that we are trying to do is good. Sure‚ there were
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we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I’m not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein." -George W. Bush. President Bush promised America that he would bring down Saddam Hussein no matter what it took. But why? Why would the president make such an imposing promise? In order to ensure the safety of his people (the Americans) such terrorists must be brought down. President Bush
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COUNTRY: Switzerland COMMITEE: Historical General Assembly TOPIC: * Situation in Iraq and Kuwait in the Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War DELEGATE: Alperen Erşad Bozkurt The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation‚ and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia‚ and urged other countries to send their own
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borders in the Middle East are forged due to the creation of borders after World War II (Dugdale-Pointon). This war gave Iraq an incredible amount of debt‚ and so the government was scrambling to pay it back. Two years later‚ the leader of Iraq Saddam Hussein delivered a speech at a foreign ministers conference in Geneva in July‚ and it was expected that he would help resolve conflicts in the Middle East but instead he “accused neighboring nation Kuwait of siphoning crude oil from the Ar-Rumaylah oil
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Iraq 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
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