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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The Sanctions Debate and the Logic of Choice/Diplomacy (David Baldwin) Sanctions are understood to be one policy option for influencing other states. (N.B other options include: diplomacy‚ propaganda‚ military force‚ do nothing) This article highlights the need to distinguish between: 1) Whether sanctions “work” (are they effective?) 2) Whether they should be used It is not enough to discuss the disadvantages of implementing sanctions‚ rather one should go one step further in discussing
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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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as a result of Iraq always being portrayed as the “bad guys.” When American troops were sent to Iraq‚ they took control over the people and their way of life. Unfortunately‚ the United States troops had mostly gone there to topple Saddam Hussein’s reign. Once Hussein had been killed in 2011‚ chaos rang through Iraq‚ as they had no leader‚ and their support from the U.S. was not much. This allowed for groups‚ such as ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)‚ that had been suppressed by America’s army
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innocent Kuwait‚ because we are a dominant force in the world. However‚ there are also people who believe that Saddam Hussein is on a crusade to unite all of the Arab countries ‚ just as Bismarck did in Germany in the late 1800s. Rather than a sort of Hitler‚ some compare Hussein to Bismarck‚ who‚ although using ruthless tactics‚ united Germany and is today considered hero. What Hussein stands to gain by the acquisition of Kuwait does not go unnoticed‚ but the point here is that perhaps much of
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OPEC Oligopoly Chelsea Weber OPEC Oligopoly Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been called many names; monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ cartel‚ or all of the above. Reading further will give information on to why OPEC is an oligopoly. To give you a brief background on OPEC‚ explain to you how OPEC acts like a cartel and of why OPEC is a successful oligopoly and cartel. Is OPEC a successful oligopoly? Some people refer to OPEC as a cartel which is another name for oligopoly. Some people
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essentially reactions leveled against the explanations adopted by the then America ’s regime and her allies in justifying invasion of Iraq. Bush ’s regime told the international community that there was urgent need to invade Iraq in order to oust Saddam Hussein ’s despotic leadership from power and thus pave way for the entrenchment of democracy in Iraq which is a prerequisite to international peace and security especially in this era of terrorism. Even though UN Security Council ’s intelligence personnel
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