As Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney was at the center of Bush's "War on Terror." Along with then Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, he was the chief architect of the plan and attack against Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Cheney advised and convinced President George W. Bush to inc...

When Dick Cheney "was presenting the rough game plan and sequence" for the invasion of Afghanistan with timing that was "totally up in the air," Colin Powell pressed for a more definite strategy (Woodward, 2002). As Woodward points out in Bush at War, the former Secretary of State advocated a clear-...

Through a series of one-on-one interviews, Woodward fleshes out these advisers, the key architects of Bush's foreign policy. Vice President Dick Cheney is seen mostly as a man of principle, utterly convinced that the United States will soon be targeted for another terrorist attack. Accord...

• Carol Moseley Braun On Carol Moseley Braun's issues page on her web site she brings her commitment to women's issues to the forefront. As an Illinois State Legislature, she fought for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and vows to continue fighting for the social justice fo...

This issue can come from both the relativist and subjectivist points of view. It is a subjective point of view because it is talking about two people, President George Bush and presidential candidate John Kerry as individuals that are running for the head office and control of the United States of A...

The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) is a Washington based think tank formed in 1997. Current Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is the ideological father of the group. Some other founding members are current Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Defense P...

Yes, there is little question that Saddam Hussein is no Martin Luther King, Jr.; no question that he is no Ghandi, no doubt that he has subjugated many millions of people and terrorized his own countrymen and has little right to legitimate leadership. Unfortunately, the story is not so simple and...

Theodore Roosevelt once said that the U.S was to "walk quietly and carry a big stick". Today there is no walking quietly about it. The United States is still caring that big stick but we are lumbering over the other countries like Paul Bunion. President Bush has gotten his congressional m...

The Persian Gulf War On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge...

Power and Politics The link that has bound Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Bill Cosby is not as obvious as one may think. The common ingredient goes well beyond a given birth name. All three men have, throughout their adult lives, been victims, agent and delegates of power and politics. Each man,...

Introduction According to the U.S Constitution, a president is elected every 4 years. We elected our new president in 2000, which was President George W. Bush, the son of former President George Bush. Is he doing a great job so far in his term? Let's see, 1 year after he was elected the Unit...

The Leadership of Colin Powell If one was to define the word leadership, they must consider the many roles that leaders play and the qualities that make great leaders. Leadership positions can create power, wealth, and notoriety as well as evil and disgrace. Leaders are the heads of countries, ...

I would like John Kerry to be President. I agree with many of his views, especially with gay marriages, abortion, and the war on Iraq. I think all President Bush cares about is the war, that's why I hope John Kerry wins. My main top concern is the war on Iraq, because that's a personal m...