The War Against Iraq Many say that the Bush Administration is justified in its attempts to wage war against Iraq. Citizens that believe in this course of action should stop and examine some of the finer details. After the conflict in Afghanistan our government shifted its attention to Iraq...

There has been much recent media attention given to the U.S plan to attack Iraq. The U.S government has made it clear that it will not stand by and let Iraq continue to harbor "weapons of mass destruction" and impede the progress of U.N weapons inspectors. What George W. Bush would have the world ...

Through what in retrospect seems to be a highly manipulative and dishonest media campaign, George Bush Jr. and the United States armed forces have turned their focus on the "democratization" of Iraq. Once the necessary evidence needed to support the idea that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of ...

During the last thirty years, many of the people of Iraq had been tortured, forced to relocate their families many times, arrested and murdered. Those who stood against Saddam Hussein were punished, in most cases by death, such as the 1988 gassing of Halabja, in which 5000 Kurds (his own people) per...

Asking the question, "Should we sustain from war with Iraq," in my opinion, is kind of like asking, "Is it safe to give a monkey a hand-gun." Obviously, the answer is no. Obviously, I believe in comic relief. Being serious though, which this topic definateley is, Saddam Hussein i...

I believe a war with Iraq would be a mistake. In my opinion Saddam Hussein has done nothing as of yet, to warrant such an attack. However I do believe that Saddam is in the process of hiding or developing weapons of mass destruction, and that steps necessary steps should be taken that he abid...

There was no post-war planning in Iraq, and the little planning that took place was ignored by the State Department, who didn't want to hear daunting words about liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein. The Pentagon skimped on troops, ignored the generals' advice, and sent light forces to Iraq. The Pe...

IRAQ History has many times been tainted with the blood of war. Lives have been lost, homes have been destroyed, and families have been torn apart. Once again, our nation is about to witness a terror that no one can really comprehend. We are on the threshold of an unjustifiable war. The Uni...

Picture yourself rolling through the streets of Baghdad in an armored personnel vehicle, when an adversary pops out of the shadows with a rocket launcher. You are dead in his sights, and you suddenly remember that your vehicle lacks much of the armor it is supposed to have, and your bulletproof vest...

In ancient times the area now known as modern Iraq was almost equivalent to Mesopotamia, the land between two rivers.2 Mesopotamia was set between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. This area is known as the Cradle of Civilization, because around 4000 B.C. the Sumerian culture thrived. The fir...

Two weeks have passed since the coalition granted sovereignty to Iraq. Paul Bremer, America's ex-proconsul in Iraq, left without plans to return because of the immense number of threats he received while in office. Now, Iyad Allawi is in charge as both Prime Minister and as president. Allawi will r...

American Government "Purposes of Government" The United States Government has six main purposes. They are as follows: to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secu...

The American invasion into Iraq has been a very difficult topic for American's to agree upon. The right for one country to invade another based upon unsubstantiated evidence and political differences is hard for me to understand. Even though some people would say that what we did was potential...

Imperialism is defined as "the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations," according to the dictionary. In order for this paper to exist, the following information must be made known. Si...

In 1774 our country was founded by men who thought that all people should be treated equal and fairly. Time has passed, and since then we have lost some of our morals and values but the main idea still remains. We fight for what is right even when we are the only one fighting; all to try and keep o...

Sanctions on Iraq The sanctions that have been placed on Iraq by the United States 10 years ago are now being the cause of the death of thousands of children because of inadequate medicine, food and water. The united states have been asked by the united nations and many other countries to remov...

According to Walter Russell Mead's article, A Darker Shadow Than Iraq, America's usual suspects, the Iraq's, have settled down under the interim government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, allowing room for America's new and upcoming threat, Iran. The Israelis are currently preoccupied with negot...

As America prepares for a vicious battle with Iraq, the country is held within a battle of it's own. The country is spilt with supports on one side and anti-war mongrels on the other. The only division between to two well-meaning groups is that the current republican government is stressing ...

I felt the article Superpatriotism: The Importance of Being "Number One" , by Michael Parenti was a very interesting yet disturbing article. The article interests me because most of the people in my family have the attitude of a super patriot. Coming from a big family all four of my ...

There are countries or individuals that have more power than others in the same community. This power depends on many details, most of which are very hard to see. Determining which of them is more important is even harder. So understanding Hugo's following words is very difficult: "Nothing in the ...

An immigrant must meet the requirements of obtaining a visa, having a sponsor, and having a clear background check to receive existing government benefits. Immigrants are people coming from a foreign country to settle in a new one. Right now 6.2 million immigrants have applied for naturali...

There are no excuses for what some of our soliders have done; a life is a life no matter who these people are. I ponder. The circumstances leading up the Iraqi war were are unexcusable, but as Americans we are suppose to be more dignified. What comes to mind are the natives in a colony who run...

Morality of War In the wake of the destruction of September 11th, 2001, the United States of America were faced with an insecure future. With massive amounts of anti-American sentiments present all over the world, along with the growing threat of more terrorism against the US, President George W. ...

Imperialism is a policy in which a country with a strong rich economy and great military power invades a weaker country to take over their government for either money or power. "Imperialism was a caused by the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution many European countries invaded o...

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait The Persian Gulf War was just one in a string of wars in and near the region. On September 1980, Iraq launched a major war against Iran. This war went on until1988, and proved one of the deadliest of the century. The war had over a million casualties. And in many w...