The name “Saddam Hussein” was one I had heard many a times in my childhood. He was after all the “bad guy” and “we got him”, and apart from this association I could really have cared less about his importance. The end of the old order and the rise of the Ba’ath party was Saddam’s coming. The increased independence of Iraq from western imperialism post-WWII can be largely associated with the Ba’athist regime and the rise of the Soviet Union as a contending world power. The party dreamt of a singular Pan-Arabic state stretching across the Middle East, and encompassing all Arabs under a single, independent, socialist, and nonsectarian flag. Saddam rose to dictatorship through his role as head of the intelligence bureau and reigned Iraq with an
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Many of the elements that constitute a judicial hearing were clearly present; there was intent, there was deception, and there was personal gain for the Bush administration. These views were vehemently opposed by “FahrenHYPE 9/11”, but its argument that the invasion was just and done for only the betterment of American national security did not appease all of my newfound skepticism. I was shocked to see the polar claims made by both sides, and even more surprised to see that both used an identical primary source. The latter exemplified the power the presenter holds over how primary sources may be …show more content…
My knowledge of ISIS prior to reading The Rise of ISIS and the Sunni Revolution was limited to its atrocities. I knew nothing of its origins and the complexity of the challenge faced by Iraqi (and now American) forces in the fight against ISIS. The death of Osama-bin-Laden, I had thought, would surely be a most devastating blow to Islamic terrorism, as was the capture and execution of Saddam Hussein. My naïve assumptions are, in hindsight, laughable. Terrorism is now a systemic problem, there is no singular action the free world can take to defeat it. In many ways, my healthcare/scientific mindset draws similarities between cancer and Islamic terrorism. It all started with a dose of accidental radiation (the effects of the Cold War and the rise of al-Qaeda), presented itself and was excised (9/11 and the “war on terror”), but the idea that the cancer could spread if precautions were not taken were largely ignored (the Maliki government, the Syrian revolution/Arab Spring, and the rise of ISIS). I now fear that even if ISIS were to be
Many of the elements that constitute a judicial hearing were clearly present; there was intent, there was deception, and there was personal gain for the Bush administration. These views were vehemently opposed by “FahrenHYPE 9/11”, but its argument that the invasion was just and done for only the betterment of American national security did not appease all of my newfound skepticism. I was shocked to see the polar claims made by both sides, and even more surprised to see that both used an identical primary source. The latter exemplified the power the presenter holds over how primary sources may be …show more content…
My knowledge of ISIS prior to reading The Rise of ISIS and the Sunni Revolution was limited to its atrocities. I knew nothing of its origins and the complexity of the challenge faced by Iraqi (and now American) forces in the fight against ISIS. The death of Osama-bin-Laden, I had thought, would surely be a most devastating blow to Islamic terrorism, as was the capture and execution of Saddam Hussein. My naïve assumptions are, in hindsight, laughable. Terrorism is now a systemic problem, there is no singular action the free world can take to defeat it. In many ways, my healthcare/scientific mindset draws similarities between cancer and Islamic terrorism. It all started with a dose of accidental radiation (the effects of the Cold War and the rise of al-Qaeda), presented itself and was excised (9/11 and the “war on terror”), but the idea that the cancer could spread if precautions were not taken were largely ignored (the Maliki government, the Syrian revolution/Arab Spring, and the rise of ISIS). I now fear that even if ISIS were to be