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Nations intervening and assessing the countries weaponry. No such weapons were found but the US pressed the issue further, gaining backing from the UKs Prime Minister Tony Blair, along with other countries such as Poland and Australia. On March 20th 2003, the US declared war on Iraq with the backing of coalition forces. The invasion by the coalition forces was quick initially, but were slowed several times by the Iraqi army. This ultimately didn’t…

In the second half of the 20th century, Western oil companies were experiencing a time of enormous growth and prosperity. Exploration out into the Middle East had proven extremely successful, and oil was plentiful. As these companies saturated the markets, however, the price of oil along with the profits of major oil producing countries dropped dramatically, resulting in a feeling of bitterness. Consisting of mostly undeveloped arid lands at the time, these oil producers relied on moderately…

Since the beginning of human civilization, individuals, people of different tribes, and countries have been at war with each other. The term “war” is generally seen as extreme violence, social disruption, and economic disruption within a region ("War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."). War is a frightening monster because many lives that participate in the blood of conquest are lost. Furthermore, war itself correspondingly causes social disruption within a region as many civilians are always…

Politics is a controversial phenomenon, particularly in the way it has harnessed the media to influence public opinion. Representations of politics now cannot avoid inclusion of media which predominately conveys the inescapable message of politics Representations give the perceiver a clear view on whether the shadowed meaning brings out the best or worst of human nature. In any society media should use its capacity for representation to inform the people, but in the contemporary society,…

politics often reveal the worst of human nature, however, intentional use of the media can trigger a reaction from the audience that shows the best of human nature and a call for change within society. Wag the dog (Barry Levinson 1997) and Beware (Leunig 2003), both highlight the conflict between politics and reality. This conflict is shown through literal and visual techniques, context and perspective. Both wag the dog and beware are written with a context of war, public manipulation and…

Was the American involvement in Iraq Justified? War has been apart of mankind 's history since the beginning of time, but what justifies war? Is war just if one nation attacks another? Is war just if one nation hold a citizen from another nation hostage? War is a brutal way of handling a problem the can solved through conversation and negotiation. The United States (US) involvement in Iraq was not a justified war and we had no reason the set foot in the Iraqi territory. A just war is a war that…

The main thing that worried the united states was Iraq nuclear weapon program and whether or not they had the capability to fire an attack on the United States. The US ultimately declared war on Iraq in March 2003. President Bush warned Saddam giving him 48 hours to leave Iraq or face consequences. The United States Military toppled the Iraqi government and many smaller battles for power took place for who should run the government next. (www.telegraph.co.uk)…

Those who are sceptical about the drones and other autonomous weapons can also make an argument against it using fairness. As drones are operated from a different continent, the operator is not risking his or her own life; the only risk is the risk of losing or destroying the drone. It may be unfair, because the people on the armed conflict territories risk their lives so it is unfair to them. Additionally, more developed countries have more choice of weapons, which may be also much more…

Families face numerous challenges before, during, and after a family member has been deployed. A lot of attention and studies have been placed on the deployment of the soldiers, but the return and reunification process can be just as stressful. The proposed documentaries will give a brief overview of military families and will follow the conflicts and struggle these families faced when their service members returned home from deployments to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These deployments…

The path to independence for American Rebels would not be an easy one. From the view of militaries, many historians rank the British army as one of the best in the world. How could a motley crew of misfit, part time American soldiers take down this enemy? Three ideas can help understand how America could stand up against the British regulars and win their freedom. One such idea would be French help. Without their assistance, this war probably would have ended earlier and nothing would have…