Airstrike

The minister of interior held true to his word and amped up the military force being used. After a protest on April 22rd, which left more than 75 civilians dead, the government sent out additional forces to the cities of Daraa, Baniyas, and Homs (Encyclopedia Britannica). These three cities were seen as the most prominent in the anti-government protests. Not only did they deploy physical military force, but they also shut off internet connection and telephone lines. Darra, the city seen the…

”Christianity is under an existential threat,” Anna Eshoo (Hareetz 1) . Christians are being killed and persecuted for their beliefs in many Middle Eastern countries. The people and the governments in the Middle East need to end the genocide occurring against Christians. The persecution of Christians in Middle East intensified when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was removed from power. According to the World Watch List, Iraq is the second most dangerous place for Christians due to ISIS…

However, ISIS now becomes a new threat of U.S national security. As a result, countering ISIS is necessary with Obama administration. Nevertheless, best strategy to deal with ISIS is great concern of U.S. As mentioned above, U.S deployed airstrike and let Iraqi government play as central role to attack ISIS; mostly U.S troops in Iraq are advisers. Furthermore, U.S also trained Kurdish soldiers because Kurd lived in the North of Iraq that near the controlled area of ISIS and Kurdish people…

The purpose of this paper is to display the aspects of war, conflict, and peace through social media and other media in their ability to influence viewers in a matter of minutes. In the example illustrated by Friis, an American journalist, James Foley, was executed by a ISIS insurgent dressed in a black-clad who in a four-minute video posted to an account on a social networking platform, was executed in a video titled, “A message to America”. In the video the ISIS insurgent condemns the American…

as well, disliking the banished president. To begin, a rebellious group known as the Houthis have overthrown the Yemeni president, and are now taking territory As a result, the Saudi-led Arab states attempt to regain the territory by launching airstrikes. However,…

With Ansar al-Sharia, an offshoot of ISIS has joined the fight, preying upon the vulnerability of Yemen to expand their empire. A desperate Hadi has now called upon the help of Saudi Arabia in the fight to keep power. As a result, Saudi Airstrikes against Houthi forces have cut off supply chains, vital to the well-being of the Yemeni people. Hundreds of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter, and aid. This humanitarian crisis has caused international organizations and foreign…

The Bay of Pigs would turn out to be one of the biggest disasters in American history. On November 27, 1960, President John F Kennedy, was brought into the loop about a mission that was already in place during Eisenhower’s administration that consisted of an invasion of Cuba. Director of the CIA, Allen Dunes, informed Kennedy that this course of action would be a simple procedure that turned into a nightmare of epic proportions. The operation to train anti-Castro Cuban rebels for an invasion…

Over the course of six years, the United States military launched more than 400 drone strikes that ended up with a heavy amount of terrorist combatants dead. These strikes were targeted for people on the kill list who pose as a dangerous threat to the society we live in today. Drone strikes have become a popular tactic used by militaries in the war against the Islamic State (ISIS) which provide an assistance of allies in a time when they are most needed (Ackerman). Unfortunately, the deaths of…

warning/prior attempts at negotiations and an attack without warning. It was decided that an attack without a warning stood against American values. In other words, a surprise attack would make us look like Japan had in Pearl Harbor. Nevertheless, an airstrike followed by an invasion was favored by a strong majority of the ExComms. But the further the group discussed the idea of an attack, the longer the list of cons grew. The biggest concern was the un-clarity of whether or not the missiles in…

Target Consideration must also be given to the nature of the target. While an airstrike against a single terrorist may be considered excessive, it may be considered a proportionate use of force against the state that set that terrorist in motion. Practical difficulties exist in establishing a connection between a terrorist attack and…