British Invasion

America During World War 2 Americans were out fighting in Europe and the Pacific, but where did they get their supplies? The supplies came from the Americans that stayed behind. But their lives were more than just supplying the war. They had to deal with ration books and victory bonds as well. People who stayed behind were in what was called the home front (Home Front). The home front was the foundation of food, arms, and other needed supplies that were produced behind the lines. Home fronts…

Judging by the name, one may see the Bay of Pigs as a seaside town filled with pork delicacies. Unfortunately this is not the case. Instead, the Bay of Pigs is the name of an infamous invasion of Cuba, supported by the United States. The repercussions from this operation continue to be seen in the world today. While some may see the Bay of Pigs simply as a failed operation, the ideals in foreign interests and international relationships formed due to the failure have developed into many 21st…

desensitized to the cost of wars. The United States has quickly started and joined military conflicts across the globe, often without truly evaluating the need or cost of the conflicts. A sad and major example of this was the justification of the invasion of Iraq. The Bush administration was adamant in its belief that Saddam Hussein was in possession…

“Majid Khan's ‘lunch tray,’ consisting of hummus, pasta with sauce, nuts, and raisins was ‘pureed’ and rectally infused,” (Senate Intelligence Committee). This is but one of the atrocities performed upon the prisoners of the CIA at one of numerous black site prisons. In discussion of modern American foreign policy, one controversial issue has been torture. On the one hand, some people argue that torture is a necessary practice that proactively saves American lives. On the other hand, other…

Background The Standard Obstacle Course or SOC in short, is an assessment on the combat fitness of soldiers, it is a requirement for combat fit soldiers below age 40 to undergo this assessment. The SOC had been redesigned since 2010 to suit the evolving operation environment the soldiers had to go through. The 12 obstacles, each designed with fitness training science considerations to meet the challenges of the increase on operations in an urbanised operational environment, are shown in the…

States involvement is not fully known. Some claim the operation began at the behest and aid of the CIA, but there is no clear evidence to back up such a claim. Most of what is known today is that the US was looking for ways to combat communism in South America. When the US came upon Operation Condor and found favor in it, they offered what support they could. The support offered to the operation primarily focused on technical support and propaganda. The technical support provided by the CIA…

The Iraq War was a conflict fought between a United States led coalition and Iraq. While the exact causes and motives are somewhat unclear, it is certain that the war was motivated by past events, such as 9/11 and the 1991 Gulf War, threats of weapons of mass destruction, and contrasts between the dictatorship of Iraq and the republic of America (Hanson). With the initial conflict over, debates have spread across the world, questioning whether the United States was justified in starting the…

Introduction Acacia Decurrens is an Australian tree commonly known as black wattle. Like many Australian acacias, it has been introduced to other parts of the world. In South Africa, it listed as Declared Invasive (South African Department of Environmental Affairs, 2016), along with several other species of acacia, due to negative impacts on native flora (Henderson, 1989). This negative impart comes largely the ability of acacia species to germination prolifically and rapidly under conditions…

Desert Storm In the beginning of August 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein order an invasion of Kuwait. Other Arab powers were shocked by this so they called the United States and other Western nations to intervene. Saddam Hussein refused to listen to the United Nations Security Council demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began with a huge U.S. air offense known as Operation Desert Storm. On January 17, 1991 Operation Desert Storm was initiated.…

Iraq War developed in two phases. The first conflict began in 2003 with the invasion of the Iraq from American and English troops. The second conflict lasted until December 2011 with the withdrawal of American troops. Before this war began, there were some signals that something was happening. In Iraq, gradually, a dangerous man was gaining acceptance and power. This man, Saddam Hussein, was suppressing the Kurds, an Iraqi minority, that was revolting against him and was fighting for its…