Diplomatic mission

“In our democracy, where the government is truly an agent of popular will, military policy is dependent on public opinion, and our organization for war will be good or bad as the public is well informed or poorly informed.” George C. Marshall. The armed forces support the government during international interaction when diplomacy and the police does not work. According to the U.S. Military Strategy “the U.S. militaries propose is to protect our nation and win wars.” In the globalized world,…

were frightened by the Japanese who were reaching Singapore speedily. They bombed the causeway that connected Singapore and Johor. This delayed the Japanese invasion for nearly a week but the Japanese were very determined and planned another attack mission. Over the next few hours, the Japanese placed down giant guns with a barrage of 88,000 shells along the entire length of the straits. The Japanese managed to rebuild the causeway back so that men and equipment could be transported easily into…

His first film Killer’s Kiss dealt with greed, masculinity and the decline in human relationships. His second feature, the superior heist film, The Killing dealt with man’s inherit goal of greed, while his third feature, Paths of Glory, reflected an anti-war sentiment that man was more destructive than any machine. In Dr. Strangelove, he concludes that man and his machines will lead to the end of the world. Almost every movie after Dr. Strangelove explored the dark side of human nature.…

On September 11, 2012, radical members of the Islamic State carefully executed planned attacks on the United States Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi, Libya. They attacked the building at gunpoint at 9:40pm, however the US Ambassadors hid in a secret room and could not be found, so the attackers burst the buildings into flames at 10:30pm, killing everyone hidden inside. The attacks continued at 4am when a brutal attack using mortars launched at a CIA facility, killing two Navy SEALs. This violence…

used to change the mind of a foreign government, rather they are used to please the domestic outcry for action . Secondly, for terrorist groups, there are often extremist and to them, it is often a total war or a divine conflict where they are on a mission to change the world for the better…

Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart and Flannery O’Connor’s short stories may seem to be worlds apart, but they were written in the same era and they both portray racism through the characters that are unwilling to change their ways. Each book is set in a different culture; Achebe’s is set in Nigeria in 1890’s and O’Connor’s stories are placed in the South during the 1950’s. Each culture has very different aspects, but when religion or Christianity was mixed into the culture they have…

The War of the Japanese The day was December 7, 1941. Unlit Christmas lights are strung on green palm trees and the day is just beginning for the navy base in Pearl Harbor. But then time took over. At 7:55 AM, Japanese fighter planes carrying deadly bombs flew in, ready to destroy the American naval base. In as little as two hours, there were four battleships destroyed and four more damaged. Dozens of more heroic war stories were born. And America had entered the second war of the world. THE…

The Democratic presidential nomination is up for grabs and two candidates are campaigning for the Democrats’ votes in order to stand against the Republican nominated candidate, Donald Trump. The two candidates campaigning are Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Unlike Donald Trump, both have made a successful career in politics. They have similar views on some issues but the small differences that set them apart are what matters. It is vital for the Democratic party to nominate the right…

Grant narrowly won his first term but his popularity soared allowing him to win his second term in 1872 by a landslide. Grant excelled in giving everyone equal rights, including the Indians. Grant was also known for his diplomatic work with other countries. Grant wanted expansion but wanted it in a peaceful way. Grant’s motto became “let us have peace”. Grant continued Lincoln’s vision of bringing the country back together after the war. Grant worked for everyone to…

further soured the links was the production of weapons of mass destruction by the Iraqi military, and their refusal to allow UN inspectors to access these military sites. In 1996 the CIA was involved in a failed coup to topple Saddam Hussein, and diplomatic relations between the two nations soured completely. In the same way as they sought to topple Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran in 1953, they sought to rid Iraq of the Ba'athist government, installing a pro-Western power in the Middle East. In May…