Gulf Cartel

What was the filmmakers purpose? The filmmaker James Longley is showing the perspective through the Iraqis eyes in a war torn country. He examines the daily life of the citizens and how they go about their routines while being surrounded with such horror. He shows the way religion plays a key role in chaos of the country. What is the the argument? What assertions or claims are made? Longley is arguing that United States is the reason for the destruction happening in Iraq. The citizens portray…

The BP oil spill, also known as the “Deepwater Horizon oil spill”, took place in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning on April 20, 2010. The BP owned Transocean- operated Macondo Prospect exploded and sunk. Oil spilled from this oil rig for 87 days until it was contained on July 15, 2010 but not official sealed until September 19, 2010. The United States Government predicted that about 4.9 million barrels of oil was spilled and that is about 210 million gallons. The oil spread around 2,500 to 68,000…

Have you ever wondered why Iran is always in the news? In her book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi accurately represents Iran by expressing the country's nationalistic enthusiasm, the oil manufactures determined how Iran was run for a long time, and Iran isn’t very safe, as it presents a new danger everyday. Marjane Satrapi accurately represents Iran by expressing the country's nationalistic enthusiasm. In the following picture, there is a group of Americans expressing their nationalistic…

August 29 with continuous winds at speed 120 mph. A wind that blew that speed had a lot of destructive power that caused flipping over everything that stays on its way and flooding. According to Whitten 2015, on 08/29/2005, hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and water flooded New Orleans. City was devastated right after levees that were keep the storm failed, and approximately 80 percent of area in New Orleans was under water. Plyer 2016, states that hurricane Katrina and the flooding…

It was beautiful day. The skies were clear and the weather was perfect. Despite this, the neighborhood seemed empty. Planes were flying in and out of Houston. Why were people leaving? Perhaps it had to do with the threat that lingered just at the coast of Texas. Hurricane Harvey was coming. Hurricane Harvey impacted all of Texas even if the Hurricane never even reached west Texas. Every last person felt a spark of dread and compassion in our hearts for those directly affected. Hurricane Harvey…

thousands without homes, caused thousands to evacuate and took many lives with. However Katrina initially formed about 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on august 23rd, 2005, as a tropical depression. (Complex) as Katrina progressed it struck the gulf coast with devastating force at daybreak on august 29,It 2005. (Complex) It hit five southern states: Mississippi,Louisiana,Georgia, alabama, and Florida.Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 with 127 mph winds. The experts who studied it said it…

The Gulf War What was the Gulf War? Why was it important? Why was the U.S. apart of it? All of these questions will be answered throughout this paper, so just sit back and enjoy as you read a part of our history, and how Don Snow was during this time, and what he learned. The gulf war was split into two part. Desert Shield was the before war. Desert Storm was the actual war. I had asked Don Snow what the difference between Desert Shield and Desert storm was and he said, “Desert…

There are a lot of moving pieces with this question; culture innovation and economy, over-glorified war stories, Military Strategic Doctrine, and modern US military acquisitions – what could possibly have gone wrong? What part of Clausewitz’s “spirit of the age” ties all this together? Technology! There is no doubt that “Advance Technology” and a “war against a lesser trained and equipped force” were critical contributors to the success of ‘AirLand Battle’ during DESERT STORM. So successfully,…

known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, began on April 10th, 2010, and lasted until September 19th, 2010, when the well was declared sealed. Over the course of the 5 month summer, 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gallons), were spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill was estimated to be 31% larger in volume than the previously…

Foundations of Strategy Exam Second Attempt by Lt Col Casey N Pombert War can be documented back to the earliest known records of civilizations. The ways that war is fought has changed since that time and several military strategists have put forth theories and concepts to influence the development of the tactics used as well as the operational and strategic policies employed. Karl von Clausewitz and Antoine-Henri Jomini are two of history?s most well know military strategists. Clausewitz?s…