Gulf War

also known as the BP (British Petroleum) oil spill occurred, the largest marine oil spill in history just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. For 87 days oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico leaving an environmental catastrophe and disrupting numerous industries. It is estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf for approximately 68,000 square miles; the environmental effects can still be felt by wildlife and locals in the area. During the ensuing investigation it was discovered…

Days after the initial explosion, the travesty continues to hold national headlines. Subsequently, oil has began spreading hundreds of miles in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated millions of liters continue to spill daily, beginning to kill the environment and wildlife of all organisms which depend on the natural ecosystems to survive. Although the date of 4/20 is often joked about, the Deepwater Horizon…

therefore, military leaders to enhance the ability to collaborate, cooperate, and compromise to effect external organization . General Schwarzkopf was leading CENTCOM during the Persian Gulf War. The Persian Gulf War tested not only senior civilian leaders but also examined American Armed Forces after Vietnam War. General Schwarzkopf leaded for CENTCOM as well as Collation forces, it was huge organizations.…

mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War had started with an enormous U.S.-led air offensive known as an Operation Desert Storm. Also, after 42 days of fierce attacks by the affiliated coalition on the ground and in air, George H.W. Bush, U.S. President at the time, declared a cease-fire on February 28. By that time, a majority of Iraq forces in Kuwait had either fled or surrendered. The Persian Gulf War was…

Desert Storm was a significant part of an major conflict between the U.S. and Iraq known as the Gulf War. In August of 1990, Iraqi forces invaded the country Kuwait. This was over border disputes and war debts obtained by Iraq. The United States was worried that Iraq would then invade neighboring Saudi Arabia, one of the largest manufactures of oil in the world. The invasion marked the start of the Gulf War and the U.S. became involved immediately following the invasion. They sent troops and…

pressure and President Gamal Abdel Nasser growing in strength due to his victory. The Suez Canal was a beacon of Britain’s power as it had over 80,000 troops stationed along it. Many Egyptians believed that the British rule should have gone when World War Two ended. Egyptians needed permission from the British to even go near to the canal and resistance to the British occupation of Egypt grew rapidly. Gamal Abdel Nasser wanted to take advantage of the growing hostilities in Egypt. Nasser…

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…

both have similar concepts. Although many aspects of Sumerian and Greek societies were very similar, there are several differences. Some of those differences include education and location. The location of the Sumerian's is located near the Persian Gulf, next to Arabia, while the Greeks are located on a peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and Italy. In class we asked questions on how come we wake up of the mornings, or why the sun comes up. We learned that each civilization has its…

opposing nation’s military. Two examples would be U.S. conventional forces fighting the Iraqi Army in both the Gulf War in 1990 and the early stage of the War on Iraq in 2003. The second category is Special Operations Forces or SOF who are used to fight an unconventional enemy such as insurgencies. Some examples would be SOF battling insurgent groups in the Afghanistan War in 2001 and the War in Iraq during 2003 after Saddam was removed from power when the U.S. was fighting insurgencies. Also,…

neither named Iraq as the invader nor made either nation pay war compensations. After 8 continuous years, the war outcomes of the war were drastically destructive to both sides, Iraq and Iran. The Iran Iraq war was not only the longest war in the twentieth century; it was the last conventional war in history. Most of the war routine was made of armored and infantry battles, artillery and air strikes. The Aftermath of the Iran-Iraqi War The United State’s unreliable release of the Iraqi invasion…