Invasion of Kuwait

" I would not be the man today if I had not been part of this experience" said my uncle Doug as we sat down to start our interview. Doug Emery is from Lincoln, Nebraska. He grew up with two brothers Mark and Scott. Two great parents Jody and Larry who did everything to help support the family. It was they're idea to send Doug into the army. Doug did not fight the idea because he knew this was what he needed. Doug was twenty one years old when he go drafted to Germany. Basic training, long nights…

It is never acceptable for one country’s government to overthrow another country’s government due to the repercussions that are caused by the overthrow and the foreign relations problems that are caused by doing so. The United States/CIA has overthrown many governments without thinking about the people in those countries, but instead thinking about their own interests. The CIA overthrew Mohammad Mossadegh in an attempt to halt the spread of communism throughout the world and as a way to keep…

Many will state that using American tax dollars to fund entrepreneurship and boost employment in MENA is not in the interest of the US public. However, it is important to note that in 2015 alone the US spent $6.2 billion dollars on military operations against ISIS. $1.46 trillion has been spent on Iraq, with the majority of this figure being spent from 2007-2008, in the surge to quash the extremist insurgency groups. While the surge did crush the power of the AQI, the Islamic State of Iraq and…

“The United States has been engaged in a “war” for nearly 25 years. A war in which there is a great deal of confusion as to why we are engaged in it, and if we are in the war for the right reasons” (“The United States…”)Daily the world is facing unrepairable loss of people, money and power. People are able to notice by watching the T.V. news that their sons and daughters are on risk of consume drugs.It is impossible that humans don’t worry about it. Continuously they are asking if this war will…

The United States declared an unjust war on Iraq based on non-factual claims and the exploitation of the fear in the United States generated by acts of terror. The foremost reason provided President Bush for the invasion of Iraq was that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction in his possession that he may pass on to Al Qaeda (Kumar, 2014). However, this was a blatant lie as President Bush later admitted during a White House Press Conference in 2006 that “We…

So what could Americans or their government say if torture were to be used against our own military? What would be the rationale for why it’s wrong? The excuse of the ticking time bomb may not work for those countries or groups that would seek to use torture against us, but there will always be another equally plausible excuse for torture, even if that excuse is simply the need for information that might save their people. And therein lies the difficulty of using torture against others, even…

Have you ever wonder where Isis could be at or when their next attack could be? Well if you ever want to know the answers to those questions you have to ask the basic ones like What/ Who are they really; Where do they come from; Why are they doing such terrible stuff; How could they ever become like this; and Is ISIS in America. In this essay I will provide you with information that you need to know about ISIS. Isis stand for Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. It is made up of dissatisfied…

Che Guevara: Reviled and Revered Today, Che Guevara is looked at as a symbol of rebellion. However, Che Guevara is both revered and reviled in today's society due to his horrific actions of being a cruel leader, but successfully being committed to the justice of the people of the Cuban Revolution. Born as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, Che Guevara was born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. He was part of a middle class family that was the source of most of his political views. As a child,…

Ahmed Ajeena For the last thirty-five years, Iraq has been in either direct or indirect war. Due to a various, reasons Iraq has been the target of terrorist groups for the last 15 years. Thirteen years earlier, Iraq was under crippling economic sanctions, and ten years before that Iraq was at war for eight long years. The culmination of these has made Iraq an unstable country with an inefficient government, worn out infrastructure and a devastated economy. Over one million Iraqis have already…

The Drama/Triller Film, Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, released in 2012, starts on November 4th, 1979, when militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, capturing 66 American Hostages. Stuck in-between the confusion, 6 American Hostages manage to escape and manage to find refuge with the Canadian Ambassador. Knowing that in just a matter of time they will be found and most likely executed, the United States government calls on Tony Mendez to rescue them. His plan is to pretend to…