Invasion of Normandy

Michael Walzer makes a compelling argument in his article on global crisis, “the Argument about Humanitarian Intervention”. Walzer argues that humans have always been fighting each other and causing global problems. He claims that with today’s technology it has never been simpler to kill large numbers of people, if one has the resources of course. Walzer poses the question that in the event of a humanitarian crisis, such as cases of severe war crimes or ethnic cleansing, to what degree should…

Beginning with “Loss”: The Initial Phase of the Ethics in Judith Butler’s “Violence, Mourning, Politics” of Precarious Life This paper aims to discuss about the problem of the rhetoric of Judith Butler’s “Violence, Mourning, Politics” of Precarious Life (2004) by comparing with Douglas Crimp’s “Mourning and Militancy” (1989). Immediately after the September 11 attacks (9/11) in 2001, the majority of US nations supported the United States governments conducts that they launched air raids on…

US Foreign Policy Post 9/11 On September 11th, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda hijacked four planes to commit an act of terrorism and forever change The United States. This moment in history is now known as 9/11, the day thousands of US citizens died, the day the twin towers fell, and the day that sparked change in United States foreign policies. Before 9/11 the United States played hero, the only remaining super power, saving other countries from themselves. After 9/11, the US stopped…

Interesting post. At the beginning of the Iraqi war the enemy was a step ahead of coalition forces. With improved intelligence techniques and capabilities, the dynamic of the intelligence community changed for the better. 1 New systems and trained personnel gave the combat commanders exactly what they needed, timely intelligence to plan a successful mission. “Army and Marine intelligence along with the Department of Defense (DOD) and national intelligence agencies have made significant changes…

Jonathan Zittrain in the “The Case for Kill Switches in Military Weaponry” tells us “if they can save even one innocent life at the end of a deactivated U.S. barrel, including the lives of our own soldiers, kill switches are worth a serious look.” He presented his point of view with kill switches and gave us facts. Then stating facts telling the reader pros and cons. Zittrain even put a picture of the tank he mentioned to give the reader a better sense of what was being mentioned. Jonathan…

The United States is an international representation of power and wealth; it is known to have the largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the world as well as the strongest military. However, many soldiers are coming home to fight another battle. Homelessness has always been a way of life in the United States, but only in recent years has the issue become a more widespread and noticeable phenomenon. Around the same time, homeless veteran began to grab the attention of the public. According to…

Organizational Structure The war in Iraq has definitely been a major topic of discussion among the America people for a very long time. It is important to understand that this issue had a lot of people divided when it came to answering the question of whether or not America should invade Iraq. Although the war has ended, when discussed today, there is still a level of division after the fact. When dealing with matters that affect a wide range of people and their well-being, especially in…

Operation Iraqi Freedom was an eight year long conflict between Iraq and the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and Poland. The invasion caused the destruction of the government of Saddam Hussein. America played a leading role in the war and it’s culture and society were greatly affected by it, not to mention the casualties and costs that accumulated over the course of the conflict. Many factors played into why America went to war. To start, after the 1991 Gulf War hostilities were very…

Purpose: The role of the military campaign in destroying ISIL in Iraq. Thesis statement: A broader strategy is needed to completely overcome ISIL in Iraq. As far as my opinion is concerned, I think the military campaign has done much in a year to overcome ISIL. As we can see that, there have been great victories against the terror group in a past year. These victories depict the significance of the military campaign and its activities in the region. As the facts show that Iraqi troops have…

Emma Briggette https://storify.com/ebriggette04/judith-miller-her-failed-attempt-at-ethical-invest In an overly cushioned relationship between the press and the Bush administration, former reporter at the New York Times, Judith Miller found herself in a spiral of lies that pushed the American people towards war in the Middle East. September 8, 2002, The New York Times published an article headlined, “U.S. Says Hussein Intensifies Quest for A-Bomb Parts.” With various, but unreliable, sources…