Iran–Iraq War

instability in the Middle East and the rise of ISIS as a global threat. Volatility in the Middle East began long ago with a centuries-old schism involving Sunni and Shia Islamists. ISIS is a present-day Sunni jihadist group, targeting Shia in Syria and Iraq. The group also threatens anyone who is “targeted as an ‘apostate’ or ‘polytheist’ or who is simply against its rule.” Cockburn brings to light the sudden rise of this new insurgency, the lack of concern from the general public, and the…

unhappy with the U.S. intervention in Iraq. They felt themselves as politically depressed by Shia majority, eventually they want to get back the power. However, it is more complex in recent days, because their goals are reformed. ISIS/ISIL want to create a caliphate, which is a very complicated idea in twenty first century. Our intervention…

The documents in the “Against Withdrawal” dossier provide a comprehensive and roughly chronological overview of the various arguments in favor of a sustained American military presence in Iraq. Tracking the evolution of the anti-withdrawal stance from 2006 through 2011, the articles present a united assessment of the situation on the ground that remains remarkably consistent over time. All of these authors contend, to some degree, that any apparent progress toward a secure Iraqi state and stable…

accomplish what Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups could only dream of because the group has been able to take large swaths of territory throughout both Iraq and Syria and has also been able to inspire others to their cause in order to further their agenda worldwide. ISIS is a truly grave threat as it still continues to hold around a quarter of Iraq and nearly half of Syria. As the group continues to occupy this territory it manages to destabilize the entire region simply due to its presence.…

America needs to continue to Defend the safety of Israel Imagine being in a country no smaller than the state of New Jersey where you are surrounded by enemies on all sides of your borders. These enemies pose a serious threat because they have a hate that cuts deep to the bone. They actively yearn to kill you. Their hate doesn’t end there; it extends to any outside country that is a friend. "Death to you" is their call. “We want you wiped off the face of the earth.” If you lived in this…

Many citizens are debating whether to allow refugees within United States borders. Over one-third of all refugee arrivals, or 24,579, came from the Near East in 2015—a region that includes Iraq, Iran, Bhutan, and Afghanistan (American Immigration Council, para.4). In a study, 59% of Americans said the U.S. is at war with radical Islam, and 5 out of 10 said they wouldn’t want a mosque built near their home (Ingraham, para. 5). The focus is on the negative aspects of refugee admittance to America,…

In this essay, I am going to assess and analyze between 3 dynasties, namely, Umayyad, Fatimid and Idrisid. By these meant, to make a comparison between these 3 dynasties in term of political, social and economic and the tension arise between Umayyad and Fatimid and what contributed to their decline – however, this will be focusing more on Fatimid and Idrisid while Umayyad as a background. The emergence of Umayyad was when Uthman was killed by mutinous Egyptian troops, therefore his second…

Iraq is a country that has seen both beauty and turmoil over its extensive time period. Mesopotamia is referred as the ‘cradle of civilization’ because of the growth of the city and the interest in writing. Mesopotamia was located in today’s Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. This time of development, while it left a lasting impression on the world, was only short lived. The twentieth century was the beginning of the end of Iraq’s movement towards full development. Two years after World War I, Iraq…

worse than others as shown in past history such as the fall of the Soviet Union. Isis is another example by showing to the world that religion fundamentalism is not going to work at all. It simply has no place in our world currently as “it starts wars” (Wood) with whatever type of religion. Isis is good as to show that fundamentalism is vulnerable and how it does not survive with reality. The Middle East currently has many religious problems due to the fact that everyone does not have the…

The documentary felt pretty biased in a particular direction that makes it feel closed off to the people for whom its point of view would be most helpful. It felt like another of the many news sources that yell into echo chambers filled with people already inclined to lean towards the point of view presented. It was also a lot of information presented very quickly and with very little contextualization. For instance the portion where it was talking about the Energy Task Force, a sector in the…