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    “Transcript of President Bush’s Speech Before a Joint Session of Congress, Sept. 20, 2001” was an address given by President George W. Bush nine days after the 9/11 terror attacks. President Bush began by addressing the widow of a fallen hero, and proceeded to thank America as a whole for all the donations, thoughts, and prayers. Bush then briefly commemorates both fallen Americans and other victims from countries around the world. The 9/11 terror attacks were the first attacks on American land…

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    from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia; a 120-day suspension of the resettlement of all refugees; and an indefinite ban on the resettlement of Syrian refugees. Since the onset of the Civil War in Syria, over 13 million people have been identified as refugees. Over 13 million people have required humanitarian assistance, and approximately 5 million refugees have been externally displaced from their…

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    without any difficulty. The UNHCR ultimately resettled 1.3 million Southeast Asians in countries around the world, including more than 800,000 in the United States (Mother Jones). If the United States was able to place 800,00 refugees after the Vietnam War why can’t the US do it again? The substantial amount of Syrians escaping their country, and in need of an asylum has placed a lot of pressure on many countries. If every country accepted approximately 4,000 Syrian refugees then every refugee…

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    Barack Obama’s keynote address, “The Audacity of Hope”, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention went down as a pivotal early moment for the senator, setting the foundation for his presidential run and eventual victory in 2008. But the speech itself established that he wanted Americans, including republicans and independents, to vote for John Kerry as president in 2004. This convention was just after democrats had nominated Kerry as the party’s bid for president, so they wanted to immediately…

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    In my essay I will be talking about the major attacks that have happened in al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda has had tons of attacks throughout the years. Al-Qaeda has had a total of 15 bombings. The last bombing was in 2009 December 25th it was an attack on the Northwest Airlines flight 253, Al-Qaeda had sent “abdul mutallab” on a suicide mission. President Barack Obama called it an "attempted terrorist attack," and he promised to use every single element of our national power to disrupt and defeat…

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    Joining The Military

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    For example the infantry is on the front lines so it may take a toll on your mentality. Infantry is the central component of Marine ground forces. Now most people call war a bad thing, and say that it takes its toll, even though this may be true, you should know the risks before even signing up. They will train you to be in top shape, and that may be physically tiring but it’s needed if you want to be in the military…

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    CACI Premier Technology is a private contractor that provided the interrogators in Abu Ghraib prison. CACI interrogators, have been accused of participating in torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Even though the interrogators worked under the United States Army, they were not bound by Army regulations. “Now, you have some contractors, some civilians who are not under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, who have been sent there specifically to do interrogation work with great…

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    “The War on Terror” to describe the military campaign that would occur as retaliation. This military campaign’s main goal was to seek out to destroy terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda with the ultimate goal to take out the leader of the September 11th attacks, Osama Bin Laden and all of his followers. In 2013, the Obama administration announced that the United States would no longer be using the terms “War on Terror” and “Radical Islamic Terrorists” claiming that America is not at war with…

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    Andrew Childers 3AB In response to the Las Vegas shooting, President Trump spoke to the nation calling for the nation to stay united. President Trump then went to Las Vegas to meet the families of the victims and the law enforcement that responded to the situation. When there the president mentioned nothing about the shooter or the situation of the attack instead he expressed empathy for the victims and thanked the police department for their service. The article then states that President…

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    After George W. Bush’s presidency, which left President Barack Obama with a war in the Middle East and economic difficulties in the U.S, Obama strived to maintain the U.S.’s global leadership and dominant role at an inexpensive cost. With the help of the National Security Council, Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and intelligence agencies. The Obama Administration succeeded in its endeavors to ensure the country's progress and…

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