Iraq Veterans Against the War

Since ancient times humanity has utilized the act of surveillance to either to protect itself or provide strategic advantages in war. Throughout time this tactic has served well in warfare but it has been shown more in George Orwell novel 1984. He portrays the extremist point of view that would have affected the present day, which it does. While he exaggerates the fact of technology taking advantage of the ability to record and monitor its user, his predictions still hold some truth during…

In response to the attack on 9/11, former President George W. Bush gave a speech before Congress, detailing America’s plans in this war against terror while rallying a confused and broken nation. Bush began by highlighting the good deeds coming out of this tragedy. From Republicans and Democrats pushing ideologies aside to come together to the overwhelming support across the world, Bush thanked several nations and pointed out specific people before getting to the meat of the speech. Bush…

branches, the executive and legislative branches are supposed to be the primary two holders of the war powers. I believe that through history it has been shown that the legislative branch and the executive branch are fairly equal with one another when it comes to their war powers. There have been several occurrences throughout history where Congress and the President have worked together and used their war powers to come to an agreed solution. The excerpt, “That the Congress approves and…

SUBJECT: Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle (MRAP) The Purpose of this paper is to address the Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle and its fielding issues, all its hazards. This paper will also talk about the efforts to mitigate the hazards from current usage in the field. The protection this vehicle can provide almost doesn’t out way the lives it can take with the hazards involved with it. Some background on the MRAP and what it was made for. The MRAP was designed in a…

In this Artical " the Mayhem in Syris: Where to?" the author, Azzam Tamimi, breaks down just how the Syrian Crises started. The author explains how it all started with peaceful protest for freedom. How after some time of protest thing became violent, with the sweeping Islam revolution. Syria watched how Libya unfolded and looked to other nations for assistance. In time many nations started to pay attention to Syria if only for their own personal agenda. Some countries backed the Assad Regime…

On September 26, 2002 at John F. Kennedy Airport. Thirty-four-year-old Canadian Maher Arar was changing planes when he was detained by U.S because he was on the United States Watch List of Terrorist Suspects. He was held in the United States for the next thirteen days for questioning. After the thirteen days he was sent to Syria where Arar spent the next year being tortured. He was released on October, 2003 after the Canadian government’s investigation on Maher Arar. The Syrian Ambassador,…

vehicles that most people would not be driving in the states. After a year and a half of being in Germany, my unit was going to be deployed to the hostile country of Iraq. Not without first making a stop in Kuwait, then driving up north to our final destination Tikrit, Iraq. In Kuwait, I was nervous about our convoy up north into Iraq. I did not know if terrorists would attack us, using improvised explosive devices (IED’s), fired upon with small arms, or both. One thing I did know was that I…

Creek? I would kill 5 settlers that were treating slaves like they were worthless. The world would define terrorism as if it was a suicide bomber because it is just a part of the law. When I say this I mean that any country has legal rights to claim war on another country. I think and I am pretty sure that you can only do this if the country is terrorizing another country such as a suicide bombings and people are getting hurt or the country needs help. Hamas was founded in…

9/11 terrorist attacks. They have been very effective in the fight against terrorism. Along with being effective, building and deploying a drone is significantly cheaper than fighting a traditional war. The U.S. Drone Program is helping the fight against terrorism because drones are effective at reducing the terrorist threat and inexpensive compared to fighting a traditional war. One reason why drones are helping the fight against terrorism is because of their effectiveness. Their…

What is the Just War theory? According to Augustine there is no right to kill. One can kill only under the authority of God. Augustine believed that in wars there was a right intention. He also state that wars should not be fought with hatred, that they should be a desire to defeat evil and injustice. “The wise man will wage just wars”. This means that they are not fighting just to get paid. There are seven criteria by which a war can be judged to be just. Among the rules are Just Cause, there…