Iraq War

In January of 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new campaign strategy on the war against terror. The surge was a way forward to a more unified, democratic federation that can sustain, govern, and defend itself in future generations. His plan involved the deployment of 28,000 additional U.S. troops to the Anbar Province and Baghdad Area of Influence (AOI). The AOI strategy was based on six essential elements that derived from a proposal meeting with senior Iraqi officials; let…

“All wars have unintended consequences. No matter how cautious generals and political leaders are, war sets in motion waves of change that can alter the currents of history” (Tirman 45). The United States involved itself in an ongoing conflict that has spanned from Crusades to the colonization by the European powers. When the United States pulled out of Iraq in December 2011, a splinter group of Al qaeda headed by Abu Musab al Zarqawi attacked major Shia communities to ignite a sectarian war.…

hell, just in 5 years. Guns and bomb make it is hard to say Syria is a nation anymore. So far, the Syrian civil war has caused more than 300,000 deaths, 10.6million displaced persons injured. The casualties number are more than half of their total population. What is the reason and the starting point of Syria civil war? Who are the people fighting Syria government? And why does Syria civil war start to effect globle oil price? Here is what I find out about all those questions. From BBC news and…

Naomi Klein argues that what happened in Iraq, and is part of a broader trend globally, is in many ways the opposite of economic and human development. Explain what she means, provide examples from Iraq, and argue EITHER in support of her analysis, or against her analysis. The argument presented by Naomi Klein in her work, “The Shock Doctrine” is that the privatization of the government in the form of disaster capitalism, as seen after the Invasion of Iraq, is counter to economic growth and…

The Iraq invasion on the 2003 was definitely a total mistake, it just lead to losses, waste of money and other. Is not on the national interest of the United States to being trying to involve in all the conflicts that are around the world because these are going to affect the nation in general. The U.S should start learning to solve conflict peacefully first because that is the best way to solve a problem, not by force, and demanding other countries to do something that the United States wants…

On the other hand, at least President George W. Bush did make an effort to stop the terrorism though it did not end well; however, I also believe that due to President Bush’s decision to send the troops over to Iraq, the government infuriated the terrorists even more, resulting in the United States getting attacked in September of 2001. John Dean’s book, “Broken Government: how Republican rule destroyed the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”, is an…

Iran’s hegemonic intentions are not covert. It is easy to decipher that Iranian backs several proxy wars within the Middle East region and is asserting its influence. Iranian allies in the region include Hezbollah, Hamas, the Iraqi Shiite militias, the Syrian army, and the Houthis. Iran and its allies share revolutionary concepts rooted in Shia thinking. The Houthis are now engaged in a civilian war in Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia to the…

Wars are what define the success of a country; if you win, then the country is considered strong; if you lose, the country is considered weak. This, however, does not determine how justified the country was in deciding to go to war. The Mexican American War marked the first time the U.S. fought on foreign soil. This war began over a border dispute between America and Mexico. It started with Texas gaining independence from Mexico in 1836. At first the U.S. did not want Texas to join the Union due…

“Would you be surprised if I told you that Navy has credited you with... over 160 kills?” Chris Kyle served as a Navy sniper during the Iraq war and is known as the deadliest sniper in American History. The movie “American Sniper” is based on the biography Chris Kyle wrote with the same name. In “American Sniper” Chris Kyle is played by Bradley Copper who has been in movies such as “Hangover”, “Limitless”, and “American Hustle”. “American Sniper” was directed by Clint Eastwood who served in the…

A civil conflict has traditionally been defined as “a war between political factions or regions within the same country.” However, it is equally important to take into account conflicts that are peaceful in nature, including religious tensions, non-violent political movements(e.g. imposition of a strong ideology: the war against communism in general for example, although it did contain elements of violence in certain regimes) as well as referendums. In light of the formal definition of a…