Iraq

The liberty came to my country Iraq lately. The Iraqi people did not know the freedom until 2003 When the American forces liberated Iraq from the dictator government headed by Sadam Hussein. After that, the Iraqi people began enjoy the freedom which were previously denied by the previous government. The situation in Iraq is very dangerous. The situation tied the Iraqi people for enjoying their freedom that the constitution guaranteed. There are many freedoms that the Iraqi constitution included,…

It was a typical fall day in Iraq. The heat was horrible, and dry heat or not, it made you miserable. You could not sweat, it would just instantly evaporate. Your uniform under our body army would be white with dried sweat. Of course, there was the sand, I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. It gets in your food, your eyes, your clothes, and your mouth. It would work its way into your back and rubs you raw with the movement of the body armor. I often…

Ever since Barack Obama has been elected as president he has been under heat and has faced many obstacles regarding Iraq, Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine. The war between America and Isis in Iraq has evolved. Isis is the number one threat in Iraq because they threatened America and have killed millions. America is also dealing with Syria because of the constant conflict between the two regarding chemical weapons and the killing of civilians and their cooperation with Isis. The problem in Ukraine is…

essential to defining the life-saving steps for any situation. Be, Know, Do and the NCO Creed are the cornerstones for the successful noncommissioned officer. “The Day”, Baghdad, Iraq General David Petraeus was the Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I). Petraeus was leading a military operations surge in Iraq. One of the goals was to counter Shia militia, especially in Baghdad. My team, Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA 5136), was tasked to target Shia militias in the…

have an advanced weapons program, the United States finally decided to invade Iraq once again. That same invasion would be the precursor that followed eight long years in which Iraq experienced the downfall of their socialist authoritarian leader, the creation of a Democratic Iraq and the effects of a complicated sectarian Iraq after U.S. leaves. To understand why we invaded Iraq, one must also have knowledge of how Iraq became the country we invaded in early 2003. Dating back to 7th century,…

Iraq: Oasis of Conflict At the heart of the only planet in our galaxy known to harbor life, lies a land known in the bible as the “Empire of Man”. This land is where the great ark of Noah was built, and not far from there was the fruitful garden of Eden. This area is Babylon, Land of Shinar and Mesopotamia. Not many know the origins of some of these great stories and history of humanity. The current name of this part of the world in which change and chaos is the norm, is Iraq. The name…

The Iran Iraq War resulted in millions of casualties and billions of dollars worth of damages, with neither side benefitting in return. The prolonged war was rooted in territorial and religious disputes among the bordering nations. Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq, strongly advocated for “progress under the banner of secularism and a united Arab destiny” (Ibrahim). On the other hand, Iranian leader during the war, Ayatollah Khomeini, became an activist for a fundamentalist Islamic state. The…

girl in Iraq with big dreams. You’ve got a plan for your life: get through high school, go to college, then have a successful career. But what happens if you can’t even finish high school because your parents can’t afford it? What do you do when you are forced into marriage just for the money? Unfortunately, this happens to be reality for many girls and women in Iraq. The treatment of women in society in Iraq differs from the treatment of women in society in the US in the sense that Iraq society…

The Iraq War, which is known as the Second Gulf War, is a military action led by the United States against the regime of Saddam Hussein, the authoritarian leader of Iraq. American president George W. Bush, who announced the commencement of the war in March 2003, explained that the goals were to free the Iraqi people and claimed that the Iraq government had weapons of mass destruction.(Beirut, 2011)Many factors went into the decision of United States leaders to engage in war with Iraq in 2003.…

To what extent, if at all, can the invasion of Iraq in 2003 be characterised as an example of humanitarian intervention? The invasion and occupation of Iraq began in March 2003 and is now a highly focused debate as to whether it can be characterised as an example of humanitarian intervention. Iraq represents a nemesis, a point that states should perhaps intervene elsewhere, as we are living amongst the consequences caused by ‘humanitarian intervention’. The social fabric of Iraqi society…