Iraqi insurgency

', while the other one is by Donald Stoker, 'Insurgencies rarely win '. Quindlen 's article contains much argumentative fallacy’s that can be found throughout her writing, limiting the…

Haditha. The massacre of Haditha was a killing by United States Marines from the Kilo company, third battalion First Marines on November 19, 2005. The attack killed 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women, and children. This attack was very similar to the My Lai massacre because innocent people who did not have anything to do the insurgency, that were killed because of anger and emotion rather than the logic of the minds of the Marines involved. The impact on the massacre was very similar to the My Lai…

important to the military act. The United States, joined by the United Kingdom and several coalition allies, declared the war to against Saddam regime. Iraqi forces were quickly overwhelmed as U.S. forces swept throughout the country. However, the power vacuum following Saddam's fall, the mismanagement of the occupation led to a lengthy insurgency against…

backed by Russian and American airpower respectively. Pro-government militias in cooperation with national armies also have them on the run in Libya, Yemen and Iraq. As IS’s grand facade of a “caliphate” crumbles and it devolves into an improvised insurgency capable only of mounting terrorist attacks, you have to wonder: Where in blazes is its self-styled “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the feared cleric-in-black? IHS Inc, the reputed information and analysis firm focused on international…

The Justice of Intervening in North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea to the United States, has effectively existed as a hermit kingdom since the end of the Korean War in 1953. A cease-fire was signed and the DMZ of the 38th parallel became the tentative boundary dividing the North from the South. South Korea has enjoyed economic prosperity and liberal democracy in the past several decades, but the North Korean government exercises strict…

Drone warfare, first strongly used in 2002 by the CIA to target Osama bin Laden after the series of attacks that occurred on United States soil on September eleventh. During the time of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, there was an estimated total of 100,000 flight hours by conducted by drones in support. Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs for short, drones are used by the military primarily for surveillance purposes. However, during recent years, drones have…

Culture is influenced by many different factors. Iran is no exception. Iran 's culture is affected by history, past conflicts, and religion. Iran, known as Persia until 1935, has a long and rich history (Iran in perspective, 2008). Early rulers of Iran were known as shahs who determined rules and policies. During the Qajar Dynasty, Shahs were seen as shadows of god and guardians of the flock. They exercised extensive authority over life, honor, and property. The Shah was the sole possessor of…

“In our democracy, where the government is truly an agent of popular will, military policy is dependent on public opinion, and our organization for war will be good or bad as the public is well informed or poorly informed.” George C. Marshall. The armed forces support the government during international interaction when diplomacy and the police does not work. According to the U.S. Military Strategy “the U.S. militaries propose is to protect our nation and win wars.” In the globalized world,…

Introduction: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a non-state terror organization operating out of the Middle East. ISIS addresses the political and economic grievances of Sunni Muslims and utilizes asymmetric statecraft and exploits globalization to reach their goals wealth, capacity and influence. They strategically execute domestic and transnational terror attacks in an attempt to expose the weakness of the established state to incite political reform. Non state actors such as…

The sweat is dripping off of his face. His arms burn and his body feels like a great stone is pressing him down into the dirt. “Down. Up. Down. Up.” A voice yells above him. Lieutenant Commander Mooney towers over the cadet and the others struggling to do pushups. His voice rings out loud and clear. The message is simple, “Down, up, down, up.” There is nothing else for the cadet. The cadet glances around the field, eyes squinting. The sound of his heartbeat booms with each movement he…