Opposition to the Iraq War

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat announces that he is "ready to go to the Israeli parliament itself" to resolve the Mid-East conflict. This is despite the fact that the two countries do not have diplomatic relations and are technically still at war. On November 15,1977, through the US, Israel formally extends an invitation to Sadat to visit the country. On November 19,1977, Sadat makes a historic first visit by an Arab head of state to Israel. During the three-day visit, Sadat meets with…

how we, Americans, view war today all the way to how veterans have been treated in the past. This can bring up a new discussion on whether or not TV news sources should be allowed to broadcast conflict. The CNN effect has brought many false causes of concern to the public which supports reasons as to why wars should not be broadcasted in the news, aside from what the government controls. The CNN effect was only just the shortcut name for the involvement of media in any war, in any country. This…

By every measure “ISIL poses a direct and significant threat to the U.S., and proposes to be the new ideological leader. The group uses terrorist and insurgency tactics against Syrians, the people of Iraq, and sectarian regions of the Middle East.” (Threat Assessment of ISIL and Al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria and Beyond, 9/13/2014). The leader of ISIS claims the United States to be in direct conflict with ISIS. The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) believes any attack by extremist or…

I'm a huge American history buff. My main interest is the Civil War. My dad helped to kickstart my passion for the "war between the states" when I was seven (7) by letting me watch the movie Gods and Generals. My fastination with both was never waned. I think that that is why I love this album so much. It's not just being an American. It's my love for understanding what made this country the country that it is, both the good and the bad. There are a few songs on this album about non- American…

in Yemen and Kuwait. Moreover, al Qaeda Central is only a small band of Arab militants whose strength is numbered in several hundreds, while Islamic State is a mass insurgency whose strength is numbered in tens of thousands, especially in Syria and Iraq. Then…

Background Since 2001 there have been 2372 American military deaths and 17674 documented injuries from war3. In each division of the United States Military, there are numerous injuries that occur each month. Some injuries are a result of training incidents or equipment failure, however, most injuries are due to attacks on troops. Some of these injuries, when not treated immediately, lead to lifelong physical or mental damage, or even death. While on the battlefield, immediate and proper medical…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, commonly known as ISIS, was born from an Al-Qaeda faction under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Under his leadership ISIS has grown from relative obscurity to a global threat. Using military expertise, torture and psychological warfare ISIS has been able to take control of large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria. ISIS has captured prisoners and through a series of videos they have threatened America and Britain. The latest of these videos featured…

invasion of Kuwait”(Gulf War). Iraq’s invasion was a big problem for the U.S. “Kuwait was a major supplier of oil to the United States”(Operation Desert Storm). “Now that Kuwait was conquered, Saddam controlled 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies”(Bingham 28). Saddam was the dictator of Iraq at the time of the war. The U.S sent in the marines as a result of the events that occurred. The news came as a complete shock to David. Shock quickly turned to fear, as the realization of war hit him.…

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a terrorist organization consisting of more than 30,000 people. ISIS has been an ongoing problem for over 10 years. ISIS began in 2004 as al Qaeda in Iraq, before rebranding as ISIS two years later. This organization is headed by Iraq-born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badry, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. ISIS has conquered Mosul, which is located in northern Iraq. ISIS makes a portion of…

happening in our world. One could determine the morality of President Obama’s military actions by applying the Just War Theory — the doctrine that war be morally permissible under stipulated conditions. — into Jus Ad Bellum theories. In the first theory, “The cause must be just”, the order meets the condition because the action was taken in respect…