Opposition to the Iraq War

Since 2001, the United States with its coalition partners have not enjoyed operational or strategic success in wars in Afghanistan or Iraq. There have been tactical successes, but often those successes have been a contributing factor to operational failure as military leaders ignore their counterinsurgency doctrine, striving to conduct major combat actions. A key contributor in Western failure has been the lack of integration of operations and intelligence in conventional forces. Intelligence…

This contrast displays a clear trepidation that was unseen several years before when it came to Libyan intervention and this is largely indicative of the opposition that quickly grew out of the Libyan Crisis and NATO’s intervention into it. The degree to which this public opinion shift can be attributed directly to Libya is debatable, but it is almost certainly a factor considering its proximity and similarities…

operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (Fetini np). Ever since Guantanamo Bay has been under a storm of controversy whether it should be closed or stayed open. Whether it closes or stay open, it is evident that action must be taken to improve human right…

placement of anti-missile units in foreign countries for the protection from attack. This argument plays to the core principal that budgeting defense spending should not hinder the safety of America and its people. (March 23, 1983 | Reagan Proposes 'Star Wars' Missile Defense…

“evil”, and “freedom” (Jentleson, 2014:465). The use of this ideological rhetoric can be argued to be a good move by President Bush’s scriptwriting team. Using the term ‘evil’ is an easy way to alter public opinion as ‘evil’ is a concept that a lot of the public will understand and it creates a clear image in the public’s minds that is very black and white. It is a very simple way of gaining public support for a foreign policy decision, and in this case to create a negative narrative towards the…

Multiple countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan are currently housing Syrian refugees. Other countries such as the United States or members of the United Nations are planning to get involved due to the impact of the civil war in Syria. About 3 million citizens in Syria have fled and 200,000 have died. Syria has a refugee camps inside the county which holds 6.5 million people who lost their family, homes, and jobs due to the war. The war continues with rumors of chemicals agents…

of the Vietnam War through Operation Enduring Freedom are faced with the disillusionment created by their enormous sacrifices and the slow removal of the U.S. military from the campaign. In turn, veterans and their families often lament the loss of friends, daughters, sons, lovers, spouses, parents, extended family members, sanity, and body parts in countries which are over-run after an American drawdown. This raises the question, do U.S. leaders have prior knowledge that a war-torn country…

bad decisions, again referring to aattp.org 's article, The Top 20 Ways President George W. Bush Destroyed America, President Bush, pulling us out of the Kyoto protocol, creating false narrative that Iraq was an ally of Afghanistan, ignoring the United Nations and launched an illegal preemptive war. All of these things led to the American citizens to be very observant to governmental decisions and also to judge President Obama to a much higher standard considering the fact that he would have to…

“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.…

George W. Bush’s 2004 presidential campaign ad “Tested” employed ethos with his message “Steady Leadership in Times of Change” implying that he was stable and trustworthy during the disastrous events that took place under his administration ,such as September 11th an event that would go on to change how voters viewed foreign and domestic affairs for years to come; meanwhile, John Kerry’s campaign ad “Optimists” would have successfully captured the vote of American voters because of his pathos…