Uday Hussein

this new conflict arose. When the Iraq-Iran war concluded, Iraq invaded Kuwait after Iraq refused to pay their debts. In an economic territorial context, this was a threat to the neighboring country Saudi Arabia (Freedman & Karsh, 1995). If Sudan Hussein could gain control of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, he would have control of one fifths of the world’s oil. Oil that the United States depended on (Indyk,…

Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to Seven news. Saddam Hussein, socialist president of the Iraqi Republic , known for his abuse of power and ability to survive conflicts, has been sentenced to death after a trial lasting almost a year. The man had been in hiding since Baghdad fell to the US last April, and was discovered in December, 9 months later. He was been found near his hometown, and while he was armed, he didn’t resist police. Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq represents…

Up to this point in time,we will always recall on of the most treacherous of events that,we've all come to know as 9/11.During this attack against our people ,two planes were hijacked and crashed intentionally,into the world trade center towers and,a third plane was hijacked but,thanks to the valiant passengers on board,did not reach it's destination instead,led to many tragic but gallant deaths.The U.S. responds by seeking means for the invasion of Iraq which,could cost the worldwide peace many…

the Middle East. These terrorist organization caused a great deal of instability in the Middle East today that could’ve been avoided if Saddam was still in power. The Gulf War begun when Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait as a result of the oil crisis. Saddam Hussein was a dictator who ruled Iraq using brutal, inhuman tactics. The people of Iraq was so scared of him, that they…

the scale with Napoleon and Hitler. Even though the operation was highly successful, many still doubt that the war was worth the cost for the United States and Iraq. The main reason that the United States invaded Iraq that was assumed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. President George W Bush was worried that these weapons will fall into the hands of terrorists. However, there…

with Kuwait there has been tensions over border claims and after the end of the Iran Iraq war disputes over oil policy. On August 2nd, 1990 President Saddam Hussain ordered the invasion of Kuwait. A coalition of 44 nations soon organized to thwart Hussein. Led by the U.S. 32 nations contributed military forces and direct support and 12 other nations provided non-military assistance. On November 26, 1990 the U.N. authorized the use of “any means necessary” against Iraq if it did not withdraw from…

Iraq. “After the Gulf War in 1991 Iraq was obliged by the U.N. to get rid of all its biological and toxic weapons”(popsci) failure to comply resulted in the U.S. invasion. Iraqi President al-Bakr announced his resignation on July 16 1979, Saddam Hussein immediately succeeded him as President. Under Saddam tensions between Iran and Iraq escaladed due to violations of the 1975 Algiers Accord which designated the Shatt-Et-Arab waterway as the border. As a result Saddam abolished the 1975 agreement…

Perception and War War is a difficult subject to think about. Images of it are hard to look at and described as gruesome or gory. It seems strange that disagreements between countries are solved by sending people from each state involved in the dispute to fight each other and “die for their country.” Huge amounts of money have been spent to find new and better ways to kill people – maybe a single person, as is often the aim of an unmanned drone strike, or a large number of people, with more…

At the turn of the 20th century, the United States was going through rapid growth in economy and society. This put the U.S. atop the globe, and it is considered to be one of the superpowers, if not the superpower. The U.S. has viewed its self as the world police, when situations come up in countries across the globe, they are one of the first countries to address it. With that they have influenced many countries and left an impact on them, some positive some negative. Two countries the U.S. had…

The country of Iraq is located between six countries in the Middle East. It is north of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and south of Turkey. Because of its geographical location, it has been through many conflicts throughout its history that date back to biblical times, formerly known as Mesopotamia. Other countries along its borders to the east and west are Syria, Jordan and Iran. One of the main terrain features of Iraq consists of extensive plains that cover the Central and southeastern parts of the…