Uday Hussein

As we currently stand on the brink of war in Syria, it is imperative that we as a country understand our chances and possible outcomes of such a war. Syria resides in the breadbasket of human civilization, and has a rich, diverse, and historical culture. To win a war you must fully understand the operational environment. The focus of this paper will be on the different people, organizations, and groups found in this diverse country. To assist in that objective, this paper will attempt to…

Eighteen months of critical prewar planning by CENTCOM set the stage for Operation Iraq Freedom to be the most impressive contemporary military campaign. “This military operation intended to strike a major blow at terrorism by overthrowing Saddam Hussein, destroy Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and impose a pro American style government in the Arab world.” However, postwar planning by CENTCOM started only a couple of months prior to the start of the war, which demonstrates the lack of…

A Dictatorship is a disreputable form of government in which one person or a small group of people, in this case being Saddam Hussein and his “Dirty Dozen”, have complete and utter control of a country. Dictators essentially have the right to do whatever they see fit with their people and country – restrict the legal and civil rights of their subjects. Subjects are technically citizens, although citizens are a part of a democracy, and have civil and legal rights, and have a say in government,…

As a kid everyone dreamed of finding a treasure map. This treasure map would lead you through an adventurous path of traps, bad guys, and high speed chases to end at a magnificent trove beyond your wildest dreams. In a round about way this is what the movie Three Kings is based on. The movie was directed by David O. Russell who also had a hand in other movies such as American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook. It starts off with an army solider finding a document which turns out to be a map…

Over the past century in Americas history, we have waged various wars, and military coups in our effort to spread our understanding of democracy to other nations. We seem to be the police of the world in our constant engagement in foreign sovereign nations’ governments, we want to enforce our ways of governance upon foreign nations to spread our sphere of influence. Democracy is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting or were everyone has equal rights. American democracy is…

While Operation Desert Storm was a final stand to let Iraq know who had the upper hand, the outcome of the attack was a success because of the liberation of Kuwait. The attack was a final stand against Iraq to let them know they could not win. Saddam Hussein did not realize once he…

During similar periods of anguish for America, the two speeches “Speech in the Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry, and “President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat” by former President George W. Bush were expressed. Henry’s speech was given to persuade the colonists to go to war against Great Britain, which would come to be called the Revolutionary War. Bush’s speech was given after the tragedy of 9/11 to discuss how going to war with Iraq was needed to keep America safe and secure. The men used…

Jaber al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-sabah had taken a stand in order to defend his country ,Kuwait, from the wrath of Saddam Hussein. On August 2, 1990 the country of Kuwait was invaded by Iran causing the start of the Gulf War. A massive attack was led by the dictator of Iran ,Saddam Hussein. The raid killed thousands and led to the destruction of over 700 thriving Kuwaiti oil refineries. Saddam’s actions had later constructed the beginning of the gulf war, an international conflict that had…

To respond effectively to political situations, the doctrine of CMR has been ‘waived’ occasionally. In 1932, the coalition government in office decided on an ‘agreement’ to differ following Cabinet disagreements over an economic policy of tariffs, where members of the Cabinet were allowed to express different views in public and Parliament. CMR was later reinstated once dissident members resigned from the Cabinet. In 1975, the convention of CMR was ‘lifted’ by PM Harold Wilson to facilitate a…

Akshay Kumar New Movie 'Airlift' Different From 'Argo' ! Akshay Kumar denies all comparisons between his film Airlift and Hollywood's Argo. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who will be seen in "Airlift", enlivened by the evacuation of Indians who were stuck in Kuwait amid the Iraq-Kuwait war, says it can't be compared with Hollywood star Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film "Argo". This is a totally unique story and non-anecdotal. "Airlift" is based around a Kuwait-based entrepreneur who was stuck…