United States Secretary of Defense

December 7, 1917, the United States officially declared war on Austria-Hungary, formally marking their entry into the long and gruesome First World War. Despite the United States’ late involvement in the war, the violence resulted in the wounding or death of over 320,000 American soldiers. Less than 12 years later, on ______, the stock market experienced a devastating crash, leading to years of turmoil and unemployment to wreak havoc on the world. Following the United States’ participation in…

for the international events that in turn formed the modern state system that is in place today. The Louisiana Purchase was an even that occurred mainly between France and The United States with some relations with Spain. The Louisiana Purchase and the realist point of view it was completed from was one of the many events that helped formed today’s modern state system. The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between France and The United States that led to the exchange of a large portion of land in…

Discrimination: Trump Travel Ban Anna Persky Mercy College Discrimination: Trump Travel Ban The United States is known for being one giant melting pot of diversity. What I mean by diversity is all of the different races, origins, religions, and beliefs that have been brought to the U.S. This is what the American Dream has created. The belief that no matter where you are from, what your religion is, or the color of your skin, you can still create a better life for yourself and…

In November of 2008, the United States signed the Strategic-Framework Agreement (SFA). The SFA provides the basis for the U.S.-Iraq bilateral relationship. It covers the range of bilateral issues including political relations and diplomacy, defense and security, trade and finance, energy, judicial and law enforcement issues, services, science, culture, education, and environment. In spite of the signing of the SFA, the relations between the United States and Iraq have failed to develop into a…

Robert McNamara, philosopher and former Secretary of Defense under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, discusses the political and ethical lessons he learned during his career. Of the eleven lessons he cites in the video, “The Fog of War”, two lessons will be examined as they apply to the war in Afghanistan. Lesson #1: Empathize with the enemy and Lesson #8: Be prepared to re-examine your reasoning, are lessons that if applied, to the war in Afghanistan, would positively influence the…

Is Nuclear Money Wasted Money? Money spent by the United States on its nuclear arsenal is not money that has been wasted. As to the question of whether money spent by the U.S. on nuclear weapons is a waste and whether it would be better spent to reduce the deficit, provide education, or give health care, the answer is no. Money spent on increasing or maintaining the United States’ nuclear arsenal is not money spent on war or terrorism but rather money that is spent on protection. The…

the Obama administration want to invade Texas? Three months ago, an incredible rumor went viral in the lone star state. So much that the Secretary of Defense, Mr. Ashton Carter, had to state, during a press conference, that, to the best of his knowledge, the Federal government of the United States was not trying to take over the State of Texas. The rumor began when the Secretary of Defense announced the beginning of the operation “Jade Helm 15” in the south of the country. The operation…

escalated into a large scaled war that had an army of over half a million American soldiers. The American involvement in Vietnam started slowly. During the first Vietnam War that was fought between Vietnam and France following World War II, the United States provided over two billion dollars in aid to the French with the hopes of defeating the communist Vietminh. Ultimately the French were defeated…

Germany fought against Great Britain, Italy, Russia, Romania, France, Japan and the United States. Germany’s Team was the Central Powers and Great Britain’s Team were the Allied Powers. In four year’s of War nearly 9 million people died and millions were crippled and injured in many horrible ways. This essay gives causes and effects on World War one.…

coverage following the devastation. He compares the events to prior historical event like the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the 1862 Battle of Antietam where an estimated 23,000 souls were lost in a single day. He plays on the Patriotism felt in the United States in the following days and retells witnessing the towers fall and cries out for the lives lost, including 343 firefighters at the World Trade Center. His emotionally gripping recounting is aided by the ire felt by our citizens and their…