The war in Iraq was wrong and could have been handled more effectively than going straight to war. This past year, The United States and Iraq were at war because Saddam Hussein did not cooperate with United Nations weapon inspectors or with the United States. The United States felt that Saddam was h...

One day I was on my way to school when I read a bumper sticker that read, "FLUSH THE JOHNS." Of course, this sticker was referring to John Kerry. While this bumper sticker is humorous in manner, it has a very adamant symbolic importance. While John Kerry was in Vietnam, he committed s...

Morality of War In the wake of the destruction of September 11th, 2001, the United States of America were faced with an insecure future. With massive amounts of anti-American sentiments present all over the world, along with the growing threat of more terrorism against the US, President George W. ...

Bush's Cold War For fifty years, the total purpose of American foreign interaction was to stop the spread of Communism. Only the threat of annihilation could prevent the citizens from rolling back into their traditional isolationism. George Washington himself preached that the United States ...

Should We Invade Iraq? The American citizens are much more aware of global terrorism today than ever before. This heightened public consciousness has led to a feeling of fear among the people. It has been said that fear leads to irrational thinking, but it can also be said that fear helps to focus...

The United States is growing frustrated with Russia and other members of the United Nations Security Council due to their reluctance to go along with plans to modify sanctions on Iraq. As a result, the Bush administration has decided to go along with the UN\'s plan to delay action for another month....

Asking the question, "Should we sustain from war with Iraq," in my opinion, is kind of like asking, "Is it safe to give a monkey a hand-gun." Obviously, the answer is no. Obviously, I believe in comic relief. Being serious though, which this topic definateley is, Saddam Hussein i...

A Democrat for Democracy With the poor condition America is facing at the moment, one of the only solutions to the problem of our slipping economy is to elect a different president than the one we have now. A reasonable question that might come to mind is: Who has a good shot at actually winning ...

Present-day Iraq has long been a burial ground for ancient treasures. Archeologists have found Sumerian tablets, Babylonian jewels, and Assyrian obelisks. However, the question asked by many is if you kept digging would find more ancient artifacts. The answer is not likely, you are however more like...

Two weeks have passed since the coalition granted sovereignty to Iraq. Paul Bremer, America\'s ex-proconsul in Iraq, left without plans to return because of the immense number of threats he received while in office. Now, Iyad Allawi is in charge as both Prime Minister and as president. Allawi will r...

You, the members of the United States Congress, have often taken significant stands against international terrorism and acts of violence waged in order to create political divides. The decision to enter into the Vietnam Conflict, for example, was sparked by the perception of the level of control wa...

Saddam Hussein gave the order to invade Kuwait on August 2nd, 1990. He aimed to take control of Kuwait oil reserves. Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates, of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil p...

The Presidential election of this year was a very important one. This was mainly due to the conflicting feelings of Americans regarding the war in Iraq. The polls leading up to the election showed a divided nation, half for Bush, and half for Kerry. Since the election has now come and gone, it se...

George W. Bush vs Kerry On the 2 of November in the USA the elections 2004 will be started and about 400 million Americans are called to cast their favourite for president. In the last 8 month the candidates for the vote visited places all over the country to present their opinion and program for...

Yes, there is little question that Saddam Hussein is no Martin Luther King, Jr.; no question that he is no Ghandi, no doubt that he has subjugated many millions of people and terrorized his own countrymen and has little right to legitimate leadership. Unfortunately, the story is not so simple and...

When assigned to write an essay on any topic in the world that concerns me today, I have to be honest with you, I dreaded it. I can remember back to when I was in High School; you always had that one teacher who just loved to assign essays. He would find a way to include them in all their homework...

POW Pictures/Images in Al-Jazeera TV: Propaganda or Journalism' On March 21, 2003, the United States administration led by George W. Bush declared war against Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein, an event that was termed "Gulf War II." After disregarding the UN decision and public opini...

Certainly terrorism has been a primary concern for Americans, since the advent of September 11th and the tragic loss of life that occurred on that fateful day. The fact that the media is now so omnipresent adds a complex facet to the situation, one that wasn't present only a few decades ago. ...

I remember my mother telling me about her trip to New York last year. She talked about how the city was just how she remembered it: Times Square, Fifth Avenue, yellow taxis as far as the eye can see. Everything was the same except for that odd patch of blue sky that now shined down onto the shops al...

Imperialism is a policy in which a country with a strong rich economy and great military power invades a weaker country to take over their government for either money or power. "Imperialism was a caused by the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution many European countries invaded o...

"Washington is not going to change its mind; it will resort to force even without U.N. authorization."In January 49 BC, Julius Caesar had a very important decision to make with himself. He was to either comply with the Senate's command to remain at the Rubicon River and not to attack Pompey, or he ...

Sanctions on IraqThe sanctions that have been placed on Iraq by the United States 10 years ago are now being the cause of the death of thousands of children because of inadequate medicine, food and water. The united states have been asked by the united nations and many other countries to remove thes...

Iraq's invasion of KuwaitThe Persian Gulf War was just one in a string of wars in and near the region. On September 1980, Iraq launched a major war against Iran. This war went on until1988, and proved one of the deadliest of the century. The war had over a million casualties. And in many ways, thi...

The War in Iraq was Justified The war in Iraq was justified because of the thought of Saddam having or making weapons of mass destruction. Also, another reason for the war was the oppression that was happening to the Iraqi people. Some people think we shouldn't have gone to war becaus...

On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 am, American Airlines flight 11 slammed into the North Tower of New York City\'s World Trade Center and changed the lives of Americans forever. America was unexpectedly attacked by terrorists, and the prime suspect is Osama Bin Laden. Americans are in shock and are fee...