... ; easily overpowering the small gulf state. After the United Nations set deadline for Iraqi withdrawal of Kuwait expired, the United States launched a massive air assault on Iraq. After the air attack, the ground war was launched and the Gulf War was easily won by February of 1991. Sadly the Gulf War did little to suppress Saddam Hussein's evil ways. On top ... scale." The United States needs to stop looking at the world through defensive eyes. For the first time in a long time, the United States has to take the initiative and attack before it is attacked. This is a kill or be killed sit...

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... with orders to patrol the area near the islands and "stimulate and measure" North Vietnamese and Chinese radar. On August 2, the Maddox reported picking up radio transmissions indicating a possible attack on the ship. The Maddox radioed to the naval headquarters in Hawaii saying that to continue patrolling close to shore posed "an unacceptable risk." Headquarters" reply was that the Maddox ... the chances of a U.S. or British aircraft being shot down. Saddam Hussein condemned the attacks saying the strikes were "evidence that the U.S. -- aligned with the Zionist entity Israel -- planned...

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... station radar and their warplane's radar, leaving the Iraqis "blind" and helpless. This made the Iraqis incapable of detecting, or destroying the huge air attack. A few of the Iraqi got visual contact of the allied planes, but were destroyed immediately. The little remaining planes of the Iraqi airforce flew ... defiance at the allied armies in a radio message from an undisclosed location."(Winter 1) In a Radio broadcast on January 17, Saddam responded to the attack, it was not with military force but with a statement to the people. He waged war in words and threats. He called upon the ...

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... war on Iraq is morally and strategically misguided. This raises major questions regarding the justification, legality, and cost of the war itself. The two main justification President Bush validate the attack was Iraq's connection to Al Qaeda and Iraq's Possession of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction). In the weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, information was leaked to the media ... in sight (Adams). While the benefits of invading Iraq are gloomy, the costs are all to clear. In going to war with Iraq, the United States engaged in a unilateral, unprovoked attack on a soverei...

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... Still, there are many people and countries that protest the invasion of Iraq. There were no weapons of mass destruction found and a U.S. led attack on this country violates the U.N. Charter. The protestors claim that the Bush Administration is going after Iraq's oil sanctions in hopes for a better economy ... act of aggression from a greedy country? The United States and United Kingdom are the only two countries that are actively participating in the attack on Saddam Hussein and his country. President Bush and Prime Minister Blair have clearly stated the goals of their mission. Although ...

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... beliefs. You have the God given right to. It's self-defense. What you don't have the right to do is attack others because of their beliefs. In the eyes of society it is okay to defend yourself from attack. It is not all right to attack someone else though. That's what society should believe, but they don't. They see it as okay to ... in certain circumstances. One example of this is still going on currently, Operation Iraqi Freedom. Iraq did not directly attack the United States or Great Britain. There is a theory that they provided support for the attack on the World Trade Towers and Pe...

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... Saddam then triggered Desert Shield, which is the build up of troops in the region. This eventually leads to Desert Storm or an all out attack to free Kuwait. On January 17, 1991, Desert Storm began with a coordinated attack, which included tomahawk land attack missiles that were launched from cruisers, destroyers and battleships in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. The tomahawk land ... defended targets in the vicinity of Baghdad. This made a critical contribution to eliminating Iraqi air defenses and command and control capabilities. In all, two hundred and eighty eight tomahawk land atta...

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... of sanctions. War and its aftermath would cost the United States tens of billions of dollars. The campaign against Afghanistan reportedly cost almost two billion a month ("War in Iraq"). An attack against Iraq would be much larger, with proportionately greater costs. The military overthrow of Saddam Hussein would require U.S. forces to occupy Iraq in hostile circumstances for a prolonged period of time ... . War could prompt the very use of weapons of mass destruction that the administration seeks to prevent. If pressed to the wall by a U.S. attack, Saddam Hussein might use whatever weap...

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... they influence others as well. It is ludicrous to expect the United States to only act if Saddam's bedfellows approve, because it would never happen. Most educated arguments against a US attack on Iraq claim that an attack is not justified by the UN Security Council. "According to the United Nations Charter, no nation has the right to ... attack another" (Bennis 16). Bennis specifies that a country may legally go to war without Security Council approval if acting in self-defense (after an armed attack occurs). While it is technically true that the US does not have ... a legal right to ...

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... and views were drastically altered forever. On this tragic day in history, around three thousand were killed as two American icons of business and finance fell. America was targeted for attack because we are the strongest. The terrorists searched to find our weaknesses and they succeeded. Killing thousands of people does make us as individuals weaker, but our spirit as Americans ... is strengthened. The attack came with no forewarning. The looks on the faces of people all around the United States on that tragic day were tear filled. The thought of children's lives being shattered ... a...

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... ended on the day United Nations (U.N) forces infiltrated into North Korea's territory. The second phase of the Korean War was essentially the Southern unit's attack and retreat from North Korea. The last phase of the war consisted of the "see-saw" fighting on the thirty-eighth parallel, stalemate, and ... Both sides agreed to release their POW's. By June 17, agreement on the final truce line became finalized. There was however, one final attack in which 7,400 Koreans were killed and U.S. forces were threatened. The United States agreed to take responsibility in enforcing the agreement o...

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... . I would like to give you some of the reasons why this war on Iraq is wrong. This invasion is unconstitutional. Bush is acting as if he has the right to attack Iraq whenever he feels like it. He couldn't be more wrong. An attitude like that is very dangerous for a democracy. Our founders gave the right to Congress, and only Congress ... or not. It says so in Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution. It is against International law, which is quite clear: Country A cannot attack Country B unless Country B has already attacked Country A or is about to attack Country A. Iraq has yet t...

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... higher power men have said that the terrorists responsible for the attacks on 9/11 should be excused because we as a country brought on the attack due to our policies worldwide specifically in the Middle East. The men that flew the planes into the World Trade Center are evil and they ... intentionally carried through with these evil deeds. Even if the terrorists involved in the attack were to grieve for the evil they committed it could never be fully justified. In order to understand terrorism and its evils we must accept ... this conflict. Justifiable: to provide a good reason for somet...

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... terrorist attacks and the pre Iraq War atmosphere in the country put pressure on the media and politicians to not seem weak in the face of another terrorist attack. President Bush did his best to tie Iraq with Al Qaeda by accusing Hussein of allowing Al Qaeda members to train in Iraq. This claim help ... against war in Iraq then you were sympathizing with the terrorist. By doing so you were aiding the terrorist and making the US less safe from future attack. This framing of the war by mass media made it nearly impossible to oppose the war. Those who did oppose the war in Iraq were seen ...

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... hypocrisy. Until the reasoning behind it is made clearer and makes sense, we should not go to war with Iraq. After the September 11th attack, many high ranking officials as well as the media asked for a military attack against Iraq similar to the ongoing US military operations in Afghanistan, even though so far there has been no evidence linking the Iraqi regime ... either the justifying evidence, or why he was concerned by the very dangerous potential collateral consequences (Nation par. 3). Under international law a country can attack another country only if it is in immediate danger ...

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Iraq Attack: Pseudo-threat The United States has committed itself to gallantly rid the world of terrorism. This supposed "war on terror" has lead us back to Iraq. Flashback to a decade ago, ... Kuwait, we declare war with Iraq, Iraq leaves Kuwait. But this is not the Desert Storm we used to know. The threat is not present. The United States should not attack Iraq. The President and the White House would lead us to believe that Iraq is a threat; that they are capable of building and possess weapons of mass destruction. But this ... of this, even if they could obtain materials, they would not...

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... hypocrisy. Until the reasoning behind it is made clearer and makes sense, we should not go to war with Iraq. After the September 11th attack, many high ranking officials as well as the media asked for a military attack against Iraq similar to the ongoing US military operations in Afghanistan, even though so far there has been no evidence linking the Iraqi regime ... either the justifying evidence, or why he was concerned by the very dangerous potential collateral consequences (Nation par. 3). Under international law a country can attack another country only if it is in immediate danger ...

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... especially in Baghdad and Al Bashrah. This caused the communication to fail between Baghdad and the troops in the field. The next stage was to attack relentlessly Iraq's infantry, which was dug in along the Saudi-Kuwaiti border, and the elite 125,000 man Republican Guard in southeastern Iraq and northern ... Battalion exploded. A cannon shell fell on one of the soldiers' positions, but, thank God, no one was there. The soldiers were somewhere else. The attack lasted about 15 minutes, but it seemed like a year to me. I read chapters in the Qur'an. How hard it is to be killed by ... the...

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... on whether or not U.S. should declare war on Iraq. Some say the U.S. made a decent decision since Iraq is suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction that might case another startling attack on Iran. And therefore America should take action before Hussein moves. Yet a vast majority of people argue against this scheme. Is the President proposing with the right resolution on this ... the world? Did Bush declared war on Iraq just because Saddam Hussein promotes "international terror"? There is no evidence to support the claims. It is increasingly clear that the proposed attack on I...

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... integrity of political independence of any state. Article 51 of the Charter reserves for each nation the right of self-defense against an armed attack, but this doesn't justify a United States invasion, because there has been no armed attack from Iraq. The purpose of agreement is to maintain international peace and security and to prevent threats to the peace. Instead of the ... Iraq. By making threats of war, the Bush administration is breaching international peace. The administration is also violating this agreement by decreasing universal peace among nations, with it's threats to att...

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... years. "The blast claimed seventeen lives and wounded forty-two sailors of the vessels crew of 293 men and women, and crippled an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer." (Desperate Hours.) The attack almost cut the Cole in half, spraying fuel oil all over the deck. After long exhausting almost 2 weeks of trying to keep the Cole afloat, the crew ship was prepared ... were no accident. At 9:43a.m. , American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, and within and hour, a fourth plane had crashed in Pennsylvania. We knew then that we were under attack. Over 2500 Americans died the day of Sept...

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... our own, the most enduring monument we can build: a world of liberty and security made possible by the way America leads, and by the way Americans lead our lives. The attack on our nation was also on the ideals that make us a Nation. Our deepest national conviction is that every life is precious, because every life is the gift of a Creator ... yet know the source of the recent anthrax attacks against us, we do know that some of the September 11 terrorists made inquiries into renting crop dusters, almost certainly to attack our cities. * - Moscow News. August 2002. We also know that Osam...

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... traditional warfare. Small teams need to be able to move in and identify the targets, then take out the targets and only the targets. How can we run such a personal attack in countries that are so foreign to us. Like in Vietnam, we can't blend in with the natives, and I doubt our presence will be tolerated by too many of the ... succeed in our goal to wipe out terrorism, but odds are that it's here to stay. Especially after it has been made so crystal clear how susceptible we are to attack why wouldn't others try to attack us. There is a long road ahead of us, and I hate to be a pessimi...

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... (United Nations Charter). The UN has certainly not authorized the U.S. to take military action against Iraq. In addition, U.S. allies in the region overwhelming oppose an U.S. invasion of Iraq. An American attack on Iraq would likely only further turn many Middle-Eastern nations against the United States. Furthermore, there is no evidence, available to the public, that links Iraq to Al Qaeda ... a war in the Persian Gulf, the attention and resources from the military campaign against Al Qaeda and terrorism will be divided. Many military officers warn that by proceeding with the attack i...

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... man, told the story of his nightmare titled, "The Butchering at Wounded Knee." Throughout the reading of his story one can easily relate the Battle at Wounded Knee to the attack on Iraq that is occurring this year. Black Elk describes scenes that were almost identical to the stories reported on television. During Vietnam, a man with a positive vision, known as Dr ... in warfare technology that Iraq and America posses. Even the reasoning behind the assault on the Native Americans is similar to our current situation in Iraq. The attack on Wounded Knee began much like the attack on Iraq, w...

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