... attacked by an Islamic terrorist organization, al-Qaeda. Since this terrible moment in history the United States has been locked-in in a war against terror. But the question many Americans ask themselves is whether or not this war is justified. Some say that war is never the right answer when it comes to defending your country but I say that, in fact ... 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...

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... the war-related information. However this has changed during Operation Iraqi Freedom with the "embedding- of journalists and also with the increased number of independent reporters. Some questions we must ask then are: "How do reporters go about reporting the details of the war responsibly?- and "Do these reporters, by reporting these details, put ours and our Allies' troops at ... is safe to do so."" She says the second fact that the public needs to consider is that "News reporters serve as watchdogs for society at home and abroad. Journalists ask tough questions to hold agencies -- par...

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... democracy, were it to emerge, could well be subject to exploitation by anti-American elements" and that political, economic and social problems are likely to undermine stability in the Middle East "regardless of the nature of any externally influenced or spontaneous, indigenous change." (Reuters)" In addition, the newspaper quoted an unnamed intelligence official who said that the thrust ... Iraq while turning a blind eye to Israeli settlement behavior and continued possession of weapons of mass destruction prohibited by U.N. Resolutions? Arabs ask the same question the Pat Buchanan as...

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... our society, blinding innocent citizens. Common people such as you and me are caught in the middle of this blanket and outside of it, there is a whole different world, something that those inside the blanket, could never comprehend. Who is responsible for this blanket, you ask? The defence seated across from you at this moment; the media. And what is the media ... many incidences in which the public has been deceived by the disgraceful codes and convention the defence has set in place, that alters the construction of reality. One has to ask, "Who can you trust? What we read, see and hea...

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... up, seem to be almost justified. The most obvious example in this speech of "a long passage, which is [ ] completely lacking in meaning" (BR, 25) is when Bush stated: "First, some ask why Iraq is different from other countries or regimes that also have terrible weapons. While there are many dangers in the world, the threat from Iraq stands alone -- because it ... place. Iraq's weapons of mass destruction are controlled by a murderous tyrant who has already used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people. This same tyrant has tried to dominate the Middle East, has invaded and brutally ...

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... may be willing to bend or aren't up to backing up our words. John Mearsheimer's "Hearts and Minds" is a more realistic view of what needs to be done in the Middle East. Mearsheimer says that our ultimate goal should be to protect the US way of life and to educate our enemy states" populations on what we intend. This way they ... not be a stretch to say that Iraq is acting as rationally as it can. If they didn't resist the US, they would be abandoning their goals for power in the Middle East, they"d be showing weakness to their competition, and they"d basically be surrendering their stat...

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... encouraging that people invest in Alliant Techsystems. FNM-Federal National Mortgage Association-also known as Fannie Mae, provides financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Fannie Mae is working to expand homeownership opportunities by creating products and technologies that help more people own homes. Fannie Mae does ... Mobil, the company is an industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical business. He chose this stock on the premise that a war with an oil exporting middle-...

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... a threat by raising the question that they have not listened for over a decade, why would they listen now, emphasizing the point that action is necessary. Iraq on a Pedestal "First, some ask why Iraq is different from other countries or regimes that also have terrible weapons." At this point in the speech, President Bush asks and then answers a reoccurring question on the ... again is a blend of the three major types of claims. The factual claim is highlighted when Bush says, " (Saddam, leader of regime in control of Iraq) tried to dominate the Middle East brutally occupied a small neig...

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... the best arrangement of your ideas. (Consider saving your best pro argument for last.) Writing and Revising 5. Writing * Develop your argument using your planning as a guide. If you become stuck, ask a classmate to be your ear: read your proposition and talk through your argument. 6. Revising * Review, revise, and refine your argument before presenting it to your readers. Have a classmate review your ... growth in the 1980's, our economy has slumped into a recession that has forced Americans to be more frugal. Meanwhile, millions of dollars are being sent to our soldiers in the Middle E...

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... have potentially disastrous effects on our alliances, the existing international system, and the prospect of general peace and stability in the world. When questioning the legality of a war one would ask if it is an act of aggression or self-defense. There are criteria for judging actions as such, called the just war criteria that seeks to determine under what conditions ... into critical areas where other nations have much more at stake than America. And if that is so for Europeans than it goes ten fold for the countries of the Middle East, Israel excluded. Many explain away this oppos...

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... producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's 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 prices severely and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq's annual revenue. Saddam Hussein had the nearly hopeless ... . He is in the sky and you're on the ground. Our ground resistance is magnificent. After the air raid, I gave great thanks to God and joined some soldiers to ask how each of them was. While I was doing that, anot...

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... . Anything he said or wanted to do was done without any questions. Hussein accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates, of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to him, this brought down world oil prices severely and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq's annual revenue. Furthermore, Hussein claimed that Kuwait had illegally ... . He is in the sky and you're on the ground. Our ground resistance is magnificent. After the air raid, I gave great thanks to God and joined some soldiers to ask how each of them was. While I was doing th...

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... a shambles -- a war against the wrong enemy (Iraq and not worldwide terrorism), for the wrong reasons (where are those weapons of mass destruction?), a debacle in postwar Iraq (who are those terrorists?), a Middle Eastern road map to nowhere (wasn't Iraq going to make it all so easy?) and a string of statements about nearly everything (the cost of rebuilding Iraq, for instance) that have ... paid a price for having the president tell the nation about nonexistent yellowcake uranium? No one. Who got whacked for preposterous manpower numbers for the occupation of Iraq? Funny you should ask...

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... here, and I refuse to let go. Ms. Monica Lewinsky, after this entire debacle, still had the nerve to offer HBO a chance for a select group of people to go in and ask her any personal question they desired. It's proven fact that she was only doing it for attention, because The National Inquirer said so, and everything they say is always right ... was to improve Western access to Iraqi oil. "President Bush's Cabinet agreed in April 2001 that 'Iraq remains a destabilizing influence to the flow of oil to international markets from the Middle East' and because this is an unacceptable risk to...

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... has insisted on going into Iraq for many reasons such liberating their women controlling their oil and changing their government to democracy. Did anyone stop any really think or even ask the people of Iraq if they wanted America to help? What about Osamah? He crashed planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon and now we are worried about Iraq ... can't even live together as one in the United states then we can't join together as one in the world. Again this leads us back to us vs. them. The middle east is mostly made up of the Muslim religion. In the Muslim religion you are requir...

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